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Billy
North		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 210
 
Born: May 15, 1948 in Usa, WA, SEATTLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1975    1979    1983   
All-Star Selections 1973    1977    1978    1979    1982   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 5 5 5 9 10 9 6 6 6
1972 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
1973 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
1974 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   9 9 9 2 2 2 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
1975 27 SEM AL $ 3,250,000   9 9 9 2 2 2 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1976 28 SEM AL $ 3,250,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1977 29 SEM AL $ 3,250,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1978 30 SEM AL $ 15,000,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
1979 31 SEM AL $ 15,000,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1980 32 SEM AL $ 15,000,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 9 10 10 6 7 7
1981 33 SEM AL $ 15,000,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
1982 34 BAL AL $ 4,000,072   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 7 7
1983 35 PHN NL $ 4,000,072   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1984 36 PHN NL $ 4,000,072   6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
1985 37 NYG NL $ 4,000,072   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
1986 38 NYG NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 15,000,000   9 9 9 3 3 3 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1971 23 SEM AL 74 300 68 99 8 7 2 42 68 20 50 42 .330 .428 .423 .851 61.1 13.8
    AAA   81 336 59 100 10 0 0 23 43 7 55 57 .298 .396 .327 .724 53.7  
1972 24 SEM AL 153 610 112 189 16 11 3 59 105 37 104 80 .310 .411 .387 .798 108.2 22.6
1973 25 SEM AL 152 621 111 183 18 13 1 68 124 40 107 97 .295 .398 .370 .769 107.4 20.5
1974 26 SEM AL 154 631 112 196 26 4 3 62 107 41 83 80 .311 .392 .379 .771 100.4 19.6
1975 27 SEM AL 155 617 126 191 19 4 4 54 125 45 100 84 .310 .405 .373 .778 107.7 20.5
1976 28 SEM AL 153 621 124 166 18 8 4 66 124 37 102 82 .267 .369 .341 .710 95.3 17.9
1977 29 SEM AL 155 593 131 202 13 8 5 63 135 47 104 70 .341 .441 .415 .856 122.7 28.1
1978 30 SEM AL 153 597 118 188 16 6 5 59 120 46 93 66 .315 .409 .387 .796 102.7 21.4
1979 31 SEM AL 154 608 102 183 9 3 5 66 101 55 92 82 .301 .393 .350 .744 91.5 15.4
1980 32 SEM AL 152 633 107 186 18 5 4 73 98 40 66 88 .294 .364 .357 .721 88.9 16.8
1981 33 SEM AL 152 620 98 202 15 8 6 79 103 57 88 87 .326 .408 .405 .812 106.0 20.9
1982 34 BAL AL 153 612 82 181 8 5 5 49 88 65 70 73 .296 .369 .350 .719 78.4 13.6
1983 35 PHN NL 158 629 81 181 17 3 6 81 78 62 72 75 .288 .361 .353 .714 74.8 11.9
1984 36 PHN NL 128 480 72 118 12 3 3 41 58 33 55 69 .246 .325 .302 .627 52.1 6.3
1985 37 NYG NL 150 581 72 145 12 4 5 38 53 47 64 128 .250 .326 .310 .636 55.7 7.0
1986 38 NYG NL 20 29 6 10 3 0 0 4 2 5 2 3 .345 .387 .448 .835 3.4 0.7
    AAA   25 67 5 15 3 0 0 5 2 3 8 24 .224 .307 .269 .575 5.3  
16 Years Sim 2216 8782 1522 2620 228 92 61 904 1489 677 1252 1206 .298 .387 .366 .753 1356.2 257.1
2 Years AAA 106 403 64 115 13 0 0 28 45 10 63 81 .285 .382 .318 .700 59.0  
162 Game Average 642 111 191 16 6 4 66 108 49 91 88 .298 .387 .366 .753 99.1  
Career Highs 158 633 131 202 26 13 6 81 135 65 107 128 .345 .441 .448 .856 122.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   6127 1085 1846 151 58 44 631 1031 499 864 823 .301 .388 .366 .754 937.6
vs LH   2655 437 774 77 34 17 273 458 178 388 383 .292 .384 .365 .749 415.1
Home 1096 4203 734 1293 88 52 27 424 772 328 615 589 .308 .397 .373 .769 683.1
Away 1120 4579 788 1327 140 40 34 480 717 349 637 617 .290 .377 .360 .737 669.6
RISP   2027 0 642 48 18 19 818 0 0 283 258 .317 .396 .386 .782 322.4
Pinch Hitting   28 5 12 0 0 0 3 5 1 9 3 .429 .568 .429 .996 8.1
Close/Late   978 142 288 25 9 2 104 0 3 154 131 .294 .392 .345 .736 141.4
Mar/Apr 348 1405 242 405 42 10 11 142 255 86 193 190 .288 .374 .356 .730 215.5
May 379 1521 282 460 39 19 6 149 302 99 229 222 .302 .396 .365 .761 253.2
June 370 1449 249 424 38 20 12 173 236 113 200 199 .293 .381 .371 .752 218.4
July 367 1456 257 441 43 15 10 136 233 118 211 216 .303 .391 .374 .765 225.9
August 387 1506 245 457 31 10 12 169 255 137 217 215 .303 .392 .361 .753 227.1
Sep/Oct 365 1445 247 433 35 18 10 135 208 124 202 164 .300 .384 .370 .754 212.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 25 SEM AL CF 4 0 12.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.13   0.0
1974 26 SEM AL CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1975 27 SEM AL CF 2 0 4.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
1978 30 SEM AL CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1982 34 BAL AL CF 5 4 34.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.32   0.1
1984 36 PHN NL SS 3 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.57   0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1985 37 NYG NL CF 25 25 215.0 61 2 1 0 .984 2.64   0.6
1986 38 NYG NL CF 6 6 47.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.53   0.0
    3B 1 0 5.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.59   0.0
  CF 45 35 318.3 79 2 1 0 .988 2.29   0.7
  SS 3 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.57   0.0
  3B 1 0 5.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.59   0.0
Career Totals   49 35 331.0 80 4 1 0 .988 2.28   0.8
Career Highs   25 25 215.0 61 2 1 0 1.000 3.86    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1971 23 SEM AL 17 70 18 21 1 0 1 7 18 2 8 4 .300 .372 .357 .729
1972 24 SEM AL 18 74 14 18 0 1 0 7 11 5 13 14 .243 .364 .270 .634
1973 25 SEM AL 7 28 10 10 1 0 1 2 7 3 5 6 .357 .455 .500 .955
1974 26 SEM AL 11 38 6 13 0 0 0 3 7 5 13 3 .342 .510 .342 .852
1975 27 SEM AL 20 80 12 24 0 2 1 6 14 6 8 16 .300 .364 .388 .751
1976 28 SEM AL 10 37 6 16 0 1 0 4 8 6 6 2 .432 .512 .486 .998
1977 29 SEM AL 13 52 9 15 1 0 2 9 11 5 12 6 .288 .422 .423 .845
1978 30 SEM AL 17 69 8 17 2 2 1 9 7 5 9 9 .246 .342 .377 .719
1979 31 SEM AL 15 63 10 19 1 0 1 6 8 8 7 7 .302 .371 .365 .737
1980 32 SEM AL 9 30 8 6 1 1 0 2 4 2 10 4 .200 .429 .300 .729
1983 35 PHN NL 17 68 11 19 2 2 0 9 7 6 8 6 .279 .351 .368 .718
Career Post-Season Batting 154 609 112 178 9 9 7 64 102 53 99 77 .292 .394 .371 .765
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1972-6-.310
1974-9-.311
1977-3-.341
1978-7-.315
1979-7-.301
1981-3-.326
 On-Base Pct
1972-3-.411
1973-9-.398
1974-8-.392
1975-5-.405
1977-1-.441
1978-3-.409
1979-2-.393
1981-1-.408
CAR-46-.387
 OPS
1977-9-.856
1981-10-.812
 XR
1972-2-108.2
1973-3-107.4
1974-9-100.4
1975-5-107.7
1977-1-122.7
1978-6-102.7
1979-5-91.5
1981-2-106.0
CAR-41-1356.2
 Games
1983-1-158
 At-Bats
1972-10-610
1973-4-621
1974-1-631
1975-2-617
1976-2-621
1978-8-597
1979-6-608
1980-1-633
1981-4-620
1982-5-612
1983-2-629
CAR-32-8782
Runs
1972-3-112
1973-2-111
1974-1-112
1975-1-126
1976-1-124
1977-1-131
1978-1-118
1979-2-102
1980-2-107
1981-6-98
CAR-20-1522
 Hits
1972-3-189
1973-7-183
1974-4-196
1975-5-191
1977-2-202
1978-5-188
1979-4-183
1980-8-186
1981-3-202
1982-7-181
1983-6-181
CAR-23-2620
 Singles
1972-1-159
1973-4-151
1974-2-163
1975-1-164
1976-5-136
1977-1-176
1978-2-161
1979-2-166
1980-2-159
1981-1-173
1982-1-163
1983-2-155
CAR-1-2239
 Triples
1971-3-7
1972-1-11
1973-1-13
1976-3-8
1977-5-8
1981-8-8
CAR-21-92
 Stolen Bases
1971-1-68
1972-1-105
1973-1-124
1974-1-107
1975-1-125
1976-1-124
1977-1-135
1978-1-120
1979-1-101
1980-1-98
1981-1-103
1982-1-88
1983-2-78
1984-4-58
1985-7-53
CAR-1-1489
 Caught Stealing
1971-5-20
1972-2-37
1973-2-40
1974-1-41
1975-1-45
1976-1-37
1977-1-47
1978-1-46
1979-1-55
1980-1-40
1981-1-57
1982-1-65
1983-1-62
1984-1-33
1985-1-47
CAR-1-677
Walks
1972-3-104
1973-5-107
1975-5-100
1976-5-102
1977-3-104
1978-6-93
1979-4-92
1981-7-88
CAR-31-1252
 Strikeouts
1985-5-128
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 44    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 151    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 62    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  6. Greg Gross (722)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Seattle in 1971
Had first career hit on 7/4/1971, off Art Quirk (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 9/13/1971, off Dennis Bennett (TOR)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Detroit on 9/20/1972
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,250,000 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against San Diego on 7/8/1975
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 8/6/1975
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1975
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,250,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1976, hitting .522 with 0 HR, 3 RBI
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,250,000 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Philadelphia on 6/9/1977
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Minnesota on 6/25/1977
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Kansas City on 9/28/1977
10/24/1977: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $15,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 7/24/1978
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Washington on 6/9/1979
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1979
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Toronto on 6/24/1981
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Colorado on 9/24/1981
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1981, hitting .600 with 0 HR, 7 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/5/1982 to a 4-year deal worth $4,000,072 per year
Had 2000th career hit on 4/15/1982, off Jon Matlack (MIA)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (N) on 5/5/1982
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
Traded from Baltimore to Philadelphia on 2/4/1983 (Going to BAL: 1B Willie Crawford. Going to PHN: CF Billy North)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1983, hitting .448 with 2 HR, 12 RBI
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Indianapolis on 7/27/1983
Won World Championship with Philadelphia in 1983
Traded from Philadelphia to New York (N) on 2/2/1985 (Going to NYG: DH Billy North, 2B Dave Rosello. Going to PHN: P Dan Schatzeder, P Steve Burke, P Al Holland, LF Jim Tracy, 3B Wayne Krenchicki)
4/3/1985: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)
4/3/1986: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)
 
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