2000 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 2000 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 95-67. They scored 978 runs and belted 216 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Thomas, who led the team with 43 home runs, 143 RBI, and 191 hits.
The team allowed 839 runs and had a team ERA of 4.67. Mike Sirotka led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 128 strikeouts. Keith Foulke was the team's best fireman, with 34 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Crede | 3B | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .762 | .357 |
| Ray Durham | 2B | 151 | 614 | 121 | 172 | 17 | 75 | 25 | .361 | .450 | .811 | .280 |
| Tony Graffanino | SS | 57 | 148 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 7 | .363 | .358 | .721 | .270 |
| Paul Konerko | 1B | 143 | 524 | 84 | 156 | 21 | 97 | 1 | .363 | .481 | .844 | .298 |
| Greg Norton | 3B | 71 | 201 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .333 | .373 | .706 | .244 |
| Herbert Perry | 3B | 109 | 383 | 69 | 118 | 12 | 61 | 4 | .356 | .483 | .839 | .308 |
| Jose Valentin | SS | 144 | 568 | 107 | 155 | 25 | 92 | 19 | .343 | .491 | .834 | .273 |
| Craig Wilson | 3B | 28 | 73 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .316 | .301 | .617 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Abbott | OF | 80 | 215 | 31 | 59 | 3 | 29 | 2 | .343 | .395 | .738 | .274 |
| McKay Christensen | OF | 32 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .227 | .105 | .332 | .105 |
| Carlos Lee | OF | 152 | 572 | 107 | 172 | 24 | 92 | 13 | .345 | .484 | .829 | .301 |
| Jeff Liefer | OF | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Magglio Ordonez | OF | 153 | 588 | 102 | 185 | 32 | 126 | 18 | .371 | .546 | .917 | .315 |
| Chris Singleton | OF | 147 | 511 | 83 | 130 | 11 | 62 | 22 | .301 | .382 | .683 | .254 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brook Fordyce | C | 40 | 125 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .313 | .464 | .777 | .272 |
| Charles Johnson | C | 44 | 135 | 24 | 44 | 10 | 36 | 0 | .411 | .607 | 1.018 | .326 |
| Mark Johnson | C | 75 | 213 | 29 | 48 | 3 | 23 | 3 | .315 | .319 | .634 | .225 |
| Josh Paul | C | 36 | 71 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .338 | .423 | .761 | .282 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harold Baines | DH | 24 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .294 | .344 | .638 | .213 |
| Frank Thomas | DH | 159 | 582 | 115 | 191 | 43 | 143 | 1 | .436 | .625 | 1.061 | .328 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5646 | 978 | 1615 | 216 | 926 | 119 | .353 | .470 | .823 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| James Baldwin | 29 | 28 | 178 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 0 | 116 | 59 | 4.65 | 1.371 | |||
| Lorenzo Barcelo | 22 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 3.69 | 1.103 | |||
| Kevin Beirne | 29 | 1 | 49.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 6.70 | 1.408 | |||
| Rocky Biddle | 4 | 4 | 22.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8.34 | 1.718 | |||
| Chad Bradford | 12 | 0 | 13.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.98 | 1.022 | |||
| Mark Buehrle | 28 | 3 | 51.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 4.21 | 1.442 | |||
| Cal Eldred | 20 | 20 | 112 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 0 | 97 | 59 | 4.58 | 1.446 | |||
| Scott Eyre | 13 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 6.63 | 2.158 | |||
| Keith Foulke | 72 | 0 | 88 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 34 | 91 | 22 | 2.97 | 1.000 | |||
| Jon Garland | 15 | 13 | 69.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 42 | 40 | 6.46 | 1.750 | |||
| Matt Ginter | 7 | 0 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13.50 | 2.688 | |||
| Ken Hill | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24.00 | 3.667 | |||
| Bob Howry | 65 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7 | 60 | 29 | 3.17 | 1.169 | |||
| Sean Lowe | 50 | 5 | 70.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 53 | 39 | 5.48 | 1.655 | |||
| Aaron Myette | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .00 | 1.481 | |||
| Jim Parque | 33 | 32 | 187 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 0 | 111 | 71 | 4.28 | 1.492 | |||
| Jesus Pena | 20 | 0 | 23.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 5.40 | 1.760 | |||
| Bill Simas | 60 | 0 | 67.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 49 | 22 | 3.46 | 1.344 | |||
| Mike Sirotka | 32 | 32 | 197 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 128 | 69 | 3.79 | 1.381 | |||
| Tanyon Sturtze | 10 | 1 | 15.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 12.06 | 2.548 | |||
| Kip Wells | 20 | 20 | 98.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 71 | 58 | 6.02 | 1.864 | |||
| Kelly Wunsch | 83 | 0 | 61.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 51 | 29 | 2.93 | 1.289 | |||
| Team Totals | 628 | 162 | 1450.5 | 95 | 67 | .586 | 43 | 1037 | 614 | 4.67 | 1.464 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank Thomas | 159 |
| At Bats | Ray Durham | 614 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ray Durham | 709 |
| Batting Average | Frank Thomas | .328 |
| On-Base % | Frank Thomas | .436 |
| Slugging % | Frank Thomas | .625 |
| OPS | Frank Thomas | 1.061 |
| Runs | Ray Durham | 121 |
| Hits | Frank Thomas | 191 |
| Total Bases | Frank Thomas | 364 |
| Doubles | Frank Thomas | 44 |
| Triples | Ray Durham | 9 |
| Home Runs | Frank Thomas | 43 |
| RBI | Frank Thomas | 143 |
| Walks | Frank Thomas | 112 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Valentin | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Ray Durham | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Ray Durham | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jose Valentin | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Magglio Ordonez | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Magglio Ordonez | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Sirotka | 15 |
| Losses | Mike Sirotka | 10 |
| Saves | Keith Foulke | 34 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Parque | .684 |
| ERA | Mike Sirotka | 3.79 |
| WHIP | James Baldwin | 1.371 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Sirotka | 197 |
| Games | Kelly Wunsch | 83 |
| Games Started | Jim Parque and Mike Sirotka | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Sirotka | 128 |
| Complete Games | James Baldwin and Cal Eldred | 2 |
| Shutouts | James Baldwin and Cal Eldred | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Sirotka | 832 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | James Baldwin | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Parque | 208 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Parque | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | James Baldwin | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Sirotka | 30 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Parque | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Sirotka | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Parque | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Sirotka | 26 |
