Bill James Autographs
George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books about baseball history and statistics. His approach, which he named sabermetrics after the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), scientifically analyzes and studies baseball, often through the use of statistical data, in an attempt to determine why teams win and lose.
In 2006, Time named him in the Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world. In 2003, James was hired as senior advisor on Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox and worked for the team for 17 years during which they won four World Series championships.
James was born in Holton, Kansas. He joined the United States Army in 1971. After his service, he graduated from the University of Kansas in 1973 with degrees in English and economics, and in 1975 with a degree in education.
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Traded items with a signature of Bill James
The most expensive item with a signature of Bill James (Bill James Original Hand-Signed Modernist Male Portrait Lithograph 34x22''- READ) was sold in March 2026 for $599.99 while the cheapest item (Seattle Bill James Boston Braves 1913-1919 Autographed Index Card PSA COA J62375) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was September 2020 with an average selling price of $33.74 for an autographed item of Bill James. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2017 with $350.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2008. In average, an autographed item from Bill James is worth $27.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill James were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1914 BRAVES: Bill James, SIGNED 3x5 - Died 1971 | $21.49 |  |
| 2018 BILL JAMES AUTO RARE/25 Topps ALLEN & GINTER Signed Card BASEBALL ABSTRACT | $69.99 | |
| 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter X Silver Mini Framed Autograph Bill James Auto 15/25 | $39.99 | |
| 2018 TOPPS ARCHIVES AUTOGRAPH #FFA-BJ BILL JAMES | $64.73 | |
| 2018 Topps Archives Bill James FFA-BJ Fan Favorites Autograph Statistician | $40.00 | |
| 2018 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Bill James 93/99 Auto Autograph | $27.00 | |
| BILL JAMES 2016 TOPPS ARCHIVES FAN FAVORITES AUTOGRAPH AUTO! SP! STATISTICIAN! | $84.00 | |
| Bill James 2018 Topps Archives Autograph Card # FFA-BJ - Baseball Statistician | $56.00 | |
| BILL JAMES 2019 Topps REVOLUTION OF THE GAME AUTOGRAPH /199 | $49.99 | |
| Bill James auto autograph card /99 2018 Topps Archives silver Boston Red Sox | $74.99 | |
| BILL JAMES Autographed 2018 Allen & Ginter AUTO SIGNED | $19.99 | |
| Bill James signed index card debut 1913 dec 1971 Boston "Miracle" Braves 1914 | $29.99 | |
| Bill James signed index card debut 1913 dec 1971 Boston "Miracle" Braves 1914 | $25.00 | |
| Bill James Topps Archives Fan Favorites Signed | $20.50 | |
| Wl Bill James D.71 Signed Jsa Cert Sticker 1952 Fdc Authentic Autograph | $50.75 | |
Latest News about Bill James
Commentary: Bill James on MLB: Too much is foul, and more thoughts on making the (03/07/2022): Bill James, the father of modern analytics, says there are a lot of rule changes that could make baseball a better game. 
Christian Yelich's run game and other lessons from Bill James Handbook (11/08/2019): The Brewers star's overlooked talent and the value of the shift are part of the next-level fun in the annual analytics manual. Bill James announces retirement from Red Sox after 17 years with front office (10/24/2019): James is the one who coined the phrase "sabermetrics," among other wonky things Boston Red Sox senior advisor Bill James leaving team after 17 years (10/24/2019): Bill James, whose work with sabermetrics has been widely influential on the sport of baseball, is leaving the Red Sox after spending the last 17 years as a consultant. Bill James and the Red Sox are parting ways (10/24/2019): The Red Sox hired James in 2003. It was a radical move at the time.
