2002 Chicago White Sox

81-81 • .500 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 2002 Chicago White Sox went 81-81 (.500) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 856 runs, allowed 798, and played home games at Comiskey Park II. Team leaders included Magglio Ordonez (38 HR, 135 RBI) and Mark Buehrle (19-12, 3.58 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
2nd Rank
856 R 798 RA
Diff +58

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856 Runs Scored
798 Runs Allowed
+58 Run Diff
1,675K Attendance

📈 vs. 2002 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 2% above the 2002 league average (.263)
OBP .337 2% above the 2002 league average (.331)
SLG .449 6% above the 2002 league average (.424)
Team ERA 4.53 2% worse than the 2002 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 856 10% above the 2002 league average (778 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,675,591
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Avg per Game 20,686

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2002

Batting Avg

1 Magglio Ordonez 0.320 2 Paul Konerko 0.304 3 Ray Durham 0.299 4 Sandy Alomar 0.287 5 D'Angelo Jimenez 0.287

Home Runs

1 Magglio Ordonez 38 2 Frank Thomas 28 3 Paul Konerko 27 4 Carlos Lee 26 5 Jose Valentin 25

RBI

1 Magglio Ordonez 135 2 Paul Konerko 104 3 Frank Thomas 92 4 Carlos Lee 80 5 Jose Valentin 75
2002 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Magglio Ordonez 153 590 116 189 47 1 38 135 53 77 7 0.320
Paul Konerko 151 570 81 173 30 0 27 104 44 72 0 0.304
Frank Thomas 148 523 77 132 29 1 28 92 88 115 3 0.252
Carlos Lee 140 492 82 130 26 2 26 80 75 73 1 0.264
Jose Valentin 135 474 70 118 26 4 25 75 43 99 3 0.249
Kenny Lofton 93 352 68 91 20 6 8 42 49 51 22 0.259
Ray Durham 96 345 71 103 20 2 9 48 49 59 20 0.299
Royce Clayton 112 342 51 86 14 2 7 35 20 67 5 0.251
Aaron Rowand 126 302 41 78 16 2 7 29 12 54 0 0.258
Mark Johnson 86 263 31 55 8 1 4 18 30 52 0 0.209
Tony Graffanino 70 229 35 60 12 4 6 31 22 38 2 0.262
Jeff Liefer 76 204 28 47 8 0 7 26 19 60 0 0.230
Joe Crede 53 200 28 57 10 0 12 35 8 40 0 0.285
Sandy Alomar 51 167 21 48 10 1 7 25 5 14 0 0.287
Willie Harris 49 163 14 38 4 0 2 12 9 21 8 0.233
D'Angelo Jimenez 27 108 22 31 4 3 1 11 16 10 2 0.287
Josh Paul 33 104 11 25 4 0 0 11 9 22 2 0.240
Joe Borchard 16 36 5 8 0 0 2 5 1 14 0 0.222
Miguel Olivo 6 19 2 4 1 0 1 5 2 5 0 0.211
Mark Buehrle 34 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Todd Ritchie 27 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Dan Wright 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jon Garland 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Foulke 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Glover 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Damaso Marte 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lorenzo Barcelo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rocky Biddle 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Ginter 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Howry 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Antonio Osuna 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Parque 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Porzio 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Rauch 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kelly Wunsch 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2002

ERA

1 Damaso Marte 2.83 2 Keith Foulke 2.90 3 Kelly Wunsch 3.41 4 Mark Buehrle 3.58 5 Antonio Osuna 3.86

Wins

1 Mark Buehrle 19 2 Dan Wright 14 3 Jon Garland 12 4 Antonio Osuna 8 5 Gary Glover 7

Strikeouts

1 Dan Wright 136 2 Mark Buehrle 134 3 Jon Garland 112 4 Todd Ritchie 77 5 Damaso Marte 72
2002 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Buehrle 19 12 3.58 34 34 0 239.0 236 95 61 134
Dan Wright 14 12 5.18 33 33 0 196.1 200 113 71 136
Jon Garland 12 12 4.58 33 33 0 192.2 188 98 83 112
Gary Glover 7 8 5.20 41 22 1 138.1 136 80 52 70
Todd Ritchie 5 15 6.06 26 23 0 133.2 176 90 52 77
Rocky Biddle 3 4 4.06 44 7 1 77.2 72 35 39 64
Keith Foulke 2 4 2.90 65 0 11 77.2 65 25 13 58
Antonio Osuna 8 2 3.86 59 0 11 67.2 64 29 28 66
Damaso Marte 1 1 2.83 68 0 10 60.1 44 19 18 72
Matt Ginter 1 0 4.47 33 0 1 54.1 59 27 21 37
Bob Howry 2 2 3.91 47 0 0 50.2 45 22 17 31
Mike Porzio 2 2 4.81 32 0 0 43.0 40 23 23 33
Kelly Wunsch 2 1 3.41 50 0 0 31.2 26 12 19 22
Jon Rauch 2 1 6.59 8 6 0 28.2 28 21 14 19
Jim Parque 1 4 9.95 8 4 0 25.1 34 28 16 13
Lorenzo Barcelo 0 1 9.00 4 0 0 6.0 9 6 1 1

👥 Roster (35)

Sandy Alomar Lorenzo Barcelo Rocky Biddle Joe Borchard Mark Buehrle Royce Clayton Joe Crede Ray Durham Keith Foulke Jon Garland Matt Ginter Gary Glover +23 more

35 players

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The 2002 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 2002 Chicago White Sox won 81 games and lost 81, ending up 2nd in the AL Central. With 856 runs scored and 798 given up, the 2002 differential was +58. The team batting average of .268 was 2% above the 2002 league mark of .263. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 4.53 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.46. Measured against the 778-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead.

The home park, Comiskey Park II, recorded 1,675,591 in attendance, about 20,686 a game. Magglio Ordonez led the club in home runs with 38. Mark Buehrle was the top winner, with 19 victories. Dan Wright struck out 136, the most on the club. The saves leader was Keith Foulke with 11.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2002 Chicago White Sox

What was the 2002 Chicago White Sox record?
The 2002 Chicago White Sox finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 2002 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Magglio Ordonez led the 2002 Chicago White Sox with 38 home runs.
What was the 2002 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 2002 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.53.
Did the 2002 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2002 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2002 Chicago White Sox play?
The 2002 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park II.
Who led the 2002 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Magglio Ordonez (38 HR, 135 RBI) and Mark Buehrle (19-12, 3.58 ERA).
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