⭐ Division Winner

2008 Chicago White Sox

89-74 • .546 Win% • 1st in AL C

The 2008 Chicago White Sox went 89-74 (.546) finishing 1st in the AL C division. They won their division. The club scored 811 runs, allowed 729, and played home games at U.S. Cellular Field. Team leaders included Carlos Quentin (36 HR, 100 RBI) and Gavin Floyd (17-8, 3.84 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

89 Wins
74 Losses
.546 Win %
1st Rank
811 R 729 RA
Diff +82

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⚡ Quick Stats

811 Runs Scored
729 Runs Allowed
+82 Run Diff
2,501K Attendance

📈 vs. 2008 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 2% below the 2008 league average (.267)
OBP .332 1% below the 2008 league average (.335)
SLG .447 7% above the 2008 league average (.420)
Team ERA 4.06 7% better than the 2008 league average (4.35)
Runs Scored 811 5% above the 2008 league average (775 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,501,103
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Avg per Game 30,501

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2008

Batting Avg

1 Jermaine Dye 0.292 2 Alexei Ramirez 0.290 3 Carlos Quentin 0.287 4 Orlando Cabrera 0.281 5 Pablo Ozuna 0.281

Home Runs

1 Carlos Quentin 36 2 Jermaine Dye 34 3 Jim Thome 34 4 Nick Swisher 24 5 Paul Konerko 22

RBI

1 Carlos Quentin 100 2 Jermaine Dye 96 3 Jim Thome 90 4 Alexei Ramirez 77 5 Nick Swisher 69
2008 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Orlando Cabrera 161 661 93 186 33 1 8 57 56 71 19 0.281
Jermaine Dye 154 590 96 172 41 2 34 96 44 104 3 0.292
A. J. Pierzynski 134 534 66 150 31 1 13 60 19 71 1 0.281
Jim Thome 149 503 93 123 28 0 34 90 91 147 1 0.245
Nick Swisher 153 497 86 109 21 1 24 69 82 135 3 0.219
Carlos Quentin 130 480 96 138 26 1 36 100 66 80 7 0.287
Alexei Ramirez 136 480 65 139 22 2 21 77 18 61 13 0.290
Paul Konerko 122 438 59 105 19 1 22 62 65 80 2 0.240
Joe Crede 97 335 41 83 18 1 17 55 30 45 0 0.248
Juan Uribe 110 324 38 80 22 1 7 40 22 64 1 0.247
Brian Anderson 109 181 24 42 13 0 8 26 10 45 5 0.232
Ken Griffey 41 131 16 34 10 0 3 18 17 25 0 0.260
Dewayne Wise 57 129 20 32 4 2 6 18 8 32 9 0.248
Toby Hall 41 127 7 33 3 0 2 7 6 19 0 0.260
Pablo Ozuna 32 64 5 18 3 0 0 6 2 3 0 0.281
Josh Fields 14 32 3 5 1 0 0 2 3 17 0 0.156
Jerry Owens 12 16 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0.250
Chris Getz 10 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.286
Mark Buehrle 34 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
John Danks 33 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Jason Bourgeois 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Gavin Floyd 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Paul Phillips 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Javier Vazquez 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jose Contreras 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nick Masset 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lance Broadway 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
D. J. Carrasco 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Octavio Dotel 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Jenks 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Linebrink 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Esteban Loaiza 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Boone Logan 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike MacDougal 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Horacio Ramirez 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clayton Richard 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adam Russell 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Thornton 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ehren Wassermann 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2008

ERA

1 Bobby Jenks 2.63 2 Matt Thornton 2.67 3 John Danks 3.32 4 Scott Linebrink 3.69 5 Octavio Dotel 3.76

Wins

1 Gavin Floyd 17 2 Mark Buehrle 15 3 John Danks 12 4 Javier Vazquez 12 5 Jose Contreras 7

Strikeouts

1 Javier Vazquez 200 2 John Danks 159 3 Gavin Floyd 145 4 Mark Buehrle 140 5 Octavio Dotel 92
2008 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Buehrle 15 12 3.79 34 34 0 218.2 240 92 52 140
Javier Vazquez 12 16 4.67 33 33 0 208.1 214 108 61 200
Gavin Floyd 17 8 3.84 33 33 0 206.1 190 88 70 145
John Danks 12 9 3.32 33 33 0 195.0 182 72 57 159
Jose Contreras 7 6 4.54 20 20 0 121.0 130 61 35 70
Matt Thornton 5 3 2.67 74 0 1 67.1 48 20 19 77
Octavio Dotel 4 4 3.76 72 0 1 67.0 52 28 29 92
Bobby Jenks 3 1 2.63 57 0 30 61.2 51 18 17 38
Clayton Richard 2 5 6.04 13 8 0 47.2 61 32 13 29
Scott Linebrink 2 2 3.69 50 0 1 46.1 41 19 9 40
Nick Masset 1 0 4.63 32 1 1 44.2 55 23 21 32
Boone Logan 2 3 5.95 55 0 0 42.1 57 28 14 42
D. J. Carrasco 1 0 3.96 31 0 0 38.2 30 17 14 30
Adam Russell 4 0 5.19 22 0 0 26.0 30 15 10 22
Ehren Wassermann 1 2 7.78 24 0 0 19.2 27 17 14 9
Mike MacDougal 0 0 2.12 16 0 0 17.0 16 4 12 12
Lance Broadway 1 0 7.07 7 1 0 14.0 20 11 5 7
Horacio Ramirez 0 3 7.62 17 0 0 13.0 24 11 8 2
Esteban Loaiza 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 3.0 3 1 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to TBA 3-1

👥 Roster (39)

Brian Anderson Jason Bourgeois Lance Broadway Mark Buehrle Orlando Cabrera D. J. Carrasco Jose Contreras Joe Crede John Danks Octavio Dotel Jermaine Dye Josh Fields +27 more

39 players

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The 2008 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 2008 the Chicago White Sox posted a 89-74 mark (.546) and finished 1st in the AL Central. That season the Chicago White Sox took the division title. With 811 runs scored and 729 given up, the 2008 differential was +82. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .262, 2% worse than the league's .267. The staff ERA of 4.06 was 7% better than the league average of 4.35.

Home games were played at U.S. Cellular Field, where 2,501,103 fans came through the gates. Carlos Quentin topped the Chicago White Sox with 36 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Gavin Floyd (17). Javier Vazquez struck out 200, the most on the club. In the AL Division Series, the Chicago White Sox lost to TBA 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2008 Chicago White Sox

What was the 2008 Chicago White Sox record?
The 2008 Chicago White Sox finished 89-74 (.546 win pct).
Did the 2008 Chicago White Sox make the playoffs?
The 2008 Chicago White Sox finished first in their division.
Who led the 2008 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Carlos Quentin led the 2008 Chicago White Sox with 36 home runs.
What was the 2008 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 2008 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 2008 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2008 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2008 Chicago White Sox play?
The 2008 Chicago White Sox played home games at U.S. Cellular Field.
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