2004 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 2004 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 865 runs and belted 242 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Paul Konerko, who led the team with 41 home runs and 117 RBI. Carlos Lee led the team with 180 hits for a .305 average.
The team allowed 831 runs and had a team ERA of 4.91. Mark Buehrle led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 165 strikeouts. Shingo Takatsu was the team's best fireman, with 19 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Roberto Alomar | 2B | 18 | 61 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .203 | .246 | .449 | .180 |
| Joe Crede | 3B | 144 | 490 | 67 | 117 | 21 | 69 | 1 | .299 | .418 | .717 | .239 |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | SS | 15 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Ross Gload | 1B | 110 | 234 | 28 | 75 | 7 | 44 | 0 | .375 | .479 | .854 | .321 |
| Willie Harris | 2B | 129 | 409 | 68 | 107 | 2 | 27 | 19 | .343 | .323 | .666 | .262 |
| Paul Konerko | 1B | 155 | 563 | 84 | 156 | 41 | 117 | 1 | .359 | .535 | .894 | .277 |
| Juan Uribe | 2B | 134 | 502 | 82 | 142 | 23 | 74 | 9 | .327 | .506 | .833 | .283 |
| Wilson Valdez | SS | 19 | 43 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .267 | .326 | .593 | .233 |
| Jose Valentin | SS | 125 | 450 | 73 | 97 | 30 | 70 | 8 | .287 | .473 | .760 | .216 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Borchard | OF | 63 | 201 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 20 | 1 | .249 | .338 | .587 | .174 |
| Carlos Lee | OF | 153 | 591 | 103 | 180 | 31 | 99 | 11 | .366 | .525 | .891 | .305 |
| Magglio Ordonez | OF | 52 | 202 | 32 | 59 | 9 | 37 | 0 | .351 | .485 | .836 | .292 |
| Timo Perez | OF | 103 | 293 | 38 | 72 | 5 | 40 | 3 | .285 | .338 | .623 | .246 |
| Aaron Rowand | OF | 140 | 487 | 94 | 151 | 24 | 69 | 17 | .361 | .544 | .905 | .310 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Alomar | C | 50 | 146 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .298 | .308 | .606 | .240 |
| Jamie Burke | C | 57 | 120 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .386 | .408 | .794 | .333 |
| Ben Davis | C | 54 | 160 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .276 | .400 | .676 | .231 |
| Miguel Olivo | C | 46 | 141 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 5 | .316 | .496 | .812 | .270 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Carl Everett | DH | 43 | 154 | 21 | 41 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .320 | .422 | .742 | .266 |
| Frank Thomas | DH | 74 | 240 | 53 | 65 | 18 | 49 | 0 | .434 | .563 | .997 | .271 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5534 | 865 | 1481 | 242 | 823 | 78 | .330 | .457 | .787 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jon Adkins | 50 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 4.65 | 1.532 | |||
| Jeff Bajenaru | 9 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1.80 | 2.530 | |||
| Mark Buehrle | 35 | 35 | 245.3 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 165 | 51 | 3.89 | 1.256 | |||
| Jose Contreras | 13 | 13 | 74.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 68 | 42 | 5.30 | 1.539 | |||
| Neal Cotts | 56 | 1 | 65.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 58 | 30 | 5.65 | 1.394 | |||
| Vic Darensbourg | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.538 | |||
| Felix Diaz | 18 | 7 | 49.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 6.75 | 1.582 | |||
| Freddy Garcia | 16 | 16 | 103 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 0 | 102 | 32 | 4.46 | 1.243 | |||
| Jon Garland | 34 | 33 | 217 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 113 | 76 | 4.89 | 1.378 | |||
| Jason Grilli | 8 | 8 | 45 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 7.40 | 1.600 | |||
| Michael Jackson | 45 | 0 | 46.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 5.01 | 1.499 | |||
| Billy Koch | 24 | 0 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 25 | 16 | 5.40 | 1.717 | |||
| Esteban Loaiza | 21 | 21 | 140.7 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 83 | 45 | 4.86 | 1.429 | |||
| Damaso Marte | 74 | 0 | 73.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 6 | 68 | 34 | 3.42 | 1.221 | |||
| Arnie Munoz | 11 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1.05 | 2.238 | |||
| Cliff Politte | 54 | 0 | 51.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 48 | 22 | 4.38 | 1.442 | |||
| Jon Rauch | 2 | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.23 | 2.299 | |||
| Scott Schoeneweis | 20 | 19 | 112.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 69 | 49 | 5.59 | 1.579 | |||
| Josh Stewart | 3 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15.26 | 2.468 | |||
| Shingo Takatsu | 59 | 0 | 62.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 19 | 50 | 21 | 2.31 | 0.979 | |||
| Dan Wright | 4 | 4 | 17.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8.15 | 1.977 | |||
| Kelly Wunsch | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 561 | 162 | 1432.3 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 34 | 1013 | 527 | 4.91 | 1.419 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Paul Konerko | 155 |
| At Bats | Carlos Lee | 591 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Carlos Lee | 658 |
| Batting Average | Aaron Rowand | .310 |
| On-Base % | Carlos Lee | .366 |
| Slugging % | Aaron Rowand | .544 |
| OPS | Aaron Rowand | .905 |
| Runs | Carlos Lee | 103 |
| Hits | Carlos Lee | 180 |
| Total Bases | Carlos Lee | 310 |
| Doubles | Aaron Rowand | 38 |
| Triples | Juan Uribe | 6 |
| Home Runs | Paul Konerko | 41 |
| RBI | Paul Konerko | 117 |
| Walks | Paul Konerko | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Valentin | 139 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Harris | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Juan Uribe | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Juan Uribe | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Carlos Lee | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Paul Konerko | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mark Buehrle | 16 |
| Losses | Jon Garland | 11 |
| Saves | Shingo Takatsu | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Freddy Garcia | .692 |
| ERA | Mark Buehrle | 3.89 |
| WHIP | Mark Buehrle | 1.256 |
| Innings Pitched | Mark Buehrle | 245.3 |
| Games | Damaso Marte | 74 |
| Games Started | Mark Buehrle | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Mark Buehrle | 165 |
| Complete Games | Mark Buehrle | 4 |
| Shutouts | Mark Buehrle and Esteban Loaiza | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Mark Buehrle | 1016 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jon Garland | 118 |
| Hits Allowed | Mark Buehrle | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Jon Garland | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jon Garland | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jon Garland | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Mark Buehrle and Jon Garland | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Neal Cotts | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mark Buehrle | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mark Buehrle | 33 |
