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American League Central · 2020

Chicago White Sox

35-25Guaranteed Rate FieldAmerican League CentralAmerican League
Team WAR
13.7
9.1 bat / 4.6 pitch
Win %
.583
pyth .599
Run diff
+60
5.10 / 4.10 per g
wRC+
109
ERA
3.82
FIP 4.33
Home runs
96

The Chicago White Sox went 35-25 in 2020, a .583 winning percentage — 6th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 306 runs and allowed 246, a run differential of +60. The offence ranked 5th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.82 staff ERA was 6th of 30. Their 109 team wRC+ was 9% above league average — 8th of 30 in MLB. José Abreu led the position players at 2.2 WAR, and Lucas Giolito the rotation at a 3.48 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

531 team hits
José Abreu76José Abreu — 76 hits (14.3%)Tim Anderson67Tim Anderson — 67 hits (12.6%)Eloy Jiménez63Eloy Jiménez — 63 hits (11.9%)Luis Robert Jr.47Luis Robert Jr. — 47 hits (8.9%)Yoán Moncada45Yoán Moncada — 45 hits (8.5%)Yasmani Grandal37Yasmani Grandal — 37 hits (7.0%)Nick Madrigal35Nick Madrigal — 35 hits (6.6%)Nomar Mazara31Nomar Mazara — 31 hits (5.8%)James McCann28James McCann — 28 hits (5.3%)Adam Engel26Adam Engel — 26 hits (4.9%)Danny Mendick26Danny Mendick — 26 hits (4.9%)Edwin Encarnación25Edwin Encarnación — 25 hits (4.7%)García16Leury García — 16 hits (3.0%)5Yolmer Sánchez — 5 hits (0.9%)3Nicky Delmonico — 3 hits (0.6%)Zack Collins — 1 hits (0.2%)
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

20 players, ranked by dbWAR.

José Abreu1B602627619600.317.370.617.4121602.2
Tim AndersonSS492216710215.322.357.529.3771372.0
Eloy JiménezLF542266314410.296.332.559.3731341.4
James McCannC30111287151.289.360.536.3801381.1
Yasmani GrandalC46194378270.230.351.422.3411121.1
Luis Robert Jr.CF562274711319.233.302.436.317960.8
Yoán Moncada3B52231456240.225.320.385.312930.6
Nick Madrigal2B29109350112.340.376.369.3341080.5
Adam EngelRF3093263121.295.333.477.3481170.4
Yolmer Sánchez3B8215110.313.476.688.4842090.4
Leury GarcíaSS166316380.271.317.441.3271030.3
Danny Mendick2B3111426360.243.281.383.287760.0
Luis GonzálezCF220000.000.500.000.3761360.0
Cheslor Cuthbert3B110000.000.000.000.000-118-0.0
Yermín MercedesDH110000.000.000.000.000-118-0.0
Ryan Goins3B8100000.000.100.000.072-70-0.2
Nicky DelmonicoRF6223030.150.227.150.1867-0.2
Zack CollinsDH7181000.063.167.125.149-18-0.2
Nomar MazaraRF42149311150.228.295.294.26964-0.4
Edwin EncarnaciónDH441812510190.157.250.377.27366-0.7

Pitching

27 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Lucas Giolito121272.1430973.483.191.0412.11.7
Dallas Keuchel111163.1620421.993.081.096.01.5
Evan Marshall23022.2210302.382.041.0611.90.7
Matt Foster23228.2610312.202.880.879.70.6
Codi Heuer21023.2301251.522.770.899.50.5
Dane Dunning7734.0200353.973.991.129.30.5
Alex Colomé21022.12012160.812.970.946.40.5
Aaron Bummer909.1100140.961.801.0713.50.3
Jimmy Cordero30026.2120226.073.871.577.40.3
Garrett Crochet506.000080.001.020.5012.00.3
Ross Detwiler16019.2110153.203.901.226.90.2
Alex McRae203.000020.001.860.336.00.1
Bernardo Flores Jr.202.000029.001.192.009.00.1
Jimmy Lambert202.000020.001.191.009.00.1
Jace Fry18019.2010243.664.561.4211.00.1
José Ruiz504.000052.253.940.5011.30.0
Carlos Rodón427.202068.224.891.577.00.0
Ian Hamilton404.000044.504.942.259.0-0.0
Yolmer Sánchez101.000009.0016.192.000.0-0.1
Gio Gonzalez12431.2120344.835.501.869.7-0.2
Steve Cishek22020.0000215.405.641.509.4-0.2
Kelvin Herrera202.1000315.4313.051.7111.6-0.2
Drew Anderson101.1010240.5024.194.5013.5-0.3
Zack Burdi807.10101111.058.511.9113.5-0.3
Jonathan Stiever226.101039.9512.351.744.3-0.5
Dylan Cease121258.1540444.016.361.446.8-0.6
Reynaldo López8826.1130246.497.631.638.2-0.6
Record versus run differential

Chicago White Sox are 35-25, a .583 win rate, while their +60 run differential implies .599. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.