Oakland A’s: Best 10 Season At Center Field
By Tej Kamaraju
5. Bill North, 1975
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 27 | 140 | 624 | 74 | 143 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 81 | 80 | .273 | .373 | .330 | .703 | 103 |
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Generated 2/20/2014.
North continued to provide the spark at the top of the order as the A’s won their fifth straight AL West crown, but had their streak of three straight World Series titles ended.
He was sixth in the American League with a 2.3 Defensive WAR and ninth among AL position player with a 5.8 WAR. Defensively, he led AL center fielders with 22 Total Zone Runs, a 3.32 Range Factor per nine innings and 3.18 Range Factor per game.
North was also eighth in the league with 30 stolen bases and 13 sacrifice hits. Defensively, he led AL center fielders with 414 putouts and 10 errors.
He was second among AL center fielders with a .373 on-base percentage and third with 74 runs and 30 stolen bases.
North had an awful ACLS against the Red Sox, going 0-for-10 with an RBI and two walks as Oakland was swept in three games.