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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 1297 926 +370 24th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 20.3% 14.6% +5.8% 24th of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters -2.8 -2.9 +0.1 16th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters 9 6 +2 24th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 836 1123 −287 12th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 12.2% 16.8% −4.6% 12th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player 5.2 4.8 +0.4 10th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 13.3 11.3 +2.0 6th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players 19.2 15.6 +3.6 4th of 30
Total position-player WAR 22.9 19.2 +3.7 7th of 30
Total pitching WAR 14.6 14.9 −0.3 15th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three 58.1% 61.8% −3.7% 17th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup 0.58 0.45 +0.14 1st of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season 6 4 +1 3rd of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season 2 1 — 3rd of 30
Hitters used 24 24 — 13th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 26.3 28.3 −2.0 28th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 3227 1547 +1679 1st of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 50.6% 24.4% +26.3% 1st of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older 308 395 −87 16th of 30

Staff shape

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Pitchers used 33 32 — 10th of 30
Rotation WAR 14.5 13.0 +1.5 11th of 30
Bullpen WAR 14.6 6.2 +8.4 1st of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters 7.8 8.7 −0.9 19th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters 85.0% 71.4% +13.6% 1st of 30
Quality starts 38 56 −18 28th of 30
Blown saves 35 26 +8 26th of 30

Results

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Run differential 54 0 +54 9th of 30
Run differential per game 0.34 0.00 +0.34 9th of 30
Runs scored per game 4.80 4.48 +0.32 5th of 30
Runs allowed per game 4.46 4.48 −0.02 15th of 30
Winning percentage .516 .500 +.016 12th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage .533 .502 +.031 9th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation -2.8 -0.3 −2.5 22nd of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games .532 .499 +.033 12th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more .571 .500 +.071 8th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings .412 .511 −.099 23rd of 30
Home winning percentage .588 .528 +.060 6th of 30
Road winning percentage .444 .473 −.029 20th of 30
Winning percentage within the division .635 .500 +.135 3rd of 30
Longest winning streak 5 6 −1 19th of 30

Batting

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Games 161 161 — 1st of 30
Team Plate Appearances 6153 6094 +58 6th of 30
Team At Bats 5397 5413 −16 19th of 30
Team Runs 772 721 +50 5th of 30
Team Hits 1274 1320 −46 25th of 30
Team Doubles 249 248 — 14th of 30
Team Triples 18 22 −4 19th of 30
Team Home Runs 209 184 +24 5th of 30
Team Runs Batted In 736 689 +46 5th of 30
Team Stolen Bases 91 109 −18 19th of 30
Team Walks 589 541 +47 4th of 30
Team Strikeouts 1488 1349 +138 26th of 30
Team Walk Rate 9.6% 8.9% +0.7% 4th of 30
Team Strikeout Rate 24.2% 22.1% +2.1% 26th of 30
Team Batting Average .236 .244 −.008 25th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage .321 .318 +.003 8th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage .405 .400 +.005 8th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging .726 .719 +.007 9th of 30

Pitching

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Wins 83 80 +2 12th of 30
Team Losses 78 80 −2 12th of 30
Team Saves 40 41 −1 18th of 30
Team Blown Saves 30 23 +6 26th of 30
Team Games 161 161 — 1st of 30
Team Games Started 161 161 — 1st of 30
Team Innings Pitched 1431.2 1427.2 +3.2 10th of 30
Team Innings per Game 8.9 8.9 — 2nd of 30
Team Strikeouts 1328 1349 −21 17th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings 8.3 8.5 −0.2 17th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings 3.6 3.4 +0.2 20th of 30
Team Earned Run Average 4.14 4.17 −0.03 15th 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".