Terry Francona vs. Bill North — Career Comparison

Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill North
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Terry Francona and Bill North are closely matched on the surface stats. Terry Francona posted stronger numbers in slugging (.351 vs .323) and batting average (.274 vs .261). Bill North had the advantage in OPS (.692 vs .657). By the career numbers, Terry Francona had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Terry Francona and Bill North

Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
151.79
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4621
600
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3900
506.38
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1016
131.92
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845
109.72
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.32
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
15.58
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.97
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.03
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.26
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.6
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
31.54
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
22.2
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550.26
71.45
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
608
199.78
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1258
163.34
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
544
178.75
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1668
216.58
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
83.1
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
46.99
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
29.86
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
850
110.37
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
194.2
63.81
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569.24
73.91
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.25
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
627
81.41
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.64
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
39.1
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
665
86.34
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
15.34
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.93
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.14
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.29
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.82
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
9.86
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
6.49
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
51.29
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
21.03
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
24
7.89
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
557
72.32
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.92
70.92

Fielding Stats for Terry Francona and Bill North

Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066
1.12
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.92
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
1.04
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25812
27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8604
9
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2032
6.01
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820
2.95
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.56
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.07
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.06
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
6.63
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2940
3.08
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2220
6.56
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2883
3.02
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.362
4.362
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.705
2.705
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.5
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0