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American League Central · 2016

Chicago White Sox

Team WAR
27.7
15.9 bat / 11.8 pitch
Win %
.481
pyth .481
Run diff
-29
4.23 / 4.41 per g
wRC+
99
ERA
4.12
FIP 4.25
Home runs
169

The Chicago White Sox went 78-84 in 2016, a .481 winning percentage — 18th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 686 runs and allowed 715, a run differential of -29. The offence ranked 20th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.12 staff ERA was 15th of 30. Their 99 team wRC+ was 1% below league average — 15th of 30 in MLB. Adam Eaton led the position players at 3.2 WAR, and Chris Sale the rotation at a 3.34 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,433 team hits
José Abreu183José Abreu — 183 hits (12.8%)Adam Eaton176Adam Eaton — 176 hits (12.3%)Melky Cabrera175Melky Cabrera — 175 hits (12.2%)Todd Frazier133Todd Frazier — 133 hits (9.3%)Tim Anderson116Tim Anderson — 116 hits (8.1%)Avisaíl García101Avisaíl García — 101 hits (7.0%)Brett Lawrie87Brett Lawrie — 87 hits (6.1%)Tyler Saladino84Tyler Saladino — 84 hits (5.9%)Dioner Navarro63Dioner Navarro — 63 hits (4.4%)Justin Morneau53Justin Morneau — 53 hits (3.7%)Austin Jackson46Austin Jackson — 46 hits (3.2%)JB Shuck46JB Shuck — 46 hits (3.2%)Alex Avila36Alex Avila — 36 hits (2.5%)Rollins33Jimmy Rollins — 33 hits (2.3%)Sánchez32Yolmer Sánchez — 32 hits (2.2%)Narváez27Omar Narváez — 27 hits (1.9%)13Jerry Sands — 13 hits (0.9%)Leury García — 11 hits (0.8%)10Jason Coats — 10 hits (0.7%)Kevan Smith — 2 hits (0.1%)Anthony Ranaudo — 1 hits (0.1%)Matt Albers — 1 hits (0.1%)Mat Latos — 1 hits (0.1%)Charlie Tilson — 1 hits (0.1%)Matt Davidson — 1 hits (0.1%)Chris Sale — 1 hits (0.1%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

29 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Adam EatonRF155706176145914.284.362.428.3471203.2
Todd Frazier3B158666133409815.225.302.464.3311083.0
Melky CabreraLF15164617514862.296.345.455.3461192.6
José Abreu1B159695183251000.293.353.468.3521232.4
Tim AndersonSS9843111693010.283.306.432.3181002.0
Alex AvilaC57209367110.213.359.373.3331101.3
Brett Lawrie2B943848712367.248.310.413.315971.2
Tyler Saladino2B873198483811.282.315.409.315981.1
Omar NarváezC32117271100.267.350.337.306910.5
Austin JacksonCF53203460182.254.318.343.294830.3
Jimmy RollinsSS4116633285.221.295.329.279730.1
Anthony RanaudoP131110.333.3331.333.6923580.1
Matt AlbersP1110001.0001.0002.0001.2657530.1
Mat LatosP251110.200.200.800.4151670.1
Charlie TilsonCF121000.500.500.500.4391830.0
Matt DavidsonDH121010.500.500.500.4391830.0
Dioner NavarroC97334636351.207.265.322.260600.0
Miguel GonzálezP110000.000.000.000.000-120-0.0
Leury GarcíaCF155011152.229.260.354.26865-0.0
Jason CoatsRF245810141.200.298.340.28979-0.0
Justin MorneauDH58218536250.261.303.429.31497-0.0
Jose QuintanaP120000.000.000.000.000-120-0.0
Chris SaleP361000.167.167.167.146-19-0.1
Carlos RodónP130000.000.000.000.000-120-0.1
Avisaíl GarcíaDH12045310112514.245.307.385.30590-0.2
Kevan SmithC6162000.125.125.125.110-44-0.2
Jerry SandsDH235813170.236.276.291.25355-0.3
Yolmer Sánchez2B49163324210.208.236.357.25757-0.3
JB ShuckCF77241464143.205.248.299.24247-0.8

Pitching

27 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Chris Sale3232226.2171002333.343.461.049.34.1
Jose Quintana3232208.0131201813.203.561.167.83.6
Miguel González2423135.0580953.733.711.246.32.1
Carlos Rodón2828165.091001684.044.011.399.22.0
Nate Jones71070.2533802.292.930.8910.21.3
Zach Duke81061.0212682.362.971.2610.01.1
Dan Jennings64060.2431462.083.381.406.80.9
David Robertson62062.15337753.473.581.3610.80.7
Zach Putnam25027.1100302.303.111.329.90.5
Michael Ynoa23030.0100303.003.351.239.00.4
Matt Purke12018.0010155.503.481.787.50.2
Juan Minaya11010.110064.354.021.455.20.1
Tommy Kahnle29027.1011252.634.461.508.20.1
Daniel Webb101.000030.000.153.0027.00.1
JB Shuck101.000009.003.151.000.00.0
Scott Carroll302.1000211.574.001.297.70.0
Tyler Danish301.2000010.808.555.400.0-0.1
Blake Smith504.100016.236.381.622.1-0.1
Jake Petricka908.000074.506.022.007.9-0.1
Carson Fulmer8011.2020108.495.971.637.7-0.2
Chris Beck25025.1220206.395.361.897.1-0.2
John Danks4422.1040167.256.101.756.4-0.3
Mat Latos171270.0730424.895.321.495.4-0.3
Jacob Turner18224.2120186.576.511.996.6-0.5
Matt Albers58151.1260306.315.801.685.3-0.7
Anthony Ranaudo9531.1110189.488.061.795.2-1.1
James Shields3333181.261901355.856.011.606.7-1.9
Record versus run differential

Chicago White Sox are 78-84, a .481 win rate, while their -29 run differential implies .481. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.