2006 Chicago White Sox

90-72 • .556 Win% • 3rd in AL C

The 2006 Chicago White Sox went 90-72 (.556) finishing 3rd in the AL C division. The club scored 868 runs, allowed 794, and played home games at U.S. Cellular Field. Team leaders included Jermaine Dye (44 HR, 120 RBI) and Jon Garland (18-7, 4.51 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
3rd Rank
868 R 794 RA
Diff +74

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868 Runs Scored
794 Runs Allowed
+74 Run Diff
2,957K Attendance

📈 vs. 2006 AL Average

Batting Avg .280 2% above the 2006 league average (.274)
OBP .342 1% above the 2006 league average (.339)
SLG .464 6% above the 2006 league average (.436)
Team ERA 4.61 1% worse than the 2006 league average (4.56)
Runs Scored 868 8% above the 2006 league average (804 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,957,414
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Avg per Game 36,511

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2006

Batting Avg

1 Pablo Ozuna 0.328 2 Ross Gload 0.327 3 Jermaine Dye 0.315 4 Paul Konerko 0.313 5 A. J. Pierzynski 0.295

Home Runs

1 Jermaine Dye 44 2 Jim Thome 42 3 Paul Konerko 35 4 Joe Crede 30 5 Juan Uribe 21

RBI

1 Jermaine Dye 120 2 Paul Konerko 113 3 Jim Thome 109 4 Joe Crede 94 5 Juan Uribe 71
2006 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Paul Konerko 152 566 97 177 30 0 35 113 60 104 1 0.313
Tadahito Iguchi 138 555 97 156 24 0 18 67 59 110 11 0.281
Joe Crede 150 544 76 154 31 0 30 94 28 58 0 0.283
Jermaine Dye 146 539 103 170 27 3 44 120 59 118 7 0.315
Scott Podsednik 139 524 86 137 27 6 3 45 54 96 40 0.261
A. J. Pierzynski 140 509 65 150 24 0 16 64 22 72 1 0.295
Jim Thome 143 490 108 141 26 0 42 109 107 147 0 0.288
Juan Uribe 132 463 53 109 28 2 21 71 13 82 1 0.235
Brian Anderson 134 365 46 82 23 1 8 33 30 90 4 0.225
Alex Cintron 91 288 35 82 10 3 5 41 10 35 10 0.285
Rob Mackowiak 112 255 31 74 12 1 5 23 28 59 5 0.290
Pablo Ozuna 79 189 25 62 12 2 2 17 7 16 6 0.328
Ross Gload 77 156 22 51 8 2 3 18 6 15 6 0.327
Chris Widger 27 76 6 14 3 0 1 7 9 20 0 0.184
Sandy Alomar 19 46 5 10 3 0 1 8 3 7 0 0.217
Ryan Sweeney 18 35 1 8 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 0.229
Josh Fields 11 20 4 3 2 0 1 2 5 8 0 0.150
Jerry Owens 12 9 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.333
Chris Stewart 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Freddy Garcia 33 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Jon Garland 33 5 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.200
Mark Buehrle 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jose Contreras 30 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Brandon McCarthy 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Javier Vazquez 33 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Neal Cotts 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Haeger 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dustin Hermanson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Jenks 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Boone Logan 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike MacDougal 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Agustin Montero 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Nelson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cliff Politte 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Riske 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Thornton 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean Tracey 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2006

ERA

1 Matt Thornton 3.33 2 David Riske 3.93 3 Bobby Jenks 4.00 4 Jose Contreras 4.27 5 Jon Garland 4.51

Wins

1 Jon Garland 18 2 Freddy Garcia 17 3 Jose Contreras 13 4 Mark Buehrle 12 5 Javier Vazquez 11

Strikeouts

1 Javier Vazquez 184 2 Freddy Garcia 135 3 Jose Contreras 134 4 Jon Garland 112 5 Mark Buehrle 98
2006 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Freddy Garcia 17 9 4.53 33 33 0 216.1 228 109 48 135
Jon Garland 18 7 4.51 33 32 0 211.1 247 106 41 112
Mark Buehrle 12 13 4.99 32 32 0 204.0 247 113 48 98
Javier Vazquez 11 12 4.84 33 32 0 202.2 206 109 56 184
Jose Contreras 13 9 4.27 30 30 0 196.0 194 93 55 134
Brandon McCarthy 4 7 4.68 53 2 0 84.2 77 44 33 69
Bobby Jenks 3 4 4.00 67 0 41 69.2 66 31 31 80
Neal Cotts 1 2 5.17 70 0 1 54.0 64 31 24 43
Matt Thornton 5 3 3.33 63 0 2 54.0 46 20 21 49
David Riske 1 1 3.93 33 0 0 34.1 32 15 14 23
Cliff Politte 2 2 8.70 30 0 0 30.0 47 29 15 15
Mike MacDougal 1 1 1.80 25 0 0 25.0 19 5 6 19
Charlie Haeger 1 1 3.44 7 1 1 18.1 12 7 13 19
Boone Logan 0 0 8.31 21 0 1 17.1 21 16 15 15
Agustin Montero 1 0 5.14 11 0 0 14.0 15 8 2 7
Sean Tracey 0 0 3.38 7 0 0 8.0 4 3 5 3
Dustin Hermanson 0 0 4.05 6 0 0 6.2 6 3 1 5
Jeff Nelson 0 1 3.38 6 0 0 2.2 3 1 5 2

👥 Roster (37)

Sandy Alomar Brian Anderson Mark Buehrle Alex Cintron Jose Contreras Neal Cotts Joe Crede Jermaine Dye Josh Fields Freddy Garcia Jon Garland Ross Gload +25 more

37 players

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The 2006 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 2006 Chicago White Sox won 90 games and lost 72, ending up 3rd in the AL Central. With 868 runs scored and 794 given up, the 2006 differential was +74. The team batting average of .280 was 2% above the 2006 league mark of .274. The staff ERA of 4.61 was 1% worse than the league average of 4.56. Measured against the 804-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead.

The home park, U.S. Cellular Field, recorded 2,957,414 in attendance, about 36,511 a game. The home run leader was Jermaine Dye, who hit 44. The hits leader was Paul Konerko with 177. Jon Garland led the pitchers with 18 wins. Javier Vazquez struck out 184, the most on the club. Bobby Jenks closed out 41 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2006 Chicago White Sox

What was the 2006 Chicago White Sox record?
The 2006 Chicago White Sox finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 2006 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Jermaine Dye led the 2006 Chicago White Sox with 44 home runs.
What was the 2006 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 2006 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.61.
Did the 2006 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2006 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2006 Chicago White Sox play?
The 2006 Chicago White Sox played home games at U.S. Cellular Field.
Who led the 2006 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jermaine Dye (44 HR, 120 RBI) and Jon Garland (18-7, 4.51 ERA).
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