Bill North stats

Last played for the San Francisco Giants, 1981

Center Fielder

Age 78 · 5' 11"

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Bill North played 11 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1981.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,169
AB
3,900
R
640
H
1,016
HR
20
RBI
230
SB
395
AVG
.261

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1971CHC81636001.375
1972CHC661272223046.181
1973ATH1465549815853453.285
1974ATH1495437914143354.260
1975ATH1405247414314330.273
1976ATH1545909116323175.276
1977ATH5618432481917.261
1978ATH/LAD134356598201530.230
1979SF1424608711953058.259
1980SF1284157310411945.251
1981SF46131222911226.221

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
20
AB
59
R
8
H
3
HR
0
RBI
3
SB
3
AVG
.051

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,621
TB
1,258
XBH
171
HBP
25
IBB
28
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1971CHC21601100
1972CHC1423151100
1973ATH642193203500
1974ATH630183295100
1975ATH624173234300
1976ATH675199272300
1977ATH2236072200
1978ATH/LAD44296144400
1979SF561157241300
1980SF500121141500
1981SF1613981000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
24.9
RC
553.9
RC/27
4.80
ISOP
.062
SECA
.283
BB/K
0.94
AB/HR
195.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1971CHC0.13.79.1.0000.30.700
1972CHC-0.69.42.4.0630.20.400
1973ATH6.784.65.4.0630.30.9110.80
1974ATH3.872.34.4.0770.30.8135.80
1975ATH5.576.75.1.0570.21.05240
1976ATH2.383.14.8.0610.30.82950
1977ATH0.025.34.4.0650.31.31840
1978ATH/LAD2.147.84.4.0390.31.200
1979SF2.374.65.5.0830.41.1920
1980SF2.157.44.7.0410.31.04150
1981SF0.618.94.5.0760.40.91310

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
78 yearsMay 15, 1948
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Seattle, WA

What were Bill North's career stats?

Bill North played 11 seasons for the Cubs, the Athletics and the Giants. He was a career .261 hitter with 1,016 hits, 20 home runs and 230 RBI. His best season was 1971: a .375 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1971 to 1981

Bill North led MLB in stolen bases (1976); finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 78th in stolen bases (395)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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