What years did Lou North play?

Lou North played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1924.

Was Lou North a pitcher?

Yes. Lou North pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 199 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lou North hit?

Lou North hit 1 career home runs with 27 hits.

Lou North

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1913-1924)

W–L 21–16

ERA 4.43

WHIP 1.53

SO 199

Pitcher PIV -2838.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 6/15/1891 in Elgin, IL, USA
Died: 5/15/1974 in Shelton, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 1913-08-22
Last Game: 1924-07-20

Full name: Louis Alexander North

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	16	172	25	8	0	13	463.0	509	228	24	200	199	4.43	-2838.8

Career ERA 4.43 vs. league average 3.69 across their career seasons — 20.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1913	DET	AL	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.0	10	10	9	3	15.00	—	0.0
1917	SLN	NL	0	0	5	0	0	0	11.3	14	5	4	4	3.97	2.69 (-48%)	-309.2
1920	SLN	NL	3	2	24	6	3	1	88.0	90	32	32	37	3.27	3.45 (+5%)	-241.0
1921	SLN	NL	4	4	40	0	0	7	86.3	81	34	32	28	3.54	4.02 (+12%)	-856.0
1922	SLN	NL	10	3	53	11	4	4	149.7	164	74	64	84	4.45	4.18 (-6%)	1376.4
1923	SLN	NL	3	4	34	3	0	1	71.7	90	41	31	24	5.15	4.03 (-28%)	-2160.3
1924	SLN	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	14.7	15	11	9	8	6.75	4.13 (-64%)	-262.3
1924	BSN	NL	1	2	9	4	1	0	35.3	45	21	19	11	5.35	4.13 (-30%)	-386.4
Career · 8 seasons			21	16	172	25	8	13	463.0	509	228	200	199	4.43	—	-2,839

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
174	137	12	27	1	1	1	10	0	4	25	.197	.220	.241	.461	0

Career AVG .197 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career OBP .220 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 34.7% below league average.

Career SLG .241 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career OPS .461 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 35.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1913	DET	AL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	SLN	NL	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	SLN	NL	26	31	2	7	1	0	0	3	1	7	.226	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	SLN	NL	40	19	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	SLN	NL	53	47	5	11	0	1	1	5	1	3	.234	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	SLN	NL	34	22	3	4	0	0	0	1	1	5	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	SLN	NL	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	BSN	NL	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			174	137	12	27	1	1	1	10	4	25	.197	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	80	59	4	8	0	4	.136
Away	94	78	8	19	1	4	.244

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	78	209.1	215	80	88	102	3.44
Away	94	255.0	294	143	114	99	5.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1924-07-20	BSN	CHC	L	0	0	0
1924-07-16	BSN	STL	L	1	0	0
1924-07-15	BSN	CIN	L	0	0	0
1924-07-08	BSN	PIT	L	0	0	0
1924-07-05	BSN	BRO	L	1	0	0
1924-07-01	BSN	PHI	L	2	1	1
1924-06-28	BSN	NY1	L	0	0	0
1924-06-24	BSN	PHI	W	4	0	1
1924-06-20	BSN	NY1	L	1	0	0
1924-06-07	STL	BSN	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1924-07-20	BSN	CHC	—	2.0	1	2	2	2	2	0
1924-07-16	BSN	STL	L	3.2	4	4	2	3	0	0
1924-07-15	BSN	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1924-07-08	BSN	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1924-07-05	BSN	BRO	—	4.2	6	2	2	3	0	0
1924-07-01	BSN	PHI	—	6.2	6	4	4	5	4	0
1924-06-28	BSN	NY1	—	1.1	8	6	6	0	0	1
1924-06-24	BSN	PHI	W	9.0	7	2	2	2	2	0
1924-06-20	BSN	NY1	L	6.0	11	5	3	4	3	0
1924-06-07	STL	BSN	—	2.0	2	2	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	172	0	20	110	7	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1913	DET	P	1	0	1	1	0
1917	SLN	P	5	0	5	0	0
1920	SLN	P	24	2	18	1	0
1921	SLN	P	40	4	11	2	1
1922	SLN	P	53	9	49	1	3
1923	SLN	P	34	3	18	0	2
1924	SLN	P	6	0	2	1	0
1924	BSN	P	9	2	6	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	172

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lou North

What years did Lou North play?: Lou North played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1924.
Was Lou North a pitcher?: Yes. Lou North pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 199 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lou North hit?: Lou North hit 1 career home runs with 27 hits.