2004 Chicago White Sox

83-79 • .512 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 2004 Chicago White Sox went 83-79 (.512) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 865 runs, allowed 831, and played home games at U.S. Cellular Field. Team leaders included Paul Konerko (41 HR, 117 RBI) and Mark Buehrle (16-10, 3.89 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
2nd Rank
865 R 831 RA
Diff +34

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865 Runs Scored
831 Runs Allowed
+34 Run Diff
1,930K Attendance

📈 vs. 2004 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 1% below the 2004 league average (.269)
OBP .332 1% below the 2004 league average (.337)
SLG .456 5% above the 2004 league average (.433)
Team ERA 4.91 6% worse than the 2004 league average (4.63)
Runs Scored 865 7% above the 2004 league average (811 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,930,537
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Avg per Game 23,833

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2004

Batting Avg

1 Jamie Burke 0.333 2 Ross Gload 0.321 3 Aaron Rowand 0.310 4 Carlos Lee 0.305 5 Magglio Ordonez 0.292

Home Runs

1 Paul Konerko 41 2 Carlos Lee 31 3 Jose Valentin 30 4 Aaron Rowand 24 5 Juan Uribe 23

RBI

1 Paul Konerko 117 2 Carlos Lee 99 3 Juan Uribe 74 4 Jose Valentin 70 5 Joe Crede 69
2004 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carlos Lee 153 591 103 180 37 0 31 99 54 86 11 0.305
Paul Konerko 155 563 84 156 22 0 41 117 69 107 1 0.277
Juan Uribe 134 502 82 142 31 6 23 74 32 96 9 0.283
Joe Crede 144 490 67 117 25 0 21 69 34 81 1 0.239
Aaron Rowand 140 487 94 151 38 2 24 69 30 91 17 0.310
Jose Valentin 125 450 73 97 20 3 30 70 43 139 8 0.216
Willie Harris 129 409 68 107 15 2 2 27 51 79 19 0.262
Timo Perez 103 293 38 72 12 0 5 40 15 29 3 0.246
Frank Thomas 74 240 53 65 16 0 18 49 64 57 0 0.271
Ross Gload 110 234 28 75 16 0 7 44 20 37 0 0.321
Magglio Ordonez 52 202 32 59 8 2 9 37 16 22 0 0.292
Joe Borchard 63 201 26 35 4 1 9 20 19 57 1 0.174
Ben Davis 54 160 21 37 9 0 6 16 9 40 1 0.231
Carl Everett 43 154 21 41 7 1 5 21 8 26 1 0.266
Sandy Alomar 50 146 15 35 4 0 2 14 11 13 0 0.240
Miguel Olivo 46 141 21 38 7 2 7 26 10 29 5 0.270
Jamie Burke 57 120 22 40 9 0 0 15 10 13 0 0.333
Roberto Alomar 18 61 4 11 1 0 1 8 2 13 0 0.180
Wilson Valdez 19 43 8 10 1 0 1 4 2 5 1 0.233
Kelly Dransfeldt 15 30 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0.333
Esteban Loaiza 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jon Garland 34 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Mark Buehrle 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Scott Schoeneweis 20 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Neal Cotts 56 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Felix Diaz 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arnie Munoz 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Adkins 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Bajenaru 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Contreras 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vic Darensbourg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddy Garcia 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Grilli 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Michael Jackson 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Koch 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Damaso Marte 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cliff Politte 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Rauch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Stewart 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shingo Takatsu 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Wright 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kelly Wunsch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2004

ERA

1 Shingo Takatsu 2.31 2 Damaso Marte 3.42 3 Mark Buehrle 3.89 4 Cliff Politte 4.38 5 Freddy Garcia 4.46

Wins

1 Mark Buehrle 16 2 Jon Garland 12 3 Freddy Garcia 9 4 Esteban Loaiza 9 5 Damaso Marte 6

Strikeouts

1 Mark Buehrle 165 2 Jon Garland 113 3 Freddy Garcia 102 4 Esteban Loaiza 83 5 Scott Schoeneweis 69
2004 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Buehrle 16 10 3.89 35 35 0 245.1 257 106 51 165
Jon Garland 12 11 4.89 34 33 0 217.0 223 118 76 113
Esteban Loaiza 9 5 4.86 21 21 0 140.2 156 76 45 83
Scott Schoeneweis 6 9 5.59 20 19 0 112.2 129 70 49 69
Freddy Garcia 9 4 4.46 16 16 0 103.0 96 51 32 102
Jose Contreras 5 4 5.30 13 13 0 74.2 73 44 42 68
Damaso Marte 6 5 3.42 74 0 6 73.2 56 28 34 68
Neal Cotts 4 4 5.65 56 1 0 65.1 61 41 30 58
Shingo Takatsu 6 4 2.31 59 0 19 62.1 40 16 21 50
Jon Adkins 2 3 4.65 50 0 0 62.0 75 32 20 44
Cliff Politte 0 3 4.38 54 0 1 51.1 52 25 22 48
Felix Diaz 2 5 6.75 18 7 0 49.1 62 37 16 33
Michael Jackson 2 0 5.01 45 0 0 46.2 55 26 15 26
Jason Grilli 2 3 7.40 8 8 0 45.0 52 37 20 26
Billy Koch 1 1 5.40 24 0 8 23.1 24 14 16 25
Dan Wright 0 4 8.15 4 4 0 17.2 24 16 11 6
Arnie Munoz 0 1 10.05 11 1 0 14.1 20 16 12 11
Jon Rauch 1 1 6.23 2 2 0 8.2 16 6 4 4
Jeff Bajenaru 0 1 10.80 9 0 0 8.1 15 10 6 8
Josh Stewart 0 1 15.26 3 2 0 7.2 16 13 3 5
Kelly Wunsch 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 1
Vic Darensbourg 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Jon Adkins Roberto Alomar Sandy Alomar Jeff Bajenaru Joe Borchard Mark Buehrle Jamie Burke Jose Contreras Neal Cotts Joe Crede Vic Darensbourg Ben Davis +30 more

42 players

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The 2004 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 2004 Chicago White Sox finished 83-79, a .512 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL Central. Runs came in at 865 scored against 831 allowed (+34). The team batting average of .267 was 1% below the 2004 league mark of .269. Pitchers allowed 4.91 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.63. The 865 runs scored compare with a league average of 811 per club, 7% more.

Home games were played at U.S. Cellular Field, where 1,930,537 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Paul Konerko, who hit 41. Carlos Lee collected the most hits, 180. On the mound, Mark Buehrle won 16 games to lead the staff. Shingo Takatsu closed out 19 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2004 Chicago White Sox

What was the 2004 Chicago White Sox record?
The 2004 Chicago White Sox finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 2004 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Paul Konerko led the 2004 Chicago White Sox with 41 home runs.
What was the 2004 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 2004 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.91.
Did the 2004 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2004 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2004 Chicago White Sox play?
The 2004 Chicago White Sox played home games at U.S. Cellular Field.
Who led the 2004 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Paul Konerko (41 HR, 117 RBI) and Mark Buehrle (16-10, 3.89 ERA).
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