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American League Central · 2018

Chicago White Sox

62-100Guaranteed Rate FieldAmerican League CentralAmerican League
Team WAR
14.7
12.5 bat / 2.2 pitch
Win %
.383
pyth .385
Run diff
-192
4.05 / 5.23 per g
wRC+
94
ERA
4.81
FIP 4.72
Home runs
180

The Chicago White Sox went 62-100 in 2018, a .383 winning percentage — 28th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 656 runs and allowed 848, a run differential of -192. The offence ranked 24th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.81 staff ERA was 26th of 30. Their 94 team wRC+ was 6% below league average — 21st of 30 in MLB. Omar Narváez led the position players at 2.4 WAR, and Joakim Soria the rotation at a 3.12 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,311 team hits
Yolmer Sánchez145Yolmer Sánchez — 145 hits (11.1%)Yoán Moncada136Yoán Moncada — 136 hits (10.4%)Tim Anderson136Tim Anderson — 136 hits (10.4%)José Abreu132José Abreu — 132 hits (10.1%)Adam Engel101Adam Engel — 101 hits (7.7%)Daniel Palka100Daniel Palka — 100 hits (7.6%)Matt Davidson99Matt Davidson — 99 hits (7.6%)Avisaíl García84Avisaíl García — 84 hits (6.4%)Omar Narváez77Omar Narváez — 77 hits (5.9%)Leury García70Leury García — 70 hits (5.3%)Nicky Delmonico61Nicky Delmonico — 61 hits (4.7%)Kevan Smith50Kevan Smith — 50 hits (3.8%)Castillo44Welington Castillo — 44 hits (3.4%)28Charlie Tilson — 28 hits (2.1%)José Rondon23José Rondon — 23 hits (1.8%)15Trayce Thompson — 15 hits (1.1%)4Ryan Cordell — 4 hits (0.3%)Matt Skole — 3 hits (0.2%)Dustin Garneau — 1 hits (0.1%)James Shields — 1 hits (0.1%)Alfredo González — 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

27 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Omar NarváezC95322779300.275.366.429.3511252.4
Yoán Moncada2B149650136176112.235.315.400.3161002.3
Tim AndersonSS153606136206426.240.281.406.297871.9
José Abreu1B12855313222782.265.325.473.3401171.7
Yolmer Sánchez3B15566214585514.242.306.372.301901.6
Daniel PalkaDH12444910027672.240.294.484.3321121.1
Kevan SmithC51187503211.292.348.380.3231051.1
Welington CastilloC48181446151.259.304.406.311960.8
Matt DavidsonDH1234969920620.228.319.419.3251060.8
Leury GarcíaLF772757043212.271.303.376.298880.5
Avisaíl GarcíaRF913858419493.236.281.438.307940.4
José Rondon3B37107236142.230.280.470.3231050.3
Matt SkoleDH4133110.273.385.545.4011600.1
Dustin GarneauC131010.500.667.500.5282500.1
Adam EngelCF13346310162916.235.279.336.27370-0.0
Nicky DelmonicoLF88318618251.215.296.373.29787-0.0
Dylan CoveyP110000.000.000.000.000-122-0.0
Luis AvilánP110000.000.000.000.000-122-0.0
Reynaldo LópezP110000.000.000.000.000-122-0.0
Chris BeckP220000.000.000.000.000-122-0.0
James ShieldsP371000.167.167.167.146-19-0.1
Héctor SantiagoP340000.000.000.000.000-122-0.1
Alfredo GonzálezC391010.111.111.111.098-54-0.1
Lucas GiolitoP360000.000.000.000.000-122-0.1
Charlie TilsonLF37121280112.264.331.292.28578-0.2
Ryan CordellCF16404140.108.125.216.145-20-0.5
Trayce ThompsonRF4713715393.117.162.211.164-7-1.4

Pitching

30 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Joakim Soria66060.23416753.122.441.1411.11.5
Jace Fry59151.1234704.382.671.1112.31.1
Reynaldo López3232188.271001513.914.631.277.20.9
Aaron Bummer37031.2010354.262.401.589.90.8
Dylan Covey2721121.25140915.184.391.496.70.8
Luis Avilán70045.1212513.773.091.3710.10.8
Xavier Cedeño48033.1201342.432.951.269.20.6
Juan Minaya52046.2221583.283.571.4611.20.5
Bruce Rondón35029.2231408.493.732.1612.10.3
Jeanmar Gómez26025.0020274.683.881.569.70.2
Caleb Frare1107.001095.142.731.4311.60.1
Carlos Rodón2020120.2680904.184.951.266.70.1
Matt Davidson303.000020.002.830.676.00.1
Nate Jones33030.0225323.004.561.439.60.0
Gregory Infante1009.011068.004.492.226.00.0
Rob Scahill605.000035.404.961.605.4-0.0
José Ruiz604.100064.155.471.8512.5-0.0
Danny Farquhar808.011095.635.790.7510.1-0.1
James Shields3433204.271601544.535.091.316.8-0.1
Ian Hamilton1008.012054.506.291.005.6-0.2
Michael Kopech4414.1110155.026.161.539.4-0.2
Tyler Danish706.110057.118.061.897.1-0.2
Thyago Vieira16017.2111157.136.441.707.6-0.4
Ryan Burr809.200067.458.131.865.6-0.4
Chris Volstad33147.1150296.275.361.635.5-0.4
Miguel González3312.1030512.418.032.433.6-0.4
Héctor Santiago497102.06321034.415.091.589.1-0.5
Carson Fulmer9832.1240298.077.271.898.1-0.8
Chris Beck20034.0001214.506.841.595.6-0.9
Lucas Giolito3232173.1101301256.135.561.486.5-1.0
Record versus run differential

Chicago White Sox are 62-100, a .383 win rate, while their -192 run differential implies .385. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.