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The 20 Greatest Chicago White Sox of All-Time

Dave Franks
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Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.

To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.

  1. Ed WalshHOF

    Ed Walsh Pitching Stats
    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 2942.6 249 57 34 868 591 608 1732 1.00

  2. Frank ThomasHOF2x MVP

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

  3. Eddie CollinsHOF

    Eddie Collins Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    66.8 136 1670 7405 6065 1065 2007 266 102 31 804 368 141 965 205 .331 .426 .424 .849

  4. Wilbur Wood

    Wilbur Wood Pitching Stats
    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 2521.3 113 24 57 1044 891 671 1332 12.7% 1.23

  5. Eddie Cicotte

    Eddie Cicotte Pitching Stats
    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 2320.7 183 28 21 764 581 533 961 1.11

  6. Luke ApplingHOF

    • Age: 23 – 36, 38 – 43
    • Years: 1930-1943, 1945-1950
    • Positions: SS
    • Teams:Chicago White Sox
    Luke Appling Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    77.6 115 2422 10243 8856 1319 2749 440 102 45 1116 179 108 1302 528 .310 .396 .398 .794

  7. Red FaberHOF

    Red Faber Pitching Stats
    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 4086.2 273 29 28 1813 1430 1213 1471 7.8% 1.301

  8. Minnie MinosoHOF

    • Age: 27-33, 36-37, 40, 52, 56
    • Years: 1951-1957, 1960-1961, 1964, 1976, 1980
    • Positions: LF
    • Teams: Chicago White Sox
    Minnie Minoso Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    41.4 136 1373 5914 5011 893 1523 260 79 135 808 171 99 658 427 .304 .397 .468 .865

  9. Billy Pierce

    Billy Pierce Pitching Stats
    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 2928.2 183 35 19 1153 1038 1052 1796 14.6% 1.26

  10. Ted LyonsHOF

    Ted Lyons Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    66.8 85 594 484 260 230 3.67 4161 356 27 23 2056 1696 1121 1073 6.0% 1.348

  11. Shoeless Joe Jackson

    Shoeless Joe Jackson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.8 155 648 2797 2439 396 829 139 79 30 426 64 36 251 87 .340 .407 .499 .906

  12. Mark Buehrle

    Mark Buehrle Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    48.9 84 390 365 161 119 3.83 2474.1 27 8 0 1171 1053 564 1396 13.5% 1.28

  13. Robin Ventura

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

  14. Nellie FoxHOFMVP

    Nellie Fox Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    47.3 97 2115 9491 8486 1187 2470 335 104 35 740 73 76 658 192 .291 .349 .367 .717

  15. Chris Sale

    Chris Sale Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    30.1 74 228 148 74 50 3.00 1108.6 14 2 12 398 370 260 1244 27.9% 1.07

  16. Jose AbreuMVPRookie of the Year

    Jose Abreu Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    31.3 133 1270 5506 4954 697 1445 303 16 243 863 11 5 386 1088 .292 .354 .506 .860

  17. George DavisHOF

    George Davis Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    33.2 112 856 3502 3035 393 785 140 32 6 377 162 0 307 0 .259 .333 .332 .664

  18. Thornton Lee

    Thornton Lee Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    30.2 83 261 232 104 104 3.34 1885.9 142 13 6 843 699 633 742 9.3% 1.32

  19. Magglio Ordonez

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

  20. Chet Lemon

    Chet Lemon Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24.9 127 785 3198 2794 403 804 178 29 73 348 45 47 281 378 .288 .363 .451 .814

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Fielder Jones
  22. 22. Jim Scott
  23. 23. Doc White
  24. 24. Tommy John
  25. 25. Paul Konerko

    26. All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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