Bill North

Center Field

1971—1981

bill-north
Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Center Field RANK
#84

Player Detail

William Alex
GIVEN NAME
North
SURNAME
May 15, 1948, in Seattle, WA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1971—1981
Playing Career
Played from 23-33
PLAYING AGE
Chicago Cubs
Oakland A's
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Oakland A's
PRIMARY TEAM
1973-74
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
4
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 185
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Both / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 3, 1971
Major League Debut
June 11, 1981
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Bill North?

Very fast center fielder; member of 1972-74 World Champion “Swingin’ A’s”; wrestled Reggie Jackson in a famous clubhouse fight.

40

HITTING

30

POWER

80

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1169
1016
20
230
.261

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1973 Oakland A's

25 Years Old

.285
AVG
5
HR
34
RBI
98
RUNS
.376
OBP
158
HITS
10
2B
5
3B
.348
SLG
78
BB
53
SB
7.0
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.261
.365
.323

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.688
.722
95.4

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
26.6
60.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Bill North Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
North
506
132
83
16
4
3
30
81
86
51
163
217
.261
.365
.323
688
AVG CF
538
144
73
23
5
11
50
80
20
211
196
.267
.330
.392
.722

Bill North Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
84
89
77
94
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
98
82
88
58
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bill North PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
26.8
26.5
19.6
16.9
3.71
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Bill North
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
140.8
129.4
UNK
66.5
19.5
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Bill North
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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