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Baseball (Biographies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Baseball (Biographies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13, median 486 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $15.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Biographies (1,040), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 486 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Baseball best sellers
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
- List rank#1
- Price$12.40
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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Inspiring Baseball Stories for Kids: 14 Incredible Baseball Tales with Lessons in Courage & Mental Toughness for Young Sports Fans
by Ben Byde
- List rank#2
- Price$10.90
- Rating4.7
- Reviews390
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The Bosses of the Bronx: The Endless Drama of the Yankees Under the House of Steinbrenner
by Mike Vaccaro
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews232
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It's All About the Players: What I've Learned from Baseball's Best
by Peter Gammons
- List rank#4
- Price$27.43
- Rating4.5
- Reviews58
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Cancel Me If You Can
by Dave Portnoy
- List rank#5
- Price$21.92
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,475
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The Baseball 100
- List rank#6
- Price$14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,553
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Ball Four: The Final Pitch
by Jim Bouton
- List rank#7
- Price$21.78
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,027
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Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas
by Jesse Cole
- List rank#8
- Price$12.33
- Rating4.7
- Reviews426
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The Most Incredible Baseball Stories Ever Told: Inspirational and Unforgettable Tales from the Great Sport of Baseball
by Hank Patton
- List rank#9
- Price$13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews306
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The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson
- List rank#10
- Price$16.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,071
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Baseball
FAQ
Is Baseball a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 486 reviews and sells for $13.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Baseball?
The median best seller has 486 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Baseball best sellers cost?
The median price is $13; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $15.95.
Can new books break into Baseball?
4% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.