2003 Chicago White Sox

86-76 • .531 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 2003 Chicago White Sox went 86-76 (.531) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 791 runs, allowed 715, and played home games at U.S. Cellular Field. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (42 HR, 105 RBI) and Esteban Loaiza (21-9, 2.90 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
2nd Rank
791 R 715 RA
Diff +76

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791 Runs Scored
715 Runs Allowed
+76 Run Diff
1,939K Attendance

📈 vs. 2003 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% below the 2003 league average (.267)
OBP .331 1% below the 2003 league average (.333)
SLG .445 4% above the 2003 league average (.427)
Team ERA 4.17 8% better than the 2003 league average (4.53)
Runs Scored 791 equal to the 2003 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,939,594
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Avg per Game 23,945

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2003

Batting Avg

1 Magglio Ordonez 0.317 2 Carl Everett 0.301 3 Carlos Lee 0.291 4 Aaron Rowand 0.287 5 Sandy Alomar 0.268

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 42 2 Carlos Lee 31 3 Magglio Ordonez 29 4 Jose Valentin 28 5 Joe Crede 19

RBI

1 Carlos Lee 113 2 Frank Thomas 105 3 Magglio Ordonez 99 4 Joe Crede 75 5 Jose Valentin 74
2003 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carlos Lee 158 623 100 181 35 1 31 113 37 91 18 0.291
Magglio Ordonez 160 606 95 192 46 3 29 99 57 73 9 0.317
Frank Thomas 153 546 87 146 35 0 42 105 100 115 0 0.267
Joe Crede 151 536 68 140 31 2 19 75 32 75 1 0.261
Jose Valentin 144 503 79 119 26 2 28 74 54 114 8 0.237
Paul Konerko 137 444 49 104 19 0 18 65 43 50 0 0.234
Miguel Olivo 114 317 37 75 19 1 6 27 19 80 6 0.237
D'Angelo Jimenez 73 271 35 69 11 5 7 26 32 46 4 0.255
Carl Everett 73 256 40 77 14 0 10 41 22 36 4 0.301
Roberto Alomar 67 253 42 64 11 1 3 17 30 37 6 0.253
Tony Graffanino 90 250 51 65 15 3 7 23 24 37 8 0.260
Sandy Alomar 75 194 22 52 12 0 5 26 4 17 0 0.268
Brian Daubach 95 183 26 42 11 0 6 21 34 54 1 0.230
Aaron Rowand 93 157 22 45 8 0 6 24 7 21 0 0.287
Willie Harris 79 137 19 28 3 1 0 5 10 28 12 0.204
Armando Rios 49 104 4 22 3 0 2 11 5 13 0 0.212
Joe Borchard 16 49 5 9 1 0 1 5 5 18 0 0.184
Josh Paul 13 17 6 6 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0.353
Aaron Miles 8 12 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Jamie Burke 6 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.375
Mark Buehrle 35 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Bartolo Colon 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Esteban Loaiza 34 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Jon Garland 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dan Wright 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Adkins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neal Cotts 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Ginter 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Glover 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gordon 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Koch 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Damaso Marte 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Paniagua 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Porzio 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Sanders 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Schoeneweis 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Stewart 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Sullivan 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick White 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kelly Wunsch 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2003

ERA

1 Damaso Marte 1.58 2 Kelly Wunsch 2.75 3 Esteban Loaiza 2.90 4 Tom Gordon 3.16 5 Bartolo Colon 3.87

Wins

1 Esteban Loaiza 21 2 Bartolo Colon 15 3 Mark Buehrle 14 4 Jon Garland 12 5 Tom Gordon 7

Strikeouts

1 Esteban Loaiza 207 2 Bartolo Colon 173 3 Mark Buehrle 119 4 Jon Garland 108 5 Tom Gordon 91
2003 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bartolo Colon 15 13 3.87 34 34 0 242.0 223 104 67 173
Mark Buehrle 14 14 4.14 35 35 0 230.1 250 106 61 119
Esteban Loaiza 21 9 2.90 34 34 0 226.1 196 73 56 207
Jon Garland 12 13 4.51 32 32 0 191.2 188 96 74 108
Dan Wright 1 7 6.15 20 15 1 86.1 91 59 46 47
Damaso Marte 4 2 1.58 71 0 11 79.2 50 14 34 87
Tom Gordon 7 6 3.16 66 0 12 74.0 57 26 31 91
Billy Koch 5 5 5.77 55 0 11 53.0 59 34 28 42
Rick White 1 2 6.61 34 0 1 47.2 56 35 13 37
Kelly Wunsch 0 0 2.75 43 0 0 36.0 17 11 25 33
Gary Glover 1 0 4.54 24 0 0 35.2 43 18 14 23
Scott Schoeneweis 2 1 4.50 20 0 0 26.0 26 13 9 27
Josh Stewart 1 2 5.96 5 5 0 25.2 28 17 16 13
David Sanders 0 0 6.14 20 0 0 22.0 25 15 11 14
Scott Sullivan 0 0 3.77 15 0 0 14.1 9 6 6 13
Mike Porzio 1 1 6.43 3 3 0 14.0 18 10 1 9
Neal Cotts 1 1 8.10 4 4 0 13.1 15 12 17 10
Jon Adkins 0 0 4.82 4 0 0 9.1 8 5 7 3
Matt Ginter 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 3.1 2 5 1 0
Jose Paniagua 0 0 108.00 1 0 0 0.1 3 4 1 0

👥 Roster (40)

Jon Adkins Roberto Alomar Sandy Alomar Joe Borchard Mark Buehrle Jamie Burke Bartolo Colon Neal Cotts Joe Crede Brian Daubach Carl Everett Jon Garland +28 more

40 players

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The 2003 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 2003 Chicago White Sox reads 86 wins and 76 losses, good for 2nd in the AL Central. The run column shows 791 for and 715 against. The team batting average of .263 was 1% below the 2003 league mark of .267. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 4.17 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.53. Attendance at U.S. Cellular Field totaled 1,939,594 for the year.

For power, Frank Thomas led the way with 42 homers. Carlos Lee led in RBI with 113. Magglio Ordonez collected the most hits, 192. Esteban Loaiza was the top winner, with 21 victories. Tom Gordon closed out 12 saves. The 2003 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2003 Chicago White Sox

What was the 2003 Chicago White Sox record?
The 2003 Chicago White Sox finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 2003 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 2003 Chicago White Sox with 42 home runs.
What was the 2003 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 2003 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 2003 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2003 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2003 Chicago White Sox play?
The 2003 Chicago White Sox played home games at U.S. Cellular Field.
Who led the 2003 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Thomas (42 HR, 105 RBI) and Esteban Loaiza (21-9, 2.90 ERA).
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