1997 Chicago White Sox
80 - 81
1996 / 1998 (Organization)
2nd place in the AL Central (6 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		45 - 36 (.556)
35 - 45 (.438)		 +1.6 wins
-2.2 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 779 / 759 ( +20 )
Allowed/Expected: 833 / 759 ( -74 )
Pyth Record: 75 - 86 (+5)
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Comiskey Park II
Attendance: 1,864,782 Avg Att: 23,022 (0.83)
Att Rank: 8 / 14 Lg Avg: 27,635
       
Park Factor: 0.97    
HR Factor: 0.93 R/L HR: 0.98 / 0.87
Notes:


Batting

Filters
Bats
#
R
H
K
1 Frank Thomas
1B
29.1
649
71.4
42.8
100.8
109.1
10.8
4.8
-3.0
17.2
58.0
39.5
78.0
51.3
82.0
-1.9
72.3
-13.9
-20.3
-0.3
2 Mike Cameron
CF
24.5
446
12.4
-3.2
3.9
41.6
-8.0
-2.8
1.0
1.7
7.1
-30.8
8.5
15.2
11.6
1.6
-1.3
15.0
13.0
6.4
3 Harold Baines
DH
38.3
361
11.8
12.2
16.8
9.7
11.5
-1.6
-1.9
3.1
4.6
13.3
16.5
8.7
17.6
-2.7
15.8
-7.3
-9.8
-0.7
4 Albert Belle
LF
30.9
701
8.3
4.8
43.6
21.9
-13.6
12.5
-2.2
10.7
38.8
12.0
-3.2
-9.8
-11.6
0.7
-3.3
-6.3
-7.4
-1.4
5 Tony Phillips
RF
38.2
161
8.2
5.6
-2.5
9.8
7.0
-2.4
-0.8
-2.1
-8.1
-2.2
16.5
14.6
16.8
-0.2
13.5
-0.1
-1.2
0.7
6 Dave Martinez
RF
32.8
573
7.2
9.5
-4.9
-8.8
22.0
-15.2
3.0
-2.1
-14.4
26.7
10.7
3.8
16.8
-1.4
18.1
0.8
1.2
-0.0
7 Robin Ventura
3B
30.0
220
5.4
-0.8
0.7
15.5
-2.8
-1.9
-0.2
0.6
1.6
15.7
7.9
14.4
11.7
-1.7
22.8
-4.4
-6.5
0.0
8 Magglio Ordonez
RF
23.4
72
2.7
3.6
10.9
0.7
0.5
2.7
-0.3
2.0
7.3
4.0
0.1
-4.4
-1.0
-0.5
-2.3
0.1
1.6
-1.0
9 Chad Kreuter
C
32.8
45
0.3
-1.9
-0.6
4.2
-3.0
-0.3
0.8
-0.1
1.2
-1.5
0.8
4.0
1.2
-0.3
3.2
-0.8
-0.2
-0.7
10 Greg Norton
3B
25.0
37
-0.1
-0.1
0.6
-1.0
-0.7
0.1
1.8
-0.9
0.7
-1.8
-1.1
-1.3
-0.3
-0.3
-2.3
-0.5
-0.7
0.0
11 Robert Machado
C
24.1
17
-1.0
-1.0
-1.3
-1.0
-0.7
-0.8
0.9
-0.5
-0.3
-3.2
-1.4
-0.5
-1.2
-0.1
-2.2
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
12 Chad Fonville
CF
26.3
11
-1.0
-1.4
-2.8
0.6
-0.7
-0.6
-0.1
-0.3
-1.4
0.8
-1.4
0.0
-1.4
-0.1
0.5
1.9
1.8
0.7
13 Mario Valdez
1B
22.6
137
-1.4
-2.7
-10.6
-2.5
-1.1
-0.4
-0.7
-2.4
-7.9
-16.2
1.9
4.8
3.1
2.0
-3.9
-1.7
-3.0
0.3
14 Jeff Abbott
LF
24.9
38
-2.9
-0.1
-2.0
-6.1
2.0
-0.8
-0.2
-0.0
-1.9
0.3
-2.8
-3.4
-4.6
-0.3
-3.2
-0.5
-0.8
0.0
15 Darren Lewis
CF
29.8
93
-4.3
-2.6
-13.5
-1.4
2.2
-3.3
-0.4
-2.6
-11.0
1.5
-0.6
2.7
-5.5
-0.7
3.5
9.2
12.3
1.0
16 Ray Durham
2B
25.6
711
-5.7
2.8
-26.0
-20.4
18.7
-10.1
1.4
-7.2
-28.8
22.8
0.2
-2.6
-8.6
0.6
9.6
20.2
29.8
0.2
17 Norberto Martin
SS
30.6
219
-6.4
7.2
-11.0
-38.6
19.2
-3.2
0.0
-4.1
-18.2
5.5
-3.8
-13.6
-3.0
-1.7
-10.6
-2.9
-0.9
-2.3
18 Tony Pena
C
40.1
76
-8.4
-6.9
-16.3
-8.8
-2.1
-2.5
-0.3
-2.1
-9.4
-0.3
-6.6
1.2
-7.3
-0.6
1.0
-1.2
-1.8
0.0
19 Ron Karkovice
C
33.9
161
-9.2
-11.9
-12.3
-4.6
-9.6
-4.5
-0.7
1.6
-0.4
-5.2
-13.9
-3.4
-13.3
1.8
-6.2
-2.0
-2.9
0.0
20 Lyle Mouton
RF
28.1
260
-9.4
0.4
-13.2
-26.3
9.7
-3.1
-1.2
-2.2
-13.7
-22.7
-7.6
-9.3
-11.6
-1.0
-21.5
-0.3
1.5
-1.4
21 Jorge Fabregas
C
27.3
342
-12.6
4.1
-13.1
-41.6
19.5
-8.6
-0.8
-1.4
-17.1
14.1
-11.9
-19.7
-17.7
-1.6
-12.1
-4.6
-6.4
-0.3
22 Chris Snopek
3B
26.8
323
-19.6
-14.6
-31.0
-30.2
-6.4
-0.0
-1.5
-3.9
-16.4
2.9
-23.5
-10.9
-20.9
-1.5
-9.4
-1.2
-1.3
-0.3
23 Ozzie Guillen
SS
33.4
527
-27.5
-10.9
-42.2
-61.4
8.0
-7.6
3.3
-9.0
-31.4
64.3
-32.0
-25.3
-29.4
-4.0
9.1
-2.4
-3.1
-0.4
6180
18.3
34.9
-26.1
-39.7
82.5
-49.6
-2.0
-4.0
-61.0
139.8
31.1
16.3
23.5
-13.9
90.9
-3.2
-5.3
0.4
 
#
R
H
K
1 Carlos Castillo
P
22.2
1
0.5
0.9
0.9
-0.1
0.9
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.4
0.9
-0.0
0.9
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2 Scott Eyre
P
25.1
2
0.3
0.8
0.7
-0.1
0.9
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
0.7
0.8
-0.0
0.8
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3 Tony Castillo
P
34.3
1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.4
-0.1
-0.0
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4 Mike Sirotka
P
26.1
1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.7
-0.1
-0.0
-0.1
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5 Doug Drabek
P
34.9
2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.3
-0.1
-0.0
-0.2
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6 Wilson Alvarez
P
27.3
3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
-1.0
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7 Jaime Navarro
P
30.3
2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.7
-0.1
-0.0
-1.2
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8 James Baldwin
P
26.0
4
-0.2
-0.3
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
-0.6
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
9 Danny Darwin
P
41.7
4
-0.2
-0.3
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
-1.6
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
-0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
20
-0.1
0.3
-0.4
-1.2
0.7
-0.4
-0.1
-0.1
-0.7
-2.0
-0.1
-0.5
-1.1
-0.2
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0

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