Baseball Register 2003 Edition

by Tony Nistler

The most complete listing of player statistics in the market, this volume has the stats on batting, pitching and fielding for the major, minor and college leagues. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892046996
• ISBN13: 9780892046997
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Sporting News Publishing Co.
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Big Improvements

The 2004 Register is much inproved and I would again recommend it for anyone looking for career stats of current players. It now includes WHIP, on base pct., slugging pct., OPS and more.Because it includes all the minor league stats of each player I think it is far more comprehensive than most competitors's books. I do not know what books some of your other reviewers are talking about because their reviews are way off base.

Appreciate this book for what it IS

Every year thousands, if not millions of baseball fans yearn for a book that will provide them with the past records of the hundreds of major league baseball players that appear in the games they watch live or on television (or listen to on the radio). Who are these guys, where have they played in the past, and how did they do last year? The BEST available currently published version of these data is *The Baseball Register*. The book is reasonably compact so it can be carried to the ball game (even with the current ridiculous security restrictions on carry-in items). It includes the information most essential to knowing "at a glance" how good a player has been. It also includes information that some of us, at least, find interesting, including school affiliation, minor league records, and transaction histories. All in all, this remains THE book for baseball fans to buy and then keep handy during the baseball season.No, the Register is not perfect. There always are additional pieces of information that people will want and yet are not made available here, including which outfield position a fielder played (the book simply lists "OF") and fielding putouts and assists (eliminated this year to make room for additional batting statistics). People who enjoyed and relied upon the STATS baseball handbooks clearly are disappointed that much of the information previously contained there is not provided in The Register. But I find this stance and the associated angry disapproval unreasonable. Fans who want a reasonably compact register of players are NOT going to lament the lack of stats on batters' hit by pitches, pitchers' WHIPs, and "career projections" as a major catastrophe. Yes, it's too bad that the STATS handbook apparently has gone the way of the dodo and something should come along and take its place (actually, there are computer disc compilations of stats that are VERY comprehensive and affordable). In the meantime, however, the typical baseball fan will definitely find the *Baseball Register* to be useful, enjoyable, and well worth its low price.

Simply The Best

This is simply the best yearly reference book on the market. If you want stats this book delivers. It's a great book whether you are a stat freak or just like having the stats nearby when watching your favorite team. I've been buying this book for 15 years, and will probably never stop!