2012 Chicago White Sox

85-77 • .525 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 2012 Chicago White Sox went 85-77 (.525) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 748 runs, allowed 676, and played home games at U.S. Cellular Field. Team leaders included Adam Dunn (41 HR, 96 RBI) and Chris Sale (17-8, 3.05 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
2nd Rank
748 R 676 RA
Diff +72

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⚡ Quick Stats

748 Runs Scored
676 Runs Allowed
+72 Run Diff
1,965K Attendance

📈 vs. 2012 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 equal to the 2012 league average (.255)
OBP .318 1% below the 2012 league average (.319)
SLG .421 3% above the 2012 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.02 2% better than the 2012 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 748 4% above the 2012 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,965,955
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Avg per Game 24,271

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2012

Batting Avg

1 Alex Rios 0.304 2 Paul Konerko 0.298 3 Alejandro De Aza 0.281 4 A. J. Pierzynski 0.278 5 Alexei Ramirez 0.265

Home Runs

1 Adam Dunn 41 2 A. J. Pierzynski 27 3 Paul Konerko 26 4 Alex Rios 25 5 Dayan Viciedo 25

RBI

1 Adam Dunn 96 2 Alex Rios 91 3 Dayan Viciedo 78 4 A. J. Pierzynski 77 5 Paul Konerko 75
2012 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alex Rios 157 605 93 184 37 8 25 91 26 92 23 0.304
Alexei Ramirez 158 593 59 157 24 4 9 73 16 77 20 0.265
Adam Dunn 151 539 87 110 19 0 41 96 105 222 2 0.204
Paul Konerko 144 533 66 159 22 0 26 75 56 83 0 0.298
Gordon Beckham 151 525 62 123 24 0 16 60 40 89 5 0.234
Alejandro De Aza 131 524 81 147 29 6 9 50 47 109 26 0.281
Dayan Viciedo 147 505 64 129 18 1 25 78 28 120 0 0.255
A. J. Pierzynski 135 479 68 133 18 4 27 77 28 78 0 0.278
Kevin Youkilis 80 292 47 69 8 1 15 46 37 69 0 0.236
Dewayne Wise 45 163 20 42 7 1 5 22 9 40 12 0.258
Orlando Hudson 51 137 10 27 3 3 2 17 12 24 3 0.197
Tyler Flowers 52 136 19 29 6 0 7 13 12 56 2 0.213
Brent Morel 35 113 14 20 2 0 0 5 7 39 4 0.177
Eduardo Escobar 36 87 14 18 4 1 0 3 9 23 2 0.207
Jordan Danks 50 67 12 15 1 0 1 4 6 16 3 0.224
Brent Lillibridge 49 63 10 11 1 0 0 2 4 26 7 0.175
Kosuke Fukudome 24 41 2 7 1 0 0 4 8 9 0 0.171
Ray Olmedo 20 41 8 10 2 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.244
Jose Lopez 15 23 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.217
Dan Johnson 14 22 8 8 1 0 3 6 9 3 0 0.364
Hector Gimenez 5 11 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.455
Philip Humber 26 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Jake Peavy 32 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
John Danks 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Quintana 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Chris Sale 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Gavin Floyd 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dylan Axelrod 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Bruney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Crain 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Deunte Heath 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pedro Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Jones 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francisco Liriano 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jhan Marinez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brett Myers 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Will Ohman 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Omogrosso 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Addison Reed 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Santiago 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leyson Septimo 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Zach Stewart 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Stults 2 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
Donnie Veal 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2012

ERA

1 Nate Jones 2.39 2 Jesse Crain 2.44 3 Chris Sale 3.05 4 Brett Myers 3.12 5 Hector Santiago 3.33

Wins

1 Chris Sale 17 2 Gavin Floyd 12 3 Jake Peavy 11 4 Nate Jones 8 5 Jose Quintana 6

Strikeouts

1 Jake Peavy 194 2 Chris Sale 192 3 Gavin Floyd 144 4 Philip Humber 85 5 Jose Quintana 81
2012 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jake Peavy 11 12 3.37 32 32 0 219.0 191 82 49 194
Chris Sale 17 8 3.05 30 29 0 192.0 167 65 51 192
Gavin Floyd 12 11 4.29 29 29 0 168.0 166 80 63 144
Jose Quintana 6 6 3.76 25 22 0 136.1 142 57 42 81
Philip Humber 5 5 6.44 26 16 0 102.0 113 73 44 85
Nate Jones 8 0 2.39 65 0 0 71.2 67 19 32 65
Hector Santiago 4 1 3.33 42 4 4 70.1 54 26 40 79
Matt Thornton 4 10 3.46 74 0 3 65.0 63 25 17 53
Francisco Liriano 3 2 5.40 12 11 0 56.2 54 34 32 58
Addison Reed 3 2 4.75 62 0 29 55.0 57 29 18 54
John Danks 3 4 5.70 9 9 0 53.2 57 34 23 30
Dylan Axelrod 2 2 5.47 14 7 0 51.0 56 31 21 40
Jesse Crain 2 3 2.44 51 0 0 48.0 29 13 23 60
Brett Myers 3 4 3.12 35 0 0 34.2 30 12 9 21
Zach Stewart 1 2 6.00 18 1 0 30.0 41 20 4 16
Will Ohman 0 2 6.41 32 0 0 26.2 23 19 5 13
Brian Omogrosso 0 0 2.57 17 0 0 21.0 20 6 9 18
Leyson Septimo 0 2 5.02 21 0 0 14.1 8 8 6 14
Donnie Veal 0 0 1.38 24 0 1 13.0 5 2 4 19
Eric Stults 0 0 2.70 2 1 0 6.2 6 2 4 4
Pedro Hernandez 0 1 18.00 1 1 0 4.0 12 8 1 2
Jhan Marinez 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.2 2 0 2 1
Deunte Heath 0 0 4.50 3 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1
Brian Bruney 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 2
Dewayne Wise 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (45)

Dylan Axelrod Gordon Beckham Brian Bruney Jesse Crain John Danks Jordan Danks Alejandro De Aza Adam Dunn Eduardo Escobar Tyler Flowers Gavin Floyd Kosuke Fukudome +33 more

45 players

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The 2012 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 2012 Chicago White Sox won 85 games and lost 77, ending up 2nd in the AL Central. With 748 runs scored and 676 given up, the 2012 differential was +72. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 4.02 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.08. Measured against the 721-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead. U.S. Cellular Field was home in 2012, drawing a total attendance of 1,965,955.

For power, Adam Dunn led the way with 41 homers. The hits leader was Alex Rios with 184. Chris Sale led the pitchers with 17 wins. Jake Peavy struck out 194, the most on the club. Addison Reed saved 29 games. The roster section lists 45 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2012 Chicago White Sox

What was the 2012 Chicago White Sox record?
The 2012 Chicago White Sox finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 2012 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Adam Dunn led the 2012 Chicago White Sox with 41 home runs.
What was the 2012 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 2012 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.02.
Did the 2012 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2012 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2012 Chicago White Sox play?
The 2012 Chicago White Sox played home games at U.S. Cellular Field.
Who led the 2012 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Adam Dunn (41 HR, 96 RBI) and Chris Sale (17-8, 3.05 ERA).
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