Norm Bass was born on Saturday, January 21, 1939, in Laurel, Mississippi. Bass was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1961, with the Kansas City Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Norm Bass baseball stats page.
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Norm BassNorm Bass Autograph on a 1962 Topps Baseball Card (#122 | Checklist) |
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Norm BassNorm Bass Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1961 | 22 | Athletics | 40 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.69 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 170.2 | 744 | 164 | 89 | 98 | 17 | 82 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - |
1962 | 23 | Athletics | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.1 | 358 | 96 | 51 | 55 | 7 | 46 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
1963 | 24 | Athletics | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
3 Years | 65 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 5.32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 253.2 | 1,146 | 271 | 150 | 164 | 26 | 137 | 2 | 111 | 10 | 4 | 0 | - |
Norm BassNorm Bass Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1961 | 22 | Athletics | 41 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .119 | .133 | .169 |
1962 | 23 | Athletics | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .045 | .125 | .045 |
1963 | 24 | Athletics | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
3 Years | 66 | 82 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .129 | .134 |
Norm BassNorm Bass Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1961 Athletics | P | 40 | 23 | 512 | 24 | 0.6 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.16 |
1962 Athletics | P | 22 | 10 | 226 | 25 | 1.1 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.99 |
1963 Athletics | P | 3 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .333 | 1.17 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 65 | 34 | 761 | 52 | 0.8 | 48 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.70 | |
3 Years | 65 | 34 | 761 | 52 | 0.8 | 48 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.70 |
Norm BassNorm Bass Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1961 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 59.0 | 1.7 | 9.8 | 0.90 | 3.90 | 4.32 |
1962 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.72 | 3.94 | 5.50 |
1963 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.44 | 4.70 | 10.56 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
3 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 82.0 | 1.7 | 13.7 | 0.81 | 3.94 | 4.86 |
Norm BassNorm Bass Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1961 Kansas City Athletics | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Kansas City Athletics | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Kansas City Athletics | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
Norm Bass Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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