Moneyball
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Statistics and Rationality Bias Psychology and Talent Money and Value
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Billy Beane Paul DePodesta Bill James Jeremy Brown Henry Chadwick Walter A. Haas, Jr. Scott Hatteberg
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All Symbols The 2002 Playoffs On-Base Percentage
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Moneyball

by

Michael Lewis

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Epilogue
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Statistics and Rationality Theme Icon
    Statistics and Rationality
  • Bias Theme Icon
    Bias
  • Psychology and Talent Theme Icon
    Psychology and Talent
  • Money and Value Theme Icon
    Money and Value
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Billy Beane
  • Paul DePodesta
  • Bill James
  • Jeremy Brown
  • Henry Chadwick
  • Walter A. Haas, Jr.
  • Scott Hatteberg
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The 2002 Playoffs Symbol Icon
    The 2002 Playoffs
  • On-Base Percentage Symbol Icon
    On-Base Percentage
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Arn, Jackson. "Moneyball." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 28 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Jun 2025.


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Arn, Jackson. "Moneyball." LitCharts LLC, March 28, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/moneyball.

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