The Baseball Scholar

This is the Chicago White Sox all-time roster. The roster consists of one starter and one bench player for each infield position and one starter and one bench player for each outfield position. Hitters had to have a minimum of 1,500 plate appearances. For pitching, I selected five starting pitchers and three relief pitchers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 75 games during their time with the franchise to qualify. Relief pitchers had to accumulate a minimum of 150 innings pitched to be eligible.

• Catcher – Carlton Fisk



• Age: 33 – 45
• Years: 1981 – 1993




Carlton Fisk

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
28.9	108	1421	5500	4896	649	1259	214	14	214	762	67	32	460	798	.257	.329	.438	.767

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• First Base – Frank Thomas



• Age: 22 – 37
• Years: 1990 – 2005




Frank Thomas

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
68.3	159	1959	8603	6956	1327	2136	447	11	448	1465	32	23	1466	1165	.307	.427	.568	.995

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• Second Base – Eddie Collins



• Age: 28 – 39
• Years: 1915 – 1926




Eddie Collins

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
67	136	1670	7405	6065	1065	2007	266	102	31	804	368	141	965	205	.331	.426	.424	.850

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• Third Base – Robin Ventura



• Age: 21 – 30
• Years: 1989 – 1998




Robin Ventura

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
39.4	115	1254	5310	4542	658	1244	219	12	171	741	15	26	668	659	.274	.365	.440	.805

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• Shortstop – Luke Appling



• Age: 23 – 36, 38 – 43
• Years: 1930 – 1943, 1945 – 1950




Luke Appling

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
77.6	115	2422	10243	8856	1319	2749	440	102	45	1116	179	108	1302	528	.310	.399	.398	.797

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• Outfield – Joe Jackson



• Age: 27 – 32
• Years: 1915 – 1920




Joe Jackson

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
27.8	156	648	2797	2439	396	829	139	79	30	426	64	36	251	87	.340	.407	.499	.906

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• Outfield – Minnie Minoso



• Age: 25 – 31, 34 – 35, 38, 50, 54
• Years: 1951 – 1957, 1960 – 1961, 1964, 1976, 1980




Minnie Minoso

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
41.5	136	1373	5914	5011	893	1523	260	79	135	808	171	99	658	427	.304	.397	.468	.865

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• Outfield – Magglio Ordonez



• Age: 23 – 30
• Years: 1997 – 2004




Magglio Ordonez

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
25.3	128	1001	4214	3807	624	1167	240	15	187	703	82	38	333	431	.307	.364	.525	.889

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• Starting Pitcher – Ed Walsh



• Age: 23 – 35
• Years: 1904 – 1916




Ed Walsh

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
63.9	68	426	312	195	125	1.81	2946.3	249	57	34	868	591	608	1732		1.00

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• Starting Pitcher – Wilbur Wood



• Age: 25 – 36
• Years: 1967 – 1978




Wilbur Wood

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
51.7	87	578	286	163	148	3.18	2524.3	113	24	57	1044	891	671	1332	12.7%	1.23

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• Starting Pitcher – Eddie Cicotte



• Age: 29 – 36
• Years: 1912 – 1920




Eddie Cicotte

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
50	75	353	258	156	102	2.25	2322.3	183	28	21	764	581	533	961	17.6%	1.11

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• Starting Pitcher – Red Faber



• Age: 25 – 44
• Years: 1914 – 1933




Red Faber

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
67.7	84	669	483	254	213	3.15	4086.7	273	29	28	1813	1430	1213	1471	9.6%	1.30

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• Starting Pitcher – Billy Pierce



• Age: 22 – 34
• Years: 1949 – 1961




Billy Pierce

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
49.4	82	456	390	186	152	3.19	2931	183	35	19	1153	1038	1052	1796	14.6%	1.26

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• Relief Pitcher – Hoyt Wilhelm



• Age: 40 – 45
• Years: 1963 – 1968




Hoyt Wilhelm

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
16.3	58	361	3	41	33	1.92	675.7	0	0	98	178	144	167	521	19.8%	0.94

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• Relief Pitcher – Keith Foulke



• Age: 24 – 29
• Years: 1997 – 2002




Keith Foulke

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
14.4	61	346	0	18	19	2.87	446	0	0	100	148	142	103	425	24.0%	0.99

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• Relief Pitcher – Roberto Hernandez



• Age: 26 – 32
• Years: 1991 – 1997




Roberto Hernandez

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
10.8	65	345	3	29	24	2.87	404.7	0	0	161	146	129	156	411	24.2%	1.22

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Bench

• Catcher – Sherm Lollar, 1952 – 1963
• First Base – Jose Abreu, 2014 – 2022
• Second Base – Nellie Fox, 1950 – 1963
• Third Base – Pete Ward, 1963 – 1969
• Shortstop – George Davis, 1902, 1904 – 1909
• Outfield – Chet Lemon, 191975 – 1981 – 1920
• Right Field – Fielder Jones, 1901 – 1908
• Center Field – Johnny Mostil, 1918, 1921 – 1929
• Starting Pitcher – Ted Lyons, 1923 – 1942, 1946
• Starting Pitcher – Mark Buehrle, 2000 – 2011
• Starting Pitcher – Chris Sale, 2010 – 2016
• Relief Pitcher – Jesse Crain, 2011 – 2013