Bill North
1971–1981 · bats B / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Athletics, San Francisco Giants
1,169G
.261AVG
.365OBP
.323SLG
More career statistics
1,016H
20HR
230RBI
395SB
14Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,169 | 4,621 | 3,900 | 640 | 1,016 | 120 | 31 | 20 | 230 | 627 | 665 | 395 | 162 | 25 | 14 | 1,258 | .261 | .365 | .323 | .688 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1973-07-13 to 1973-07-29
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1973-09-17 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1973-09-17 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1973-09-17 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 572 | 2219 | 498 | 9 | 102 | 319 | 296 | .269 | .368 | .332 |
| Away | 597 | 2402 | 518 | 11 | 128 | 308 | 369 | .253 | .344 | .314 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 164 | 654 | 133 | 2 | 28 | 87 | 92 | .243 | .336 | .297 |
| May | 209 | 856 | 192 | 4 | 46 | 126 | 111 | .268 | .371 | .350 |
| June | 212 | 813 | 177 | 5 | 37 | 107 | 131 | .257 | .349 | .322 |
| July | 194 | 809 | 182 | 6 | 57 | 118 | 116 | .268 | .371 | .341 |
| August | 194 | 746 | 169 | 2 | 33 | 89 | 110 | .262 | .346 | .311 |
| September | 186 | 713 | 156 | 1 | 29 | 97 | 101 | .261 | .355 | .303 |
| October | 10 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .269 | .333 | .385 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 79 | 351 | 83 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 54 | .279 | .359 | .350 |
| minnesota-twins | 74 | 313 | 75 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 43 | .272 | .339 | .359 |
| chicago-white-sox | 70 | 300 | 75 | 1 | 19 | 45 | 43 | .304 | .400 | .372 |
| kansas-city-royals | 68 | 304 | 67 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 38 | .267 | .355 | .303 |
| texas-rangers | 64 | 281 | 54 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 37 | .223 | .310 | .273 |
| san-diego-padres | 57 | 218 | 50 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 27 | .279 | .390 | .318 |
| detroit-tigers | 57 | 241 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 36 | .293 | .378 | .356 |
| atlanta-braves | 52 | 169 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 28 | .230 | .379 | .281 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Chicago Cubs | 8 | 16 | 6 | – | – | 1 | .375 | – | – |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 127 | 23 | – | 4 | 6 | .181 | – | – |
| 1973 |  Athletics | 146 | 554 | 158 | 5 | 34 | 53 | .285 | – | – |
| 1974 | Athletics | 149 | 543 | 141 | 4 | 33 | 54 | .260 | – | – |
| 1975 | Athletics | 140 | 524 | 143 | 1 | 43 | 30 | .273 | – | – |
| 1976 | Athletics | 154 | 590 | 163 | 2 | 31 | 75 | .276 | – | – |
| 1977 | Athletics | 56 | 184 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 17 | .261 | – | – |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Athletics | 134 | 356 | 82 | – | 15 | 30 | .230 | – | – |
| 1979 |  San Francisco Giants | 142 | 460 | 119 | 5 | 30 | 58 | .259 | – | – |
| 1980 | San Francisco Giants | 128 | 415 | 104 | 1 | 19 | 45 | .251 | – | – |
| 1981 | San Francisco Giants | 46 | 131 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 26 | .221 | – | – |