2016 Chicago White Sox

78-84 • .481 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 2016 Chicago White Sox went 78-84 (.481) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 686 runs, allowed 715, and played home games at U.S. Cellular Field. Team leaders included Todd Frazier (40 HR, 98 RBI) and Chris Sale (17-10, 3.34 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

78 Wins
84 Losses
.481 Win %
4th Rank
686 R 715 RA
Diff -29

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686 Runs Scored
715 Runs Allowed
-29 Run Diff
1,746K Attendance

📈 vs. 2016 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 equal to the 2016 league average (.256)
OBP .317 1% below the 2016 league average (.321)
SLG .409 3% below the 2016 league average (.422)
Team ERA 4.10 2% better than the 2016 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 686 6% below the 2016 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,746,293
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Avg per Game 21,559

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2016

Batting Avg

1 Melky Cabrera 0.296 2 Jose Abreu 0.293 3 Adam Eaton 0.284 4 Tim Anderson 0.283 5 Tyler Saladino 0.282

Home Runs

1 Todd Frazier 40 2 Jose Abreu 25 3 Melky Cabrera 14 4 Adam Eaton 14 5 Avisail Garcia 12

RBI

1 Jose Abreu 100 2 Todd Frazier 98 3 Melky Cabrera 86 4 Adam Eaton 59 5 Avisail Garcia 51
2016 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jose Abreu 159 624 67 183 32 1 25 100 47 125 0 0.293
Adam Eaton 157 619 91 176 29 9 14 59 63 115 14 0.284
Melky Cabrera 151 591 70 175 42 5 14 86 47 69 2 0.296
Todd Frazier 158 590 89 133 21 0 40 98 64 163 15 0.225
Avisail Garcia 120 413 59 101 18 2 12 51 34 115 4 0.245
Tim Anderson 99 410 57 116 22 6 9 30 13 117 10 0.283
Brett Lawrie 94 351 35 87 22 0 12 36 30 109 7 0.248
Tyler Saladino 93 298 33 84 14 0 8 38 13 62 11 0.282
Dioner Navarro 85 271 25 57 13 2 6 32 20 63 1 0.210
JB Shuck 81 224 27 46 5 2 4 14 12 21 3 0.205
Justin Morneau 58 203 16 53 14 1 6 25 12 52 0 0.261
Austin Jackson 54 181 24 46 12 2 0 18 17 39 2 0.254
Alex Avila 57 169 19 36 6 0 7 11 38 78 0 0.213
Carlos Sanchez 53 154 15 32 9 1 4 21 5 42 0 0.208
Jimmy Rollins 41 149 25 33 8 1 2 8 16 33 5 0.221
Omar Narvaez 34 101 13 27 4 0 1 10 14 14 0 0.267
Jerry Sands 24 55 2 13 0 0 1 7 3 24 0 0.236
Jason Coats 28 50 8 10 4 0 1 4 5 12 1 0.200
Leury Garcia 18 48 6 11 1 1 1 5 1 13 2 0.229
Kevan Smith 7 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.125
Hector Sanchez 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.143
Chris Sale 32 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
James Shields 22 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Anthony Ranaudo 7 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.333
Carlos Rodon 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Matt Davidson 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Mat Latos 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jose Quintana 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Tilson 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Matt Albers 58 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Miguel Gonzalez 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chris Beck 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Carroll 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tyler Danish 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Danks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Zach Duke 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carson Fulmer 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Jennings 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Jones 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Kahnle 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Minaya 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake Petricka 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Purke 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Zach Putnam 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Robertson 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blake Smith 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jacob Turner 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Daniel Webb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Michael Ynoa 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2016

ERA

1 Dan Jennings 2.08 2 Nate Jones 2.29 3 Zach Duke 2.63 4 Michael Ynoa 3.00 5 Jose Quintana 3.20

Wins

1 Chris Sale 17 2 Jose Quintana 13 3 Carlos Rodon 9 4 Mat Latos 6 5 Miguel Gonzalez 5

Strikeouts

1 Chris Sale 233 2 Jose Quintana 181 3 Carlos Rodon 168 4 Miguel Gonzalez 95 5 Nate Jones 80
2016 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chris Sale 17 10 3.34 32 32 0 226.2 190 84 45 233
Jose Quintana 13 12 3.20 32 32 0 208.0 192 74 50 181
Carlos Rodon 9 10 4.04 28 28 0 165.0 176 74 54 168
Miguel Gonzalez 5 8 3.73 24 23 0 135.0 132 56 35 95
James Shields 4 12 6.77 22 22 0 114.1 139 86 55 78
Nate Jones 5 3 2.29 71 0 3 70.2 48 18 15 80
David Robertson 5 3 3.47 62 0 37 62.1 53 24 32 75
Dan Jennings 4 3 2.08 64 0 1 60.2 57 14 28 46
Mat Latos 6 2 4.62 11 11 0 60.1 63 31 25 32
Matt Albers 2 6 6.31 58 1 0 51.1 67 36 19 30
Zach Duke 2 0 2.63 53 0 1 37.2 31 11 16 42
Michael Ynoa 1 0 3.00 23 0 0 30.0 20 10 17 30
Anthony Ranaudo 0 1 8.46 7 5 0 27.2 34 26 12 16
Tommy Kahnle 0 1 2.63 29 0 1 27.1 21 8 20 25
Zach Putnam 1 0 2.30 25 0 0 27.1 25 7 11 30
Chris Beck 2 2 6.39 25 0 0 25.1 31 18 17 20
Jacob Turner 1 2 6.57 18 2 0 24.2 33 18 16 18
John Danks 0 4 7.25 4 4 0 22.1 28 18 11 16
Matt Purke 0 1 5.50 12 0 0 18.0 20 11 12 15
Carson Fulmer 0 2 8.49 8 0 0 11.2 12 11 7 10
Erik Johnson 0 2 6.94 2 2 0 11.2 14 9 6 11
Juan Minaya 1 0 4.35 11 0 0 10.1 10 5 5 6
Jake Petricka 0 0 4.50 9 0 0 8.0 8 4 8 7
Blake Smith 0 0 6.23 5 0 0 4.1 7 3 0 1
Scott Carroll 0 0 11.57 3 0 0 2.1 2 3 1 2
Tyler Danish 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 1.2 6 2 3 0
JB Shuck 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0
Daniel Webb 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 3

👥 Roster (50)

Jose Abreu Matt Albers Tim Anderson Alex Avila Chris Beck Melky Cabrera Scott Carroll Jason Coats Tyler Danish John Danks Matt Davidson Zach Duke +38 more

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The 2016 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 2016 the Chicago White Sox posted a 78-84 mark (.481) and finished 4th in the AL Central. The run column shows 686 for and 715 against. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 4.10 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. League clubs averaged 731 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 6% fewer. Attendance at U.S. Cellular Field totaled 1,746,293 for the year.

Todd Frazier led the club in home runs with 40. Jose Abreu drove in a team-high 100 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Chris Sale (17). David Robertson saved 37 games. The 2016 roster runs to 50 players. For the seasons either side, see the 2015 season and the 2017 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2016 Chicago White Sox

What was the 2016 Chicago White Sox record?
The 2016 Chicago White Sox finished 78-84 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 2016 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Todd Frazier led the 2016 Chicago White Sox with 40 home runs.
What was the 2016 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 2016 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.10.
Did the 2016 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2016 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2016 Chicago White Sox play?
The 2016 Chicago White Sox played home games at U.S. Cellular Field.
Who led the 2016 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Todd Frazier (40 HR, 98 RBI) and Chris Sale (17-10, 3.34 ERA).
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