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American League Central · 2019

Chicago White Sox

72-89Guaranteed Rate FieldAmerican League CentralAmerican League
Team WAR
15.9
11.4 bat / 4.5 pitch
Win %
.447
pyth .427
Run diff
-124
4.40 / 5.17 per g
wRC+
93
ERA
4.92
FIP 4.90
Home runs
185

The Chicago White Sox went 72-89 in 2019, a .447 winning percentage — 20th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 708 runs and allowed 832, a run differential of -124. The offence ranked 24th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.92 staff ERA was 23rd of 30. Their 93 team wRC+ was 7% below league average — 23rd of 30 in MLB. Yoán Moncada led the position players at 4.6 WAR, and Lucas Giolito the rotation at a 3.41 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,462 team hits
José Abreu180José Abreu — 180 hits (12.3%)Tim Anderson167Tim Anderson — 167 hits (11.4%)Yoán Moncada161Yoán Moncada — 161 hits (11.0%)Leury García161Leury García — 161 hits (11.0%)Eloy Jiménez125Eloy Jiménez — 125 hits (8.5%)Yolmer Sánchez125Yolmer Sánchez — 125 hits (8.5%)James McCann120James McCann — 120 hits (8.2%)Yonder Alonso58Yonder Alonso — 58 hits (4.0%)Adam Engel55Adam Engel — 55 hits (3.8%)Welington Castillo48Welington Castillo — 48 hits (3.3%)Ryan Cordell48Ryan Cordell — 48 hits (3.3%)Jon Jay44Jon Jay — 44 hits (3.0%)Ryan Goins36Ryan Goins — 36 hits (2.5%)Tilson33Charlie Tilson — 33 hits (2.3%)José Rondon28José Rondon — 28 hits (1.9%)16Zack Collins — 16 hits (1.1%)15Matt Skole — 15 hits (1.0%)13Nicky Delmonico — 13 hits (0.9%)12Danny Mendick — 12 hits (0.8%)9Daniel Palka — 9 hits (0.6%)6AJ Reed — 6 hits (0.4%)Lucas Giolito — 1 hits (0.1%)Seby Zavala — 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

30 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Yoán Moncada3B131559161257910.315.367.548.3821424.6
Tim AndersonSS122518167185617.335.357.508.3651304.0
James McCannC11647612018604.273.328.460.3351092.7
José Abreu1B159693180331232.284.330.503.3461171.9
Eloy JiménezLF12150412531790.267.315.513.3461171.8
Leury GarcíaCF13761816184015.279.310.378.296830.5
Adam EngelCF79248556263.242.304.383.298840.3
Welington CastilloC712514812410.209.267.417.289780.3
Ryan Goins3B51163362100.250.333.347.301860.2
Danny MendickSS144012240.308.325.462.3331080.2
Yolmer Sánchez2B1475551252435.252.318.321.283740.1
Jimmy CorderoP1100000.0
Josh OsichP1100000.0
Lucas GiolitoP241020.250.250.250.21829-0.0
Carson FulmerP110000.000.000.000.000-120-0.0
Dylan CoveyP120000.000.000.000.000-120-0.0
Ross DetwilerP120000.000.000.000.000-120-0.0
Zack CollinsDH27102163120.186.307.349.28978-0.0
Reynaldo LópezP240000.000.000.000.000-120-0.1
Iván NovaP350000.000.000.000.000-120-0.1
Seby ZavalaC5121000.083.083.083.073-70-0.2
Ryan CordellRF82247487243.221.290.355.28273-0.2
Jon JayRF4618244090.267.311.315.27770-0.3
Nicky DelmonicoLF216813160.206.265.286.24548-0.3
Charlie TilsonRF47157331124.229.293.285.25756-0.4
José Rondon2B5515728390.196.263.280.24347-0.5
AJ ReedDH14496140.136.204.205.1878-0.5
Matt SkoleDH278015060.208.275.236.23440-0.5
Daniel PalkaRF30939240.107.194.179.1771-1.0
Yonder AlonsoDH1203355810370.199.296.346.28072-1.0

Pitching

27 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Lucas Giolito2929176.214902283.413.431.0611.63.6
Aaron Bummer58067.2001602.133.410.998.01.1
Iván Nova3434187.0111201144.724.981.455.50.8
Reynaldo López3333184.0101501695.385.041.468.30.7
Carlos Rodón7734.2320465.193.621.4411.90.6
Alex Colomé62061.04530552.804.081.078.10.6
Evan Marshall55050.2420412.494.301.307.30.3
Jimmy Cordero31037.1110312.894.070.997.50.3
Kelvin Herrera57051.1331536.144.581.629.30.2
Dylan Cease141473.0470815.795.191.5510.00.2
Thyago Vieira607.010089.003.072.2910.30.1
Ryan Burr16119.2110204.584.381.279.20.1
Juan Minaya22027.2000273.904.661.558.80.1
Jace Fry68055.0340684.754.901.5811.10.0
José Rondon101.000000.003.212.000.00.0
AJ Reed101.000000.003.210.000.00.0
Josh Osich57067.2400614.664.961.148.1-0.0
Nate Jones13010.1011103.486.121.658.7-0.1
Caleb Frare502.2000310.1310.342.2510.1-0.1
José Ruiz40140.0140355.635.362.007.9-0.2
Odrisamer Despaigne3313.102079.456.892.324.7-0.2
Héctor Santiago19233.2110406.685.891.9010.7-0.3
Carson Fulmer20227.1120256.266.291.688.2-0.4
Dylan Covey181258.2180417.986.061.766.3-0.5
Ervin Santana3313.102059.459.661.883.4-0.6
Manny Banuelos16850.2340446.936.571.847.8-0.7
Ross Detwiler181269.2350466.596.921.625.9-1.2
Record versus run differential

Chicago White Sox are 72-89, a .447 win rate, while their -124 run differential implies .427. That is about 3 wins ahead of it, usually a mix of bullpen sequencing and one-run luck.