Bill North
Bill North
Full name: William Alex North
Born: May 15, 1948, Seattle, Washington
First Game: September 3, 1971 ; Final Game: June 11, 1981
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 185
Bats right 1971
Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Bill North
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1971 CHI N Daily Splits 8 16 3 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .375 .524 .375 -0.1 1971 CHI N
1972 CHI N Daily Splits 66 127 22 23 2 3 0 4 13 1 33 1 1 0 0 3 2 6 0 .181 .262 .244 -1.2 1972 CHI N
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 146 554 98 158 10 5 5 34 78 5 89 3 7 0 0 10 7 53 20 .285 .376 .348 2.8 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 149 543 79 141 20 5 4 33 69 1 86 5 11 2 0 16 9 54 26 .260 .347 .337 1.7 1974 OAK A
1975 OAK A Daily Splits 140 524 74 143 17 5 1 43 81 3 80 4 13 2 0 16 8 30 12 .273 .373 .330 1.6 1975 OAK A
1976 OAK A Daily Splits 154 590 91 163 20 5 2 31 73 3 95 2 6 4 0 7 8 75 29 .276 .356 .337 0.8 1976 OAK A
1977 OAK A Daily Splits 56 184 32 48 3 3 1 9 32 2 25 2 5 0 0 4 1 17 13 .261 .376 .326 -0.5 1977 OAK A
1978 OAK A Daily Splits 24 52 5 11 4 0 0 5 9 2 13 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 2 .212 .344 .288 -0.1 1978 OAK A
1978 LA N Daily Splits 110 304 54 71 10 0 0 10 65 2 48 2 5 1 0 8 4 27 8 .234 .371 .266 -0.5 1978 LA N
1978 Total 134 356 59 82 14 0 0 15 74 4 61 4 6 2 0 11 5 30 10 .230 .367 .270 -0.6 1978 Total
1979 SF N Daily Splits 142 460 87 119 15 4 5 30 96 3 84 1 1 3 0 4 5 58 24 .259 .386 .341 1.6 1979 SF N
1980 SF N Daily Splits 128 415 73 104 12 1 1 19 81 5 78 1 2 1 0 7 4 45 19 .251 .373 .292 0.6 1980 SF N
1981 SF N Daily Splits 46 131 22 29 7 0 1 12 26 0 28 1 3 0 0 3 1 26 8 .221 .354 .298 -0.1 1981 SF N
Total NL 500 1453 261 352 46 8 7 75 285 12 277 7 12 5 0 26 16 163 60 .242 .368 .299 0.3 Total NL
Total AL 669 2447 379 664 74 23 13 155 342 16 388 18 43 9 0 56 34 232 102 .271 .364 .336 6.3 Total AL
Total Splits 1169 3900 640 1016 120 31 20 230 627 28 665 25 55 14 0 82 50 395 162 .261 .365 .323 6.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 4 16 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .167 .125 1974 OAK A
1975 OAK A Daily Splits 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 1975 OAK A
1978 LA N Daily Splits 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1978 LA N
Total NL 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total NL
Total AL 7 26 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .038 .167 .077 Total AL
Total Splits 11 34 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .029 .132 .059 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 5 17 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .059 .158 .059 1974 OAK A
1978 LA N Daily Splits 4 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .222 .250 1978 LA N
Total Splits 9 25 5 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 .080 .179 .120 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1971 CHI N Daily OF 6 5 4 45 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 5
1971 CHI N RF 5 5 4 44 3 1 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CHI N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1972 CHI N Daily OF 48 26 24 273.1 61 3 3 1 0 .955 9 26 15
1972 CHI N CF 26 15 13 156 39 1 1 0 0 .976
1972 CHI N RF 15 9 9 92.1 15 1 1 1 0 .941
1972 CHI N LF 9 2 2 25 6 1 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A Daily OF 138 136 128 1209.1 429 14 9 5 0 .980 0 136 2
1973 OAK A CF 136 135 127 1199.1 427 15 9 6 0 .980
1973 OAK A DH 6 6 6 -
1973 OAK A RF 2 1 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 OAK A Daily OF 138 134 122 1166.1 437 9 4 2 0 .991 0 138 0
1974 OAK A CF 138 134 122 1166.1 427 9 4 2 0 .991
1974 OAK A DH 8 7 7 -
1975 OAK A Daily OF 137 134 118 1174 420 10 11 1 0 .975 4 133 0
1975 OAK A CF 133 131 116 1145 414 9 10 1 0 .977
1975 OAK A LF 4 3 2 29 4 1 1 0 0 .833
1975 OAK A DH 1 0 0 -
1976 OAK A Daily OF 144 142 121 1240.1 397 8 9 1 0 .978 0 137 7
1976 OAK A CF 137 135 118 1187.1 388 8 9 1 0 .978
1976 OAK A DH 8 8 8 -
1976 OAK A RF 7 7 3 53 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 OAK A Daily OF 52 50 32 395.2 112 1 2 0 0 .983 0 52 0
1977 OAK A CF 52 50 32 395.2 112 1 2 0 0 .983
1977 OAK A DH 1 1 0 -
1978 OAK A Daily OF 17 13 11 113 31 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 17 0
1978 OAK A CF 17 13 11 113 32 1 0 0 0 1.000
1978 LA N Daily OF 103 82 77 763.2 232 2 6 1 0 .975 1 102 0
1978 LA N CF 102 82 77 762 227 2 6 1 0 .974
1978 LA N LF 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1978 Total CF 119 95 88 875 259 3 6 1 0 .978
1978 Total OF 120 95 88 876.2 263 3 6 1 0 .978 1 119 0
1979 SF N Daily OF 129 126 76 994.1 300 8 4 2 0 .987 0 129 0
1979 SF N CF 129 126 76 994.1 302 8 4 2 0 .987
1980 SF N Daily OF 115 108 90 928.1 313 6 6 1 0 .982 0 115 0
1980 SF N CF 115 108 90 928.1 307 7 6 1 0 .981
1981 SF N Daily OF 37 35 30 301 84 1 3 1 0 .966 0 37 0
1981 SF N CF 37 35 30 301 84 1 3 1 0 .966
Total OF 1064 991 833 8604.1 2820 63 57 15 0 .981 15 1022 29
Total CF 1022 964 812 8348.1 2759 62 54 15 0 .981
Total RF 29 22 17 199.1 27 2 1 1 0 .967
Total DH 24 22 21 -
Total LF 15 5 4 56.2 10 2 1 0 0 .923
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1974 OAK A Daily OF 4 4 4 36 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
1974 OAK A CF 4 4 4 36 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 OAK A Daily OF 3 3 3 25 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
1975 OAK A CF 3 3 3 25 6 1 1 0 0 .875
1978 LA N Daily OF 4 2 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
1978 LA N CF 4 2 1 21 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 11 9 8 82 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 11 0
Total CF 11 9 8 82 29 1 1 0 0 .968
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1974 OAK A Daily OF 5 5 4 43 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
1974 OAK A CF 5 5 4 43 17 0 1 0 0 .944
1978 LA N Daily OF 4 2 2 21.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
1978 LA N CF 4 2 2 21.2 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 9 7 6 64.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 0
Total CF 9 7 6 64.2 24 0 1 0 0 .960
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Bob Locker (November 21,
1972 ).
Traded by Oakland Athletics to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Glenn Burke (May
17, 1978 ).
Granted free agency (November 2, 1978 ).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (March 10, 1979 ).
Released by San Francisco Giants (August 4, 1981 ).
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