1972 Chicago White Sox
87 - 67
1971 / 1973 (Organization)
2nd place in the AL West (5.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		55 - 23 (.705)
32 - 44 (.421)		 +13.7 wins
-3.8 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 566 / 547 ( +19 )
Allowed/Expected: 538 / 551 ( +13 )
Pyth Record: 80 - 74 (+7)
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Attendance: 1,177,318 Avg Att: 15,094 (1.23)
Att Rank: 3 / 12 Lg Avg: 12,313
       
Park Factor: 1.03    
HR Factor: 1.01 R/L HR: 1.02 / 0.97
Notes:


Defensive Regression Analysis

Filters
Positions
    Multi-Year   1-Year
#
G
Inn
 
Arm
A2
PB
 
Arm
GO2
CS
A2
PB
1 Carlos May
LF
145
1,254.3
 
-10.5
-8.3
-12.7
2.2
 
-15.8
-17.3
1.5
2 Mike Andrews
2B
145
1,204.7
 
-18.0
-14.9
-18.0
 
-19.2
-19.2
3 Dick Allen
1B
143
1,201.3
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
 
-3.6
-3.6
4 Ed Herrmann
C
112
923.0
 
4.6
5.0
6.8
-2.1
 
3.7
2.4
5.8
8.2
-4.5
5 Pat Kelly
RF
109
890.7
 
-6.9
-7.7
-7.9
1.0
 
-11.9
-12.3
0.4
6 Ed Spiezio
3B
74
661.0
 
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
 
0.4
0.4
7 Rich Morales
SS
86
617.0
 
-7.6
-12.4
-7.6
 
-8.4
-8.4
8 Rick Reichardt
CF
83
590.3
 
-3.3
-5.5
-1.9
-1.4
 
-8.9
-7.5
-1.4
9 Luis Alvarado
SS
81
589.3
 
-3.9
-6.6
-3.9
 
-3.8
-3.8
10 Jay Johnstone
CF
83
534.7
 
-2.2
-4.2
-3.1
0.8
 
-2.0
-2.6
0.6
11 Bill Melton
3B
56
491.3
 
1.2
2.4
1.2
 
-1.0
-1.0
12 Walt Williams
RF
53
409.0
 
0.6
1.6
-0.8
1.5
 
1.7
0.1
1.6
13 Tom Egan
C
46
315.7
 
0.9
2.8
-0.7
1.6
 
2.2
0.1
-1.7
-1.6
3.8
14 Chuck Brinkman
C
33
146.7
 
0.8
5.6
0.7
0.2
 
1.3
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.7
15 Tony Muser
1B
29
131.0
 
-0.7
-5.5
-0.7
 
-0.5
-0.5
16 Jorge Orta
SS
18
130.0
 
-1.1
-8.7
-1.1
 
-3.5
-3.5
17 Jim Lyttle
CF
16
101.0
 
0.2
1.6
0.1
0.1
 
-3.8
-3.3
-0.5
18 Buddy Bradford
CF
23
99.3
 
-0.1
-1.4
-0.3
0.2
 
-1.1
-1.3
0.2
19 Rich Morales
3B
14
87.0
 
-0.4
-4.8
-0.4
 
-0.7
-0.7
20 Jorge Orta
2B
14
85.0
 
-1.0
-11.5
-1.0
 
0.3
0.3
21 Rick Reichardt
LF
11
59.0
 
-0.4
-6.9
-0.3
-0.1
 
-1.1
-0.7
-0.3
22 Jorge Orta
3B
9
56.0
 
0.3
4.7
0.3
 
1.6
1.6
23 Hank Allen
3B
6
51.0
 
0.0
0.2
0.0
 
0.8
0.8
24 Lee Richard
CF
6
51.0
 
-0.3
-5.1
-0.4
0.1
 
-2.5
-2.9
0.4
25 Rich Morales
2B
16
48.0
 
0.7
14.6
0.7
 
-0.2
-0.2
26 Rudy Hernandez
SS
6
48.0
 
-0.1
-2.9
-0.1
 
-0.9
-0.9
27 Luis Alvarado
2B
16
47.7
 
0.4
8.0
0.4
 
1.4
1.4
28 Jay Johnstone
LF
14
41.0
 
0.0
0.1
-0.0
0.0
 
-2.3
-2.1
-0.2
29 Jim Lyttle
RF
5
41.0
 
0.2
4.9
0.2
-0.0
 
1.3
0.9
0.4
30 Jay Johnstone
RF
7
38.0
 
-0.1
-2.2
-0.2
0.1
 
0.5
0.7
-0.2
31 Mike Andrews
1B
5
28.0
 
-0.1
-2.8
-0.1
 
0.9
0.9
32 Carlos May
1B
5
25.0
 
-0.1
-4.8
-0.1
 
1.3
1.3
33 Hugh Yancy
3B
3
20.0
 
0.0
1.7
0.0
 
0.4
0.4
34 Buddy Bradford
LF
3
18.0
 
0.1
5.0
0.1
0.0
 
0.7
0.8
-0.1
35 Dick Allen
3B
2
16.0
 
-0.1
-7.5
-0.1
 
-1.0
-1.0
36 Walt Williams
LF
5
13.0
 
0.1
9.1
0.1
0.0
 
-0.9
-0.8
-0.1
37 Jim Qualls
CF
1
9.0
 
-0.1
-11.1
-0.0
-0.1
 
0.2
0.2
-0.0
38 Buddy Bradford
RF
2
3.7
 
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.0
 
0.6
0.6
-0.0
39 Luis Alvarado
3B
2
2.0
 
0.0
4.9
0.0
 
1.6
1.6
40 Rick Reichardt
RF
1
2.0
 
0.0
2.8
0.0
-0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
41 Walt Williams
3B
1
1.0
 
-0.0
-2.3
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
42 Tony Muser
RF
1
1.0
 
-0.0
-2.1
-0.0
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
43 Lee Richard
SS
1
1.0
 
0.0
12.9
0.0
 
0.3
0.3
  23        
-47.1
-4.2
-57.9
4.5
6.7
-0.4
  
-72.5
-82.0
2.3
2.7
4.5
7.2
-0.0
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