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Chicago White Sox

CWS · AL Central · 2026
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Roster construction

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 821 669 +151 20th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 21.3% 16.3% +5.0% 21st of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters -2.1 -2.2 +0.1 14th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters 7 5 +2 20th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 787 760 +26 20th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 19.3% 18.4% +0.8% 20th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player 3.2 3.4 −0.2 15th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 8.5 7.9 +0.6 9th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players 13.2 10.8 +2.4 4th of 30
Total position-player WAR 14.8 12.4 +2.4 7th of 30
Total pitching WAR 9.7 9.4 +0.3 15th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three 57.4% 67.4% −10.0% 19th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup 0.42 0.40 +0.02 11th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season 5 2 +2 1st of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season 0 0 — 7th of 30
Hitters used 20 20 — 17th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 26.0 28.4 −2.5 28th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 2170 950 +1219 1st of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 56.4% 23.3% +33.1% 1st of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older 161 268 −107 17th of 30

Staff shape

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Pitchers used 27 25 +1 10th of 30
Rotation WAR 9.5 8.3 +1.2 10th of 30
Bullpen WAR 6.3 3.0 +3.3 2nd of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters 7.2 6.2 +1.0 9th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters 78.5% 70.4% +8.1% 2nd of 30
Quality starts 26 35 −9 26th of 30
Blown saves 21 15 +5 26th of 30

Results

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Run differential 41 0 +41 7th of 30
Run differential per game 0.39 0.00 +0.39 7th of 30
Runs scored per game 4.79 4.51 +0.28 7th of 30
Runs allowed per game 4.41 4.51 −0.10 13th of 30
Winning percentage .519 .500 +.019 8th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage .538 .501 +.037 9th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation -2.0 -0.1 −1.9 20th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games .559 .499 +.060 7th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more .556 .497 +.059 9th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings .417 .514 −.097 23rd of 30
Home winning percentage .604 .522 +.082 5th of 30
Road winning percentage .434 .479 −.045 22nd of 30
Winning percentage within the division .600 .500 +.100 5th of 30
Longest winning streak 5 6 −1 15th of 30

Batting

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Games 106 107 −1 26th of 30
Team Plate Appearances 4012 4064 −52 22nd of 30
Team At Bats 3543 3610 −67 26th of 30
Team Runs 508 484 +23 9th of 30
Team Hits 851 881 −30 24th of 30
Team Doubles 165 168 −3 15th of 30
Team Triples 11 14 −3 18th of 30
Team Home Runs 137 124 +12 7th of 30
Team Runs Batted In 487 463 +23 9th of 30
Team Stolen Bases 63 73 −10 19th of 30
Team Walks 357 361 −4 15th of 30
Team Strikeouts 949 900 +48 24th of 30
Team Walk Rate 8.9% 8.9% — 13th of 30
Team Strikeout Rate 23.7% 22.2% +1.5% 24th of 30
Team Batting Average .240 .244 −.004 19th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage .318 .319 −.001 13th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage .409 .402 +.007 10th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging .727 .721 +.006 12th of 30

Pitching

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Wins 55 53 +1 9th of 30
Team Losses 51 53 −2 7th of 30
Team Saves 28 27 — 16th of 30
Team Games 106 107 −1 26th of 30
Team Games Started 106 107 −1 26th of 30
Team Innings Pitched 939.0 951.2 −12.2 30th of 30
Team Innings per Game 8.9 8.9 — 4th of 30
Team Strikeouts 901 900 — 17th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings 8.6 8.5 +0.1 13th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings 3.8 3.4 +0.4 24th of 30
Team Earned Run Average 4.14 4.20 −0.06 11th of 30

Rank is among the MLB clubs with a value for that metric, best first. Descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) are ranked but not colored — for them, "high" isn't "good".