Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1971
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1971
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHC | 8 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| 1972 | CHC | 66 | 127 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .181 |
| 1973 | ATH | 146 | 554 | 98 | 158 | 5 | 34 | 53 | .285 |
| 1974 | ATH | 149 | 543 | 79 | 141 | 4 | 33 | 54 | .260 |
| 1975 | ATH | 140 | 524 | 74 | 143 | 1 | 43 | 30 | .273 |
| 1976 | ATH | 154 | 590 | 91 | 163 | 2 | 31 | 75 | .276 |
| 1977 | ATH | 56 | 184 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 17 | .261 |
| 1978 |  ATH/LAD | 134 | 356 | 59 | 82 | 0 | 15 | 30 | .230 |
| 1979 | SF | 142 | 460 | 87 | 119 | 5 | 30 | 58 | .259 |
| 1980 | SF | 128 | 415 | 73 | 104 | 1 | 19 | 45 | .251 |
| 1981 | SF | 46 | 131 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 26 | .221 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHC | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHC | 142 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATH | 642 | 193 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | ATH | 630 | 183 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATH | 624 | 173 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATH | 675 | 199 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATH | 223 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATH/LAD | 442 | 96 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SF | 561 | 157 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SF | 500 | 121 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | SF | 161 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHC | 0.1 | 3.7 | 9.1 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHC | -0.6 | 9.4 | 2.4 | .063 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATH | 6.7 | 84.6 | 5.4 | .063 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 110.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | ATH | 3.8 | 72.3 | 4.4 | .077 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 135.8 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATH | 5.5 | 76.7 | 5.1 | .057 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 524 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATH | 2.3 | 83.1 | 4.8 | .061 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 295 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATH | 0.0 | 25.3 | 4.4 | .065 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 184 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATH/LAD | 2.1 | 47.8 | 4.4 | .039 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SF | 2.3 | 74.6 | 5.5 | .083 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 92 | 0 |
| 1980 | SF | 2.1 | 57.4 | 4.7 | .041 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 415 | 0 |
| 1981 | SF | 0.6 | 18.9 | 4.5 | .076 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 131 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 1973 (5th), 1974 (5th), 1976 (1st), 1979 (4th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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