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Bill North

Bill North

#83 RANKED AT POSITION
1971—1981
Center Field
BORN
May 15, 1948, in Seattle, WA
BATS / THROWS
Both / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 185
PRIMARY TEAM
Oakland A's
.261
BATTING AVERAGE
1169
GAMES
26.8
WAR
.365
ON-BASE PCT
640
RUNS
26.5
WAR7
.323
SLUGGING
1016
HITS
16.8
WAR3
.688
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
20
HOME RUNS
3.7
WAR PER SEASON
Very fast center fielder; member of 1972-74 World Champion “Swingin’ A’s”; wrestled Reggie Jackson in a famous clubhouse fight.
1973-74
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
North
CAREER
26.8
LONG PEAK
26.5
PRIME
19.6
SHORT PEAK
16.8
JAWS
26.7
WAR PER
3.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
74.6
LONG PEAK
45.7
PRIME
33.5
SHORT PEAK
22.8
JAWS
60.2
WAR PER
5.4

Where Does Bill North Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
83
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
87
PRIME
93
SHORT PEAK
64
JAWS
97
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

North
Average HOF Center Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.026.826.519.616.826.63.774.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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