American League Central · 2016
Chicago White Sox 2016
- Team WAR
- 29.6 16.4 bat / 13.3 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 3.6 WAR, and Chris Sale the rotation at a 3.34 ERA.
Where the offence comes from
Roster contribution by share of the team total.
Batting
29 players, ranked by dbWAR.
| Adam Eaton | RF | 155 | 706 | 176 | 14 | 59 | 14 | .284 | .362 | .428 | .347 | 120 | 3.6 |
| Todd Frazier | 3B | 158 | 666 | 133 | 40 | 98 | 15 | .225 | .302 | .464 | .331 | 108 | 2.8 |
| Melky Cabrera | LF | 151 | 646 | 175 | 14 | 86 | 2 | .296 | .345 | .455 | .346 | 119 | 2.6 |
| José Abreu | 1B | 159 | 695 | 183 | 25 | 100 | 0 | .293 | .353 | .468 | .352 | 123 | 2.4 |
| Tim Anderson | SS | 98 | 431 | 116 | 9 | 30 | 10 | .283 | .306 | .432 | .318 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Brett Lawrie | 2B | 94 | 384 | 87 | 12 | 36 | 7 | .248 | .310 | .413 | .315 | 97 | 1.4 |
| Alex Avila | C | 57 | 209 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .213 | .359 | .373 | .333 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Tyler Saladino | 2B | 87 | 319 | 84 | 8 | 38 | 11 | .282 | .315 | .409 | .315 | 98 | 1.0 |
| Omar Narváez | C | 32 | 117 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .267 | .350 | .337 | .306 | 91 | 0.5 |
| Jimmy Rollins | SS | 41 | 166 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 5 | .221 | .295 | .329 | .279 | 73 | 0.3 |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 53 | 203 | 46 | 0 | 18 | 2 | .254 | .318 | .343 | .294 | 83 | 0.3 |
| Anthony Ranaudo | P | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | .692 | 358 | 0.1 |
| Mat Latos | P | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .800 | .415 | 167 | 0.1 |
| Matt Albers | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.265 | 753 | 0.1 |
| Justin Morneau | DH | 58 | 218 | 53 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .261 | .303 | .429 | .314 | 97 | 0.0 |
| Charlie Tilson | CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | .439 | 183 | 0.0 |
| Matt Davidson | DH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | .439 | 183 | 0.0 |
| Leury García | CF | 15 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .229 | .260 | .354 | .268 | 65 | 0.0 |
| Chris Sale | P | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .146 | -19 | -0.0 |
| Miguel González | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -120 | -0.0 |
| Jason Coats | RF | 24 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .200 | .298 | .340 | .289 | 79 | -0.0 |
| Jose Quintana | P | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -120 | -0.0 |
| Carlos Rodón | P | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -120 | -0.0 |
| Avisaíl García | DH | 120 | 453 | 101 | 12 | 51 | 4 | .245 | .307 | .385 | .305 | 90 | -0.1 |
| Yolmer Sánchez | 2B | 49 | 163 | 32 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .208 | .236 | .357 | .257 | 57 | -0.2 |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 97 | 334 | 63 | 6 | 35 | 1 | .207 | .265 | .322 | .260 | 60 | -0.2 |
| Kevan Smith | C | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .110 | -44 | -0.3 |
| Jerry Sands | DH | 23 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .236 | .276 | .291 | .253 | 55 | -0.3 |
| JB Shuck | CF | 77 | 241 | 46 | 4 | 14 | 3 | .205 | .248 | .299 | .242 | 47 | -0.7 |
Pitching
27 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.
| Chris Sale | 32 | 32 | 226.2 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 233 | 3.34 | 3.46 | 1.04 | 9.3 | 4.5 |
| Jose Quintana | 32 | 32 | 208.0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 181 | 3.20 | 3.56 | 1.16 | 7.8 | 3.9 |
| Miguel González | 24 | 23 | 135.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 95 | 3.73 | 3.71 | 1.24 | 6.3 | 2.2 |
| Carlos Rodón | 28 | 28 | 165.0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 168 | 4.04 | 4.01 | 1.39 | 9.2 | 2.2 |
| Nate Jones | 71 | 0 | 70.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 2.29 | 2.93 | 0.89 | 10.2 | 1.4 |
| Zach Duke | 81 | 0 | 61.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 2.36 | 2.97 | 1.26 | 10.0 | 1.2 |
| Dan Jennings | 64 | 0 | 60.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 2.08 | 3.38 | 1.40 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| David Robertson | 62 | 0 | 62.1 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 75 | 3.47 | 3.58 | 1.36 | 10.8 | 0.8 |
| Zach Putnam | 25 | 0 | 27.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.30 | 3.11 | 1.32 | 9.9 | 0.5 |
| Michael Ynoa | 23 | 0 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.00 | 3.35 | 1.23 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
| Matt Purke | 12 | 0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5.50 | 3.48 | 1.78 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| Juan Minaya | 11 | 0 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.35 | 4.02 | 1.45 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 29 | 0 | 27.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2.63 | 4.46 | 1.50 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| Daniel Webb | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 3.00 | 27.0 | 0.1 |
| Scott Carroll | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.57 | 4.00 | 1.29 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| JB Shuck | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.15 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Danish | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 8.55 | 5.40 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Blake Smith | 5 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 | 6.38 | 1.62 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Jake Petricka | 9 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.50 | 6.02 | 2.00 | 7.9 | -0.1 |
| Carson Fulmer | 8 | 0 | 11.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8.49 | 5.97 | 1.63 | 7.7 | -0.2 |
| Chris Beck | 25 | 0 | 25.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6.39 | 5.36 | 1.89 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| John Danks | 4 | 4 | 22.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7.25 | 6.10 | 1.75 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| Mat Latos | 17 | 12 | 70.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 4.89 | 5.32 | 1.49 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Jacob Turner | 18 | 2 | 24.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6.57 | 6.51 | 1.99 | 6.6 | -0.5 |
| Matt Albers | 58 | 1 | 51.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 6.31 | 5.80 | 1.68 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Anthony Ranaudo | 9 | 5 | 31.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9.48 | 8.06 | 1.79 | 5.2 | -1.1 |
| James Shields | 33 | 33 | 181.2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 135 | 5.85 | 6.01 | 1.60 | 6.7 | -1.8 |
Attendance
Announced gate at 80 home dates, 2016.
- Average
- 21,829 80 home dates
- Median
- 20,713
- Total
- 1,746,293
- Best
- 39,553 2016-07-26
- Quietest
- 11,418 2016-04-21
- On the road
- 28,189 what they drew away
By situation
| Split | Games | Avg | Med | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All home | 80 | 21,829 | 20,713 | 11,418 | 39,553 |
| Night | 52 | 20,249 | 20,013 | 12,093 | 39,553 |
| Day | 28 | 24,762 | 25,657 | 11,418 | 38,019 |
| Weekend | 38 | 25,479 | 25,691 | 15,486 | 38,019 |
| Weekday | 42 | 18,526 | 16,859 | 11,418 | 39,553 |
| On the road | 81 | 28,189 | 29,023 | 10,478 | 42,031 |
Through the season
| Month | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Apr | 9 | 18,993 |
| May | 16 | 20,098 |
| Jun | 15 | 22,737 |
| Jul | 12 | 28,461 |
| Aug | 12 | 23,530 |
| Sep | 15 | 16,080 |
| Oct | 2 | 23,817 |
By season
Announced gate — tickets distributed, which is the figure every reference publishes and is not the same as people through the turnstile. A game the feed reports no gate for is left out rather than counted as empty. Seasons before attendance was carried into the lake are absent from the trend rather than shown as zero.
Game time
First pitch to final out across 161 completed games, 2016.
- Regulation
- 2:58 146 games
- All games
- 3:03
- Extra innings
- 3:56 15 of them
- Longest
- 4:34 2016-06-13, 12 inn
- Shortest
- 2:10 2016-09-28
By situation
| Split | Games | Avg | Med | Fastest | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 161 | 3:03 | 2:59 | 2:10 | 4:46 |
| Regulation | 146 | 2:58 | 2:58 | 2:10 | 3:57 |
| Extra innings | 15 | 3:56 | 3:56 | 3:05 | 4:46 |
| Home | 80 | 3:00 | 2:57 | 2:10 | 4:34 |
| Road | 81 | 3:06 | 3:02 | 2:20 | 4:46 |
| Day | 56 | 3:03 | 3:00 | 2:22 | 4:46 |
| Night | 105 | 3:03 | 2:59 | 2:10 | 4:34 |
Through the season
| Month | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Apr | 9 | 2:57 |
| May | 16 | 2:58 |
| Jun | 15 | 3:10 |
| Jul | 11 | 3:04 |
| Aug | 12 | 2:45 |
| Sep | 15 | 3:05 |
| Oct | 2 | 2:47 |
By season
Regulation games only, in minutes. 178 minutes this season.
Elapsed time from first pitch to final out. The feed does not itemise delays, so a rain delay is inside these numbers with no way to subtract it. Games called early are excluded — five innings in ninety-three minutes is not a short game — but they still count in attendance, because the crowd turned up.
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.