Ed Leip vs. Bill North — Career Comparison

Ed Leip
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill North
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ed Leip and Bill North are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill North posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .663) and on-base percentage (.369 vs .308). Ed Leip had the advantage in slugging (.355 vs .323). By the career numbers, Bill North had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Leip and Bill North

Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
272.73
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
151.79
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4621
600
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3900
506.38
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
154.55
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1016
131.92
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845
109.72
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
15.58
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
4.03
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.6
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
22.2
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
50.12
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550.26
71.45
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
200
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1258
163.34
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1668
216.58
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
83.1
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
29.86
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
12
109.09
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
850
110.37
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
6.24
56.69
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569.24
73.91
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.25
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
627
81.41
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.64
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
665
86.34
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.14
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.82
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Bill North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
6.49
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
51.29
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
21.03
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
557
72.32
Ed Leip
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.92
70.92

Fielding Stats for Ed Leip and Bill North

Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
1.12
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
1.04
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25812
27
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8604
9
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2820
2.95
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.07
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.06
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2940
3.08
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2883
3.02
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Ed Leip
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.705
2.705
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Leip
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0