Billy North
William Alex North
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 15, 1948 in Seattle, WA
High School: Garfield (Seattle, WA)
School: Central Washington University
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1971
Final Game: June 11, 1981
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 CHC NL 23 OF 6 5 45.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -32.0 -1.2 -0.1 -1.1 0 0.80 0.67 .975 2.20 1.92
1971 CHC NL 23 RF 5 5 44.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -32.7 -1.2 -0.1 -1.1 0 0.61 0.60 .967 2.07 1.80
1971 CHC NL 23 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1972 CHC NL 24 OF 48 26 273.1 67 61 3 3 1 .955 -1.1 -4.8 -2.1 -0.6 -1.5 1 2.11 1.33 .979 2.18 1.96
1972 CHC NL 24 CF 26 15 156.0 41 39 1 1 0 .976 -1.4 -10.8 -1.4 -0.3 -1.1 0 2.31 1.54 .980 2.60 2.35
1972 CHC NL 24 RF 15 9 92.1 17 15 1 1 1 .941 -0.7 -9.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 0 1.56 1.07 .982 2.03 1.74
1972 CHC NL 24 LF 9 2 25.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 1.0 48.0 0.0 -0.5 0.5 1 2.52 0.78 .971 1.91 1.67
1973 OAK AL 25 OF 138 136 1209.1 452 429 14 9 5 .980 25.4 25.2 21.4 7.5 13.9 4 3.30 3.21 .979 2.29 2.02 MVP-29
1973 OAK AL 25 CF 136 135 1199.1 451 427 15 9 6 .980 25.8 25.8 21.8 7.6 14.2 4 3.32 3.25 .983 2.78 2.54 MVP-29
1973 OAK AL 25 DH 6 MVP-29
1973 OAK AL 25 RF 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -48.0 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 2.07 1.75 MVP-29
1974 OAK AL 26 CF 138 134 1166.1 440 427 9 4 2 .991 6.5 6.7 5.5 3.0 2.4 1 3.36 3.16 .986 2.93 2.63
1974 OAK AL 26 OF 138 134 1166.1 450 437 9 4 2 .991 6.5 6.7 5.5 3.0 2.4 1 3.44 3.23 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 OAK AL 26 DH 8
1975 OAK AL 27 OF 138 134 1174.0 441 420 10 11 1 .975 21.3 21.8 21.3 12.0 9.3 0 3.30 3.12 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 OAK AL 27 CF 133 131 1145.0 433 414 9 10 1 .977 22.3 23.4 22.3 12.0 10.3 0 3.32 3.18 .983 2.84 2.52
1975 OAK AL 27 LF 4 3 29.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 -1.0 -41.4 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 1.55 1.25 .983 2.17 1.80
1975 OAK AL 27 DH 1
1976 OAK AL 28 OF 144 142 1240.1 414 397 8 9 1 .978 -9.6 -9.3 -5.6 -5.3 -0.3 -4 2.94 2.81 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 OAK AL 28 CF 137 135 1187.1 405 388 8 9 1 .978 -8.8 -8.9 -4.8 -5.3 0.5 -4 3.00 2.89 .984 2.98 2.60
1976 OAK AL 28 DH 8
1976 OAK AL 28 RF 7 7 53.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -18.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 0 1.36 1.14 .975 2.21 1.91
1977 OAK AL 29 CF 52 50 395.2 115 112 1 2 0 .983 -7.9 -24.0 -5.9 -5.9 0.0 -2 2.57 2.17 .983 2.83 2.49
1977 OAK AL 29 OF 52 50 395.2 115 112 1 2 0 .983 -7.9 -24.0 -5.9 -5.9 0.0 -2 2.57 2.17 .978 2.34 2.03
1977 OAK AL 29 DH 1
1978 TOT MLB 30 OF 120 95 876.2 272 263 3 6 1 .978 3.7 5.1 4.7 0.7 3.9 -1 2.73 2.22 .980 2.33 1.97
1978 TOT MLB 30 CF 119 95 875.0 268 259 3 6 1 .978 3.8 5.2 4.8 0.8 3.9 -1 2.69 2.20 .983 2.82 2.34
1978 OAK AL 30 CF 17 13 113.0 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 1.6 17.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 1 2.63 1.94 .985 2.97 2.64
1978 OAK AL 30 OF 17 13 113.0 32 31 1 0 0 1.000 1.6 17.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 1 2.55 1.88 .978 2.47 2.13
1978 LAD NL 30 OF 103 82 763.2 240 232 2 6 1 .975 2.1 3.3 4.1 0.5 3.5 -2 2.76 2.27 .980 2.31 1.94
1978 LAD NL 30 CF 102 82 762.0 235 227 2 6 1 .974 2.2 3.5 4.2 0.6 3.5 -2 2.70 2.25 .983 2.80 2.29
1978 LAD NL 30 LF 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -72.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.16 1.60
1979 SFG NL 31 OF 130 126 994.1 312 300 8 4 2 .987 -4.8 -5.8 -1.8 5.2 -7.0 -3 2.79 2.37 .979 2.33 2.00
1979 SFG NL 31 CF 129 126 994.1 314 302 8 4 2 .987 -4.8 -5.8 -1.8 5.2 -7.0 -3 2.81 2.40 .986 2.82 2.43
1980 SFG NL 32 CF 115 108 928.1 320 307 7 6 1 .981 3.4 4.4 8.4 4.9 3.5 -5 3.04 2.73 .984 2.83 2.37
1980 SFG NL 32 OF 115 108 928.1 325 313 6 6 1 .982 3.4 4.4 8.4 4.9 3.5 -5 3.09 2.77 .980 2.31 1.98
1981 SFG NL 33 CF 37 35 301.0 88 84 1 3 1 .966 -1.5 -6.0 -0.5 1.4 -1.9 -1 2.54 2.30 .986 2.80 2.53
1981 SFG NL 33 OF 37 35 301.0 88 84 1 3 1 .966 -1.5 -6.0 -0.5 1.4 -1.9 -1 2.54 2.30 .981 2.33 2.02
11 Seasons OF 1066 991 8604.1 2940 2820 63 57 15 .981 34.2 4.8 44.2 22.8 21.2 -10 3.02 2.70 .980 2.35 2.05
10 Seasons CF 1022 964 8348.1 2875 2759 62 54 15 .981 37.4 5.4 48.4 23.4 24.8 -11 3.04 2.76 .984 2.85 2.49
4 Seasons RF 29 22 199.1 29 27 1 1 1 .966 -3.1 -18.7 -3.1 0.0 -3.1 0 1.26 0.97 .979 2.09 1.79
5 Seasons DH 24
4 Seasons LF 15 5 56.2 13 10 2 1 0 .923 -0.1 -2.1 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 1 1.91 0.80 .977 2.05 1.69
11 Seasons TOT 1066 991 8604.1 2940 2820 63 57 15 .981 34.2 4.8 44.2 22.8 21.2 -10 3.02 2.70 .960 2.35 2.05
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1971 CHC NL 23 8 5 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 0 2
1972 CHC NL 24 66 26 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 26 15 48 14 15
1973 OAK AL 25 146 142 146 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 2 138 6 2 2
1974 OAK AL 26 149 141 149 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 138 7 2 2
1975 OAK AL 27 140 134 140 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 133 0 137 0 3 1
1976 OAK AL 28 154 150 154 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 7 144 8 3 1
1977 OAK AL 29 56 51 56 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 52 1 4 1
1978 LAD NL 30 110 82 110 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 102 0 103 0 7 6
1978 OAK AL 30 24 13 24 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 0 8 2
1979 SFG NL 31 142 126 142 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 0 129 0 15 0
1980 SFG NL 32 128 108 128 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 115 0 19 1
1981 SFG NL 33 46 35 46 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 37 0 9 0
11 Seasons 1169 1013 1169 1084 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1022 29 1064 22 86 33
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1972 CHC NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 4 0 17 8 47.1% 8 1 5.9% 0 678 57% 77% 30% 74 54%
1973 OAK AL 25 9 0 9 0 6 15 0 4 4 5 49 36 0 28 2 1 5 2 1 23 3 3 26 17 2 131 60 45.8% 64 7 5.3% 8 5099 68% 79% 29% 655 67%
1974 OAK AL 26 4 0 3 1 2 9 0 3 4 1 56 45 0 44 8 0 9 1 0 24 3 0 27 20 1 160 77 48.1% 82 1 0.6% 8 4953 69% 81% 29% 701 61%
1975 OAK AL 27 10 0 10 0 5 9 0 5 1 2 38 25 0 33 3 1 5 2 0 23 3 0 26 20 0 125 53 42.4% 71 1 0.8% 8 4923 64% 79% 29% 614 69%
1976 OAK AL 28 9 0 9 0 4 8 0 1 4 2 48 23 0 39 4 2 3 2 0 26 3 0 41 32 0 157 64 40.8% 91 2 1.3% 6 5194 56% 82% 28% 646 61%
1977 OAK AL 29 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14 5 1 14 1 0 4 2 0 7 3 0 8 4 0 47 15 31.9% 31 1 2.1% 0 1841 57% 77% 24% 179 63%
1978 LAD NL 30 6 0 6 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 32 23 0 19 3 0 6 3 0 5 1 0 19 12 1 81 42 51.9% 38 1 1.2% 1 3255 62% 79% 27% 415 55%
1978 OAK AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 15 7 46.7% 7 1 6.7% 0 486 49% 78% 24% 52 63%
1979 SFG NL 31 4 0 4 0 1 8 0 2 1 2 42 27 1 45 7 1 7 2 0 22 5 1 20 13 0 136 54 39.7% 79 3 2.2% 5 4522 67% 77% 32% 552 55%
1980 SFG NL 32 6 0 6 0 1 7 0 2 2 3 31 18 0 45 2 2 12 5 0 12 0 0 32 21 1 132 46 34.8% 83 3 2.3% 4 4117 62% 79% 26% 538 58%
1981 SFG NL 33 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12 6 0 7 1 0 4 1 0 3 2 0 11 6 1 37 16 43.2% 20 1 2.7% 0 1362 57% 77% 24% 155 54%
10 Seasons 54 0 53 1 24 62 0 20 18 16 332 214 3 282 31 8 57 21 1 148 24 4 219 152 6 1038 442 42.6% 574 22 2.1% 40 36430 63% 79% 28% 4581 61%
MLB Averages 43.2% 2.2% 59% 79% 26% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1971 CHC NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 180 44% 67% 18% 14 21%
1972 CHC NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 378 56% 77% 23% 37 41%
1973 OAK AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 84% 70% 16% 1 100%
1976 OAK AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 9 4 44.4% 5 0 0.0% 0 220 54% 79% 24% 19 42%
4 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 6 0 3 2 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 20 12 60.0% 8 0 0.0% 1 822 54% 75% 22% 71 38%
MLB Averages 43.0% 3.1% 59% 79% 26% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1971 CHC NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 67% 33% 0
1972 CHC NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 120 75% 78% 26% 14 50%
1975 OAK AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 133 70% 79% 22% 5 100%
1978 LAD NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 9 67% 67% 22% 1 0%
4 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 2 265 72% 78% 24% 20 60%
MLB Averages 57.8% 2.7% 59% 79% 26% 47%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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