The Fielding Bible
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The Fielding Bible is a sabermetric reference book that provides advanced defensive statistics and analysis for Major League Baseball fielders.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fielding Bible canonical | 2 |
| The Fielding Bible (book) | 1 |
| The Fielding Bible Volume II | 1 |
| The Fielding Bible Volume III | 1 |
| The Fielding Bible Volume IV | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2677857 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fielding Bible Context triple: [Fielding Bible Award, namedAfter, The Fielding Bible]
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A.
Bull Durham
Bull Durham was a famous American brand of loose-leaf smoking tobacco that became an iconic product in U.S. tobacco history.
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B.
The Slugger’s Wife
The Slugger’s Wife is a 1985 romantic comedy film about a baseball star and a nightclub singer whose relationship is tested by fame and personal ambition.
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C.
The Yankee
The Yankee is the nickname of Hank Morgan, the time-traveling 19th-century engineer who becomes a powerful figure in King Arthur’s court in Mark Twain’s novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court."
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D.
The Pitcher
The Pitcher is the section of the Official Baseball Rules that defines the role, responsibilities, and regulations governing the player who delivers the ball to the batter.
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E.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fielding Bible Target entity description: The Fielding Bible is a sabermetric reference book that provides advanced defensive statistics and analysis for Major League Baseball fielders.
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A.
Bull Durham
Bull Durham was a famous American brand of loose-leaf smoking tobacco that became an iconic product in U.S. tobacco history.
-
B.
The Slugger’s Wife
The Slugger’s Wife is a 1985 romantic comedy film about a baseball star and a nightclub singer whose relationship is tested by fame and personal ambition.
-
C.
The Yankee
The Yankee is the nickname of Hank Morgan, the time-traveling 19th-century engineer who becomes a powerful figure in King Arthur’s court in Mark Twain’s novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court."
-
D.
The Pitcher
The Pitcher is the section of the Official Baseball Rules that defines the role, responsibilities, and regulations governing the player who delivers the ball to the batter.
-
E.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
sabermetric reference ⓘ |
| author | John Dewan ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of advanced fielding metrics ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
baseball statistics
ⓘ
sports analytics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
advanced defensive statistics
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fielding analysis ⓘ |
| genre | sports statistics ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
The Fielding Bible Volume II
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fielding Bible
The Fielding Bible Volume III ⓘ
linked to:
The Fielding Bible
The Fielding Bible Volume IV ⓘ
linked to:
The Fielding Bible
|
| influenced | Defensive Runs Saved statistic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Major League Baseball
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baseball defense ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| provides |
defensive metrics by position
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play-by-play based defensive analysis ⓘ player rankings for fielding ⓘ |
| publisher | ACTA Sports ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Major League Baseball teams
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baseball analysts ⓘ statistically oriented fans ⓘ |
| usedFor |
evaluating defensive performance
ⓘ
player fielding comparison ⓘ |
| usedIn | sabermetrics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fielding Bible Description of subject: The Fielding Bible is a sabermetric reference book that provides advanced defensive statistics and analysis for Major League Baseball fielders.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Fielding Bible
linked to: The Fielding Bible
linked to: The Fielding Bible
linked to: The Fielding Bible