2009 Chicago White Sox

79-83 • .488 Win% • 3rd in AL C

The 2009 Chicago White Sox went 79-83 (.488) finishing 3rd in the AL C division. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 732, and played home games at U.S. Cellular Field. Team leaders included Paul Konerko (28 HR, 88 RBI) and Mark Buehrle (13-10, 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
3rd Rank
724 R 732 RA
Diff -8

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⚡ Quick Stats

724 Runs Scored
732 Runs Allowed
-8 Run Diff
2,284K Attendance

📈 vs. 2009 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 3% below the 2009 league average (.266)
OBP .328 2% below the 2009 league average (.335)
SLG .411 4% below the 2009 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.14 7% better than the 2009 league average (4.45)
Runs Scored 724 7% below the 2009 league average (781 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,284,163
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Avg per Game 28,199

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2009

Batting Avg

1 Scott Podsednik 0.304 2 A. J. Pierzynski 0.300 3 Mark Kotsay 0.292 4 Alexei Ramirez 0.277 5 Paul Konerko 0.277

Home Runs

1 Paul Konerko 28 2 Jermaine Dye 27 3 Jim Thome 23 4 Carlos Quentin 21 5 Alexei Ramirez 15

RBI

1 Paul Konerko 88 2 Jermaine Dye 81 3 Jim Thome 74 4 Alexei Ramirez 68 5 Gordon Beckham 63
2009 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Paul Konerko 152 546 75 151 30 1 28 88 58 89 1 0.277
Alexei Ramirez 148 542 71 150 14 1 15 68 49 66 14 0.277
Scott Podsednik 132 537 75 163 25 6 7 48 39 74 30 0.304
A. J. Pierzynski 138 504 57 151 22 1 13 49 24 52 1 0.300
Jermaine Dye 141 503 78 126 19 1 27 81 64 108 0 0.250
Gordon Beckham 103 378 58 102 28 1 14 63 41 65 7 0.270
Chris Getz 107 375 49 98 18 4 2 31 30 54 25 0.261
Carlos Quentin 99 351 47 83 14 0 21 56 31 52 3 0.236
Jim Thome 107 345 55 86 15 0 23 74 69 116 0 0.249
Jayson Nix 94 255 36 57 11 0 12 32 28 64 10 0.224
Josh Fields 79 239 29 53 5 2 7 30 25 76 2 0.222
Brian Anderson 65 185 25 44 9 0 2 13 20 49 3 0.238
Alex Rios 41 146 11 29 6 0 3 9 6 29 5 0.199
Dewayne Wise 84 142 17 32 8 3 2 11 3 27 4 0.225
Mark Kotsay 40 113 12 33 7 0 3 18 11 9 1 0.292
Brent Lillibridge 46 95 9 15 2 0 0 3 14 26 6 0.158
Ramon Castro 31 76 8 14 3 0 4 12 8 23 0 0.184
Wilson Betemit 20 45 2 9 5 0 0 3 5 13 0 0.200
Corky Miller 14 39 5 8 3 0 0 5 3 9 0 0.205
Tyler Flowers 10 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.188
Jerry Owens 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0.083
Jose Contreras 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mark Buehrle 33 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.250
Clayton Richard 27 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Carlos Torres 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
John Danks 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gavin Floyd 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lance Broadway 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
D. J. Carrasco 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bartolo Colon 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Octavio Dotel 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Egbert 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddy Garcia 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Gobble 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Daniel Hudson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Jenks 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Linebrink 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike MacDougal 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jhonny Nunez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake Peavy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Peña 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Poreda 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Thornton 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Whisler 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Williams 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2009

ERA

1 Matt Thornton 2.74 2 Octavio Dotel 3.32 3 Bobby Jenks 3.71 4 Tony Peña 3.75 5 D. J. Carrasco 3.76

Wins

1 Mark Buehrle 13 2 John Danks 13 3 Gavin Floyd 11 4 Matt Thornton 6 5 D. J. Carrasco 5

Strikeouts

1 Gavin Floyd 163 2 John Danks 149 3 Mark Buehrle 105 4 Jose Contreras 89 5 Matt Thornton 87
2009 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Buehrle 13 10 3.84 33 33 0 213.1 222 91 45 105
John Danks 13 11 3.77 32 32 0 200.1 184 84 73 149
Gavin Floyd 11 11 4.06 30 30 0 193.0 178 87 59 163
Jose Contreras 5 13 5.42 21 21 0 114.2 121 69 45 89
D. J. Carrasco 5 1 3.76 49 1 0 93.1 103 39 29 62
Clayton Richard 4 3 4.65 26 14 0 89.0 94 46 37 66
Matt Thornton 6 3 2.74 70 0 4 72.1 58 22 20 87
Bartolo Colon 3 6 4.19 12 12 0 62.1 69 29 21 38
Octavio Dotel 3 3 3.32 62 0 0 62.1 54 23 36 75
Freddy Garcia 3 4 4.34 9 9 0 56.0 56 27 12 37
Scott Linebrink 3 7 4.66 57 0 2 56.0 70 29 23 55
Bobby Jenks 3 4 3.71 52 0 29 53.1 52 22 16 49
Tony Peña 1 2 3.75 35 0 1 36.0 40 15 9 29
Carlos Torres 1 2 6.04 8 5 0 28.1 30 19 17 22
Jake Peavy 3 0 1.35 3 3 0 20.0 11 3 6 18
Daniel Hudson 1 1 3.38 6 2 0 18.2 16 7 9 14
Randy Williams 0 1 4.58 25 0 0 17.2 13 9 12 22
Lance Broadway 0 1 5.06 8 0 0 16.0 19 9 9 9
Jimmy Gobble 0 0 7.50 12 0 0 12.0 14 10 7 10
Aaron Poreda 1 0 2.45 10 0 0 11.0 9 3 8 12
Jhonny Nunez 0 0 9.53 7 0 0 5.2 10 6 2 3
Mike MacDougal 0 0 12.46 5 0 0 4.1 7 6 7 3
Jack Egbert 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 2.2 8 8 2 0
Wes Whisler 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 1.1 0 2 3 2

👥 Roster (45)

Brian Anderson Gordon Beckham Wilson Betemit Lance Broadway Mark Buehrle D. J. Carrasco Ramon Castro Bartolo Colon Jose Contreras John Danks Octavio Dotel Jermaine Dye +33 more

45 players

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The 2009 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 2009 Chicago White Sox reads 79 wins and 83 losses, good for 3rd in the AL Central. The run column shows 724 for and 732 against. Against a league average of .266, the 2009 Chicago White Sox batted .258. The staff ERA of 4.14 was 7% better than the league average of 4.45. The 724 runs scored compare with a league average of 781 per club, 7% fewer.

The home park, U.S. Cellular Field, recorded 2,284,163 in attendance, about 28,199 a game. Paul Konerko topped the Chicago White Sox with 28 home runs. Mark Buehrle was the top winner, with 13 victories. Gavin Floyd struck out 163, the most on the club. The saves leader was Bobby Jenks with 29.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2009 Chicago White Sox

What was the 2009 Chicago White Sox record?
The 2009 Chicago White Sox finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 2009 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Paul Konerko led the 2009 Chicago White Sox with 28 home runs.
What was the 2009 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 2009 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.14.
Did the 2009 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2009 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2009 Chicago White Sox play?
The 2009 Chicago White Sox played home games at U.S. Cellular Field.
Who led the 2009 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Paul Konerko (28 HR, 88 RBI) and Mark Buehrle (13-10, 3.84 ERA).
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