Lou North

Louis Alexander North

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 15, 1891 in Elgin, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: August 22, 1913
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Braves/Tigers 1913-1924

Final Game: July 20, 1924
Died: May 15, 1974 in Shelton, CT
Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia, CT
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1912	21	MCL	D	7	8	.467		16																								MCL · BORD
1913	22	DET	AL	0	1	.000	15.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	10	11	10	1	9	3	0	0	0	36	21	3.167	15.0	1.5	13.5	4.5	0.33

1914	23	SYR	B					38							193	101			119													SYR · NYSL
1915	24	OMA	A	8	7	.533	1.91	19						136.2	115	53	29		48							1.193	7.6		3.2			OMA · WL
1916	25	OMA	A	16	8	.667	3.00	33						228.0	189		76		92							1.232	7.5		3.6			OMA · WL
1917	26	MLW,LRK	AA,A	14	13	.519	2.64	30						218.0	233	116	64		100							1.528	9.6		4.1			MLW,LRK · AA,SOUA
1917	26	STL	NL	0	0		3.97	5	0	5	0	0	0	11.1	14	5	5	1	4	4	0	0	4	46	71	1.588	11.1	0.8	3.2	3.2	1.00

1918	27	MLW	AA					1																								MLW · AA
1919	28	MLW	AA	0	1	.000		1																								MLW · AA
1920	29	MLW	AA	7	4	.636	3.06	11						100.0	98	37	34		28							1.260	8.8		2.5			MLW · AA
1920	29	STL	NL	3	2	.600	3.27	24	6	10	3	0	1	88.0	90	42	32	3	32	37	2	1	2	369	94	1.386	9.2	0.3	3.3	3.8	1.16
1921	30	STL	NL	4	4	.500	3.54	40	0	26	0	0	7	86.1	81	39	34	5	32	28	1	0	4	358	103	1.309	8.4	0.5	3.3	2.9	0.88
1922	31	STL	NL	10	3	.769	4.45	53	10	20	4	0	4	149.2	164	90	74	4	64	84	6	1	2	663	87	1.523	9.9	0.2	3.8	5.1	1.31
1923	32	STL	NL	3	4	.429	5.15	34	3	17	0	0	1	71.2	90	50	41	8	31	24	3	0	1	331	76	1.688	11.3	1.0	3.9	3.0	0.77
1924	33	DAL	A	5	6	.455	2.68	12						94.0	85	33	28		47							1.404	8.1		4.5			DAL · TL
1924	33	TOT	NL	1	2	.333	5.76	15	5	2	1	0	0	50.0	60	37	32	2	28	19	0	0	1	227	67	1.760	10.8	0.4	5.0	3.4	0.68
1924	33	STL	NL	0	0		6.75	6	1	0	0	0	0	14.2	15	12	11	1	9	8	0	0	0	64	58	1.636	9.2	0.6	5.5	4.9	0.89
1924	33	BSN	NL	1	2	.333	5.35	9	4	2	1	0	0	35.1	45	25	21	1	19	11	0	0	1	163	72	1.811	11.5	0.3	4.8	2.8	0.58
1925	34	DET-min	A	13	8	.619	4.08	39						212.0	218	118	96		92							1.462	9.3		3.9			DAL,FTW · TL
1926	35	DET-min	A	8	10	.444	3.75	31						175.0	184	88	73		75							1.480	9.5		3.9			FTW · TL
1927	36	NHV	A	12	12	.500	2.23	31						198.0	169	72	49		73							1.222	7.7		3.3			NHV · EL
1928	37	NHV	A	12	9	.571	3.54	35						193.0	206	91	76		61							1.383	9.6		2.8			NHV · EL
1929	38	NHV	A	0	1	.000		4																								NHV · EL
7 Yrs				21	16	.568	4.43	172	25	80	8	0	13	463.0	509	274	228	24	200	199	12	2	14	2030	82	1.531	9.9	0.5	3.9	3.9	1.00
162 Game Avg.				7	6	.568	4.43	59	9	28	3	0	4	160	176	95	79	8	69	69	4	1	5	701	82	1.531	9.9	0.5	3.9	3.9	1.00

STL (6 yrs)				20	13	.606	4.20	162	20	78	7	0	13	421.2	454	238	197	22	172	185	12	2	13	1831	86	1.485	9.7	0.5	3.7	3.9	1.08
BSN (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.35	9	4	2	1	0	0	35.1	45	25	21	1	19	11	0	0	1	163	72	1.811	11.5	0.3	4.8	2.8	0.58
DET (1 yr)				0	1	.000	15.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	10	11	10	1	9	3	0	0	0	36	21	3.167	15.0	1.5	13.5	4.5	0.33

NL (6 yrs)				21	15	.583	4.29	171	24	80	8	0	13	457.0	499	263	218	23	191	196	12	2	14	1994	85	1.510	9.8	0.5	3.8	3.9	1.03
AL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	15.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	10	11	10	1	9	3	0	0	0	36	21	3.167	15.0	1.5	13.5	4.5	0.33

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1913	22	DET	AL	6.0	1	1	11	16.50	3.91	-0.16	0.00	99.0	4.03	-8	-0.4		-0.0	-0.4	-8	.076	.497	$

1917	26	STL	NL	11.1	5	0	5	3.97	3.54	0.25	0.00	100.0	3.29	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.0	-0	.479	.499	$

1920	29	STL	NL	87.2	24	6	42	4.31	3.87	-0.09	0.00	98.6	3.90	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.1	0.2	3	.482	.497	$
1921	30	STL	NL	86.0	40	0	39	4.08	4.51	0.06	0.00	96.5	4.29	2	0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.9	10	.506	.501	$
1922	31	STL	NL	151.2	53	10	90	5.34	4.77	-0.38	0.00	95.5	4.92	-8	-0.8	1.0	-0.1	0.4	9	.485	.495	$
1923	32	STL	NL	71.2	34	3	50	6.28	4.75	-0.07	0.00	105.1	5.07	-10	-1.0	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-2	.472	.494	$
1924	33	STL	NL	14.2	6	1	12	7.36	4.31	-0.04	0.00	104.2	4.53	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-3	.427	.497	$
1924	33	BSN	NL	35.1	9	4	25	6.37	4.62	-0.17	0.00	102.9	4.92	-5	-0.5	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-2	.440	.497	$
7 Seasons				464.1	172	25	274	5.31	4.48	-0.15	0.00	98.7	4.57	-39	-3.4	1.0	-0.2	0.1	7	.480	.497	$

STL (6 yrs)				423.0	162	20	238	5.06	4.48	-0.15	0.00	98.4	4.55	-25	-2.5	1.0	-0.2	0.8	17	.485	.497	$
BSN (1 yr)				35.1	9	4	25	6.37	4.62	-0.17	0.00	102.9	4.92	-5	-0.5	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-2	.440	.497	$
DET (1 yr)				6.0	1	1	11	16.50	3.91	-0.16	0.00	99.0	4.03	-8	-0.4		-0.0	-0.4	-8	.076	.497	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1920	29	STL	NL	369	0.8%	10.0%	8.7%	2.4%	10%	77%
1921	30	STL	NL	358	1.4%	7.8%	8.9%			78%
1922	31	STL	NL	663	0.6%	12.7%	9.7%			74%
1923	32	STL	NL	331	2.4%	7.3%	9.4%			79%
1924	33	TOT	NL	227	0.9%	8.4%	12.3%	1.8%	7%	77%
1924	33	STL	NL	64	1.6%	12.5%	14.1%			72%
1924	33	BSN	NL	163	0.6%	6.8%	11.7%	1.8%	7%	79%
5 Yrs				1948	1.1%	9.9%	9.6%	0.6%	3%	76%
MLB Averages					0.8%	7.5%	7.5%	2.7%	11%	81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1913	22	0	1	.000	15.00	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	11	10	1	9	3	0	0	0	36	21	3.167	15.0	1.5	13.5	4.5	0.33	21
1914	23	0	1	.000	15.00	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	11	10	1	9	3	0	0	0	36	21	3.167	15.0	1.5	13.5	4.5	0.33	21
1915	24	0	1	.000	15.00	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	11	10	1	9	3	0	0	0	36	21	3.167	15.0	1.5	13.5	4.5	0.33	21
1916	25	0	1	.000	15.00	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	11	10	1	9	3	0	0	0	36	21	3.167	15.0	1.5	13.5	4.5	0.33	21
1917	26	0	1	.000	7.79	6	1	5	0	0	17.1	24	16	15	2	13	7	0	0	4	82	38	2.135	12.5	1.0	6.8	3.6	0.54	38
1918	27	0	1	.000	7.79	6	1	5	0	0	17.1	24	16	15	2	13	7	0	0	4	82	38	2.135	12.5	1.0	6.8	3.6	0.54	38
1919	28	0	1	.000	7.79	6	1	5	0	0	17.1	24	16	15	2	13	7	0	0	4	82	38	2.135	12.5	1.0	6.8	3.6	0.54	38
1920	29	3	3	.500	4.02	30	7	15	3	1	105.1	114	58	47	5	45	44	2	1	6	451	76	1.509	9.7	0.4	3.8	3.8	0.98	76
1921	30	7	7	.500	3.80	70	7	41	3	8	191.2	195	97	81	10	77	72	3	1	10	809	87	1.419	9.2	0.5	3.6	3.4	0.94	87
1922	31	17	10	.630	4.09	123	17	61	7	12	341.1	359	187	155	14	141	156	9	2	12	1472	87	1.465	9.5	0.4	3.7	4.1	1.11	87
1923	32	20	14	.588	4.27	157	20	78	7	13	413.0	449	237	196	22	172	180	12	2	13	1803	85	1.504	9.8	0.5	3.7	3.9	1.05	85
1924	33	21	16	.568	4.43	172	25	80	8	13	463.0	509	274	228	24	200	199	12	2	14	2030	82	1.531	9.9	0.5	3.9	3.9	1.00	82

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1913	22	0	0		18.00	6.0	11	13	12	1	10	3	0	3.500	16.5	15.0	4.5	0.30	1.5	1

1917	26	0	1	.000	7.00	9.0	16	8	7	1	5	3	0	2.333	16.0	5.0	3.0	0.60	1.0	5

1920	29	4	5	.444	4.12	83.0	101	42	38	3	36	35	2	1.651	11.0	3.9	3.8	0.97	0.3	24
1921	30	5	4	.556	3.77	86.0	86	40	36	5	34	28	1	1.395	9.0	3.6	2.9	0.82	0.5	40
1922	31	7	9	.438	4.32	152.0	166	81	73	4	65	85	6	1.520	9.8	3.8	5.0	1.31	0.2	53
1923	32	3	5	.375	4.86	74.0	91	44	40	8	31	25	3	1.649	11.1	3.8	3.0	0.81	1.0	34
1924	33	1	4	.200	6.06	49.0	63	37	33	2	29	19	0	1.878	11.6	5.3	3.5	0.66	0.4	15
7 Yrs		20	28	.417	4.69	459.0	534	265	239	24	210	198	12	1.621	10.5		3.9	0.94	0.5	172

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y 1921 NL 40 (10th) 1922 NL 53 (1st)	Saves s c a p y 1921 NL 7 (1st) 1922 NL 4 (2nd)	Strikeouts s c a p y 1922 NL 84 (7th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1921 NL 26 (1st) 1922 NL 20 (2nd) 1923 NL 17 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1921 NL 40 (10th)
1922 NL 53 (1st)

Saves s c a p y
1921 NL 7 (1st)
1922 NL 4 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1922 NL 84 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1921 NL  26 (1st)
1922 NL  20 (2nd)
1923 NL  17 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black Ink	Pitching - 4 (471), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray Ink	Pitching - 12 (1363), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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