1988 Chicago White Sox roster

36 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1988 MLB season.

1988 White Sox roster: batting

1988 Chicago White Sox batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Harold BainesDH1585995516613810.277.347.758
Ozzie GuillenSS1565665814803925.261.294.608
Steve Lyons2B146472591275451.269.313.686
Dan PasquaRF129422489620501.227.307.724
Greg WalkerDH9937745938420.247.304.678
Dave GallagherCF101347591055315.303.354.761
Fred ManriqueSS14034543815376.235.283.625
Ivan Calderon—73264405614354.212.299.723
Carlton FiskC76253377019500.277.377.919
Donnie HillSS8322117482203.217.296.577
Ken WilliamsRF7322018358286.159.221.525
Mark SalasC751961749390.250.303.635
Lance JohnsonDH331241123066.185.223.457
Ron KarkoviceC461151020394.174.228.515
Russ MormanRF4075818030.240.269.536
Carlos Martinez3B175559001.164.164.345
Mike Woodard2B184536041.133.170.348
Kelly Paris1B1444611360.250.250.705
James Randall1B41210010.000.133.133
Jerry HairstonDH2200000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1988 White Sox roster: pitching

1988 Chicago White Sox pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Melido PerezP323212103.79197.01381.310
Jerry ReussRP32291393.44183.0731.230
Bill LongRP47188114.03174.0771.322
Jack McDowellSP26265103.97158.2841.360
Bobby ThigpenRP680583.3090.0621.4334
John DavisRP341256.6463.2371.991
Jeff BittigerSP257244.2361.2331.430
Steve RosenbergRP330014.3046.0281.571
Donn PallRP170023.4528.2161.640
Ken PattersonRP92024.7920.281.551
Joel DavisRP52016.7516.0101.630
John PawlowskiRP60108.3614.0101.640
Tom McCarthyRP60201.3813.050.851
Ravelo ManzanilloRP22015.799.1102.040
Jose SeguraRP400013.508.223.120
Adam PetersonSP220113.506.052.000

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.