Billy North Stats

Billy North was born on Saturday, May 15, 1948, in Seattle, Washington. North was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1971, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Billy North baseball stats page.

"Young horse runs fast. Old horse knows the way." - Billy North

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Billy North

Bill North Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#234)

Bill North Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#234)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Alex North
Nickname:   Bill or Billy
Born On:   05-15-1948
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Seattle, Washington
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Central Washington University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-03-1971 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-11-1981
Draft:   1969 : 12th Round (278th)
Billy North

Billy North Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Billy North

Billy North Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1971 Cubs 8 16 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 0 1 0 .375 .524 .375
1972 Cubs 66 127 22 23 2 3 0 0 4 13 1 33 1 0 1 2 .181 .262 .244
1973 Athletics 146 554 98 158 10 5 5 0 34 78 5 89 7 0 3 7 .285 .376 .348
1974 Athletics 149 543 79 141 20 5 4 0 33 69 1 86 11 2 5 9 .260 .347 .337
1975 Athletics 140 524 74 143 17 5 1 0 43 81 3 80 13 2 4 8 .273 .373 .330
1976 Athletics 154 590 91 163 20 5 2 0 31 73 3 95 6 4 2 8 .276 .356 .337
1977 Athletics 56 184 32 48 3 3 1 0 9 32 2 25 5 0 2 1 .261 .376 .326
1978 Athletics 24 52 5 11 4 0 0 0 5 9 2 13 1 1 2 1 .212 .344 .288
1978 Dodgers 110 304 54 71 10 0 0 0 10 65 2 48 5 1 2 4 .234 .371 .266
1979 Giants 142 460 87 119 15 4 5 0 30 96 3 84 1 3 1 5 .259 .386 .341
1980 Giants 128 415 73 104 12 1 1 0 19 81 5 78 2 1 1 4 .251 .373 .292
1981 Giants 46 131 22 29 7 0 1 1 12 26 0 28 3 0 1 1 .221 .354 .298
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 1,169 3,900 640 1,016 120 31 20 1 230 627 28 665 55 14 25 50 .261 .365 .323
Billy North

Billy North Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1971 Cubs OF 6 - - 4 0.7 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1972 Cubs OF 48 - - 67 1.4 64 61 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1973 Athletics OF 138 - - 452 3.3 443 429 14 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1974 Athletics CF 138 - - 450 3.3 446 437 9 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1975 Athletics OF 138 - - 441 3.2 430 420 10 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1976 Athletics OF 144 - - 414 2.9 405 397 8 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1977 Athletics CF 52 - - 115 2.2 113 112 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1978 Athletics CF 17 - - 32 1.9 32 31 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1978 Dodgers OF 103 - - 240 2.3 234 232 2 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1979 Giants CF 130 - - 312 2.4 308 300 8 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1980 Giants OF 115 - - 325 2.8 319 313 6 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1981 Giants CF 37 - - 88 2.4 85 84 1 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 692 0 0 1,943 2.8 1,899 1,856 43 44 10 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
CF Totals 374 0 0 997 2.7 984 964 20 13 5 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
11 Years 1,090 - 0 2,940 2.7 2,883 2,820 63 57 15 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 --
Billy North

Billy North Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1971 Cubs 1 1 .500 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 - - -
1972 Cubs 6 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.8 31.8 - - -
1973 Athletics 53 20 .726 - - 6 110.8 6.2 16.3 - - -
1974 Athletics 54 26 .675 - - 8 135.8 6.3 16.5 - - -
1975 Athletics 30 12 .714 - - 1 524.0 6.6 12.2 - - -
1976 Athletics 75 29 .721 - - 8 295.0 6.2 19.0 - - -
1977 Athletics 17 13 .567 - - 1 184.0 7.4 20.4 - - -
1978 Athletics 3 2 .600 - - 0 0.0 4.0 10.4 - - -
1978 Dodgers 27 8 .771 - - n/a 0.0 6.3 30.4 - - -
1979 Giants 58 24 .707 - - n/a 92.0 5.5 15.3 - - -
1980 Giants 45 19 .703 - - n/a 415.0 5.3 21.8 - - -
1981 Giants 26 8 .765 - - n/a 131.0 4.7 10.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 395 162 .709 - - 24 195.0 5.9 17.0 - - -
Billy North

Billy North Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1971 Chicago Cubs 25 Undetermined - -
1972 Chicago Cubs 25 $11,000.00 - -
1973 Oakland Athletics 4 $20,000.00 - -
1974 Oakland Athletics 4 Undetermined - Stats
1975 Oakland Athletics 4 Undetermined - -
1976 Oakland Athletics 4 $70,000.00 - -
1977 Oakland Athletics 4 $82,000.00 - -
1978 Oakland Athletics 4 Undetermined - -
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Undetermined - Stats
1979 San Francisco Giants 36 Undetermined - -
1980 San Francisco Giants 36 Undetermined - -
1981 San Francisco Giants 36 Undetermined - -


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