1996 Chicago White Sox roster: 85-77

Team stats and league rank

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 28 clubs that season.

1996 White Sox roster: batting

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1996 Chicago White Sox batting

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
RVRobin Ventura	1B	158	586	96	168	34	105	1	.287	.368	.888
TPTony Phillips	2B	153	581	119	161	12	63	13	.277	.404	.803
RDRay Durham	2B	156	557	79	153	10	65	30	.275	.350	.755
FTFrank Thomas	DH	141	527	110	184	40	134	1	.349	.459	1.085
OGOzzie Guillen	SS	150	499	62	131	4	45	6	.263	.273	.640
Harold Baines	DH	143	495	80	154	22	95	3	.311	.399	.902
DTDanny Tartabull	RF	132	472	58	120	27	101	1	.254	.340	.827
DMDave Martinez	CF	146	440	85	140	10	53	15	.318	.393	.861
RKRon Karkovice	C	111	355	44	78	10	38	0	.220	.270	.636
DLDarren Lewis	LF	141	337	55	77	4	53	21	.228	.321	.632
LMLyle Mouton	LF	87	214	25	63	7	39	3	.294	.361	.800
NMNorberto Martin	2B	70	140	30	49	1	14	10	.350	.374	.796
CKChad Kreuter	C	46	114	14	25	3	18	0	.219	.308	.676
CSChris Snopek	2B	46	104	18	27	6	18	0	.260	.304	.813
JMJose Munoz	2B	17	27	7	7	0	1	0	.259	.355	.614
GNGreg Norton	LF	11	23	4	5	2	3	0	.217	.333	.812
Mike Cameron	CF	11	11	1	1	0	0	0	.091	.167	.258
MRMike Robertson	1B	6	7	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.143	.429
RMRobert Machado	C	4	6	1	4	0	2	0	.667	.667	1.500

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

1996 White Sox roster: pitching

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1996 Chicago White Sox pitching

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	GS↓iGS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
AFAlex Fernandez	SP	35	35	16	10	3.45	258.0	200	1.24	0
KTKevin Tapani	SP	34	34	13	10	4.59	225.1	150	1.38	0
WAWilson Alvarez	RP	35	35	15	10	4.22	217.1	181	1.44	0
JBJames Baldwin	RP	28	28	11	6	4.42	169.0	127	1.33	0
RHRoberto Hernandez	RP	72	0	6	5	1.91	84.2	85	1.22	38
BSBill Simas	RP	64	0	2	8	4.58	72.2	65	1.57	2
BKBrian Keyser	RP	28	0	1	2	4.98	59.2	19	1.78	1
MKMatt Karchner	RP	50	0	7	4	5.76	59.1	46	1.72	1
JMJoe Magrane	RP	19	8	1	5	6.88	53.2	21	1.77	0
KMKirk McCaskill	RP	29	4	5	5	6.97	51.2	28	1.99	0
LTLarry Thomas	RP	57	0	2	3	3.23	30.2	20	1.50	0
JDJeff Darwin	RP	22	0	0	1	2.93	30.2	15	1.14	0
MBMike Bertotti	RP	15	2	2	0	5.14	28.0	19	1.71	0
MSMike Sirotka	SP	15	4	1	2	7.18	26.1	11	1.75	0
ALAl Levine	RP	16	0	0	1	5.40	18.1	12	1.58	0
Jason Bere	SP	5	5	0	1	10.26	16.2	19	2.64	0
SRScott Ruffcorn	RP	3	1	0	1	11.37	6.1	3	2.53	0
RSRich Sauveur	RP	3	0	0	0	15.00	3.0	1	2.67	0
SJStacy Jones	RP	2	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	1	0.50	0

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

Results

1. Mar 31, 1996@ SEAL 2-3
2. Apr 2, 1996@ SEAL 2-3
3. Apr 3, 1996@ SEAW 4-2
4. Apr 5, 1996@ LAAL 6-7
5. Apr 6, 1996@ LAAW 8-4
6. Apr 7, 1996@ LAAL 5-6
7. Apr 9, 1996vs TEXL 2-3
8. Apr 11, 1996vs TEXW 8-5
9. Apr 12, 1996vs ATHL 2-7
10. Apr 13, 1996vs ATHW 6-5
11. Apr 14, 1996vs ATHL 5-10
12. Apr 15, 1996@ KCW 11-10
13. Apr 16, 1996@ KCL 5-6
14. Apr 17, 1996@ KCW 3-1
15. Apr 19, 1996@ ATHW 4-3
16. Apr 20, 1996@ ATHW 8-3
17. Apr 21, 1996@ ATHL 5-6
18. Apr 22, 1996@ TEXW 12-4
19. Apr 23, 1996@ TEXW 6-5
20. Apr 24, 1996vs SEAW 2-1
21. Apr 25, 1996vs SEAW 4-3
22. Apr 27, 1996vs LAAW 2-1
23. Apr 28, 1996vs LAAW 10-1
24. Apr 29, 1996vs LAAW 4-3
25. Apr 30, 1996@ CLEL 3-5
26. May 1, 1996@ CLEL 5-9
27. May 2, 1996@ NYYL 1-5
28. May 3, 1996@ NYYL 0-2
29. May 4, 1996@ NYYW 11-5
30. May 5, 1996@ NYYL 1-7
31. May 7, 1996vs BALW 3-2
32. May 8, 1996vs BALW 11-2
33. May 9, 1996vs BALL 4-6
34. May 10, 1996vs NYYW 5-2
35. May 11, 1996vs NYYW 7-5
36. May 12, 1996vs NYYL 8-9
37. May 13, 1996@ MILL 2-6
38. May 15, 1996@ MILW 20-8
39. May 16, 1996@ MILL 2-3
40. May 17, 1996@ DETW 11-6
41. May 18, 1996@ DETW 16-4
42. May 19, 1996@ DETW 14-3
43. May 21, 1996vs TORW 2-1
44. May 22, 1996vs TORW 2-1
45. May 24, 1996vs MILW 4-3
46. May 25, 1996vs MILW 9-7
47. May 26, 1996vs MILW 12-1
48. May 27, 1996@ TORL 4-5
49. May 28, 1996@ TORW 8-5
50. May 29, 1996@ TORL 5-6
51. May 30, 1996vs DETW 8-2
52. May 31, 1996vs DETW 9-0
53. Jun 2, 1996vs DETW 4-2
54. Jun 2, 1996vs DETW 13-5
55. Jun 4, 1996@ BOSW 6-4
56. Jun 5, 1996@ BOSW 8-6
57. Jun 6, 1996@ BOSL 4-7
58. Jun 7, 1996@ BALW 8-2
59. Jun 8, 1996@ BALW 2-1
60. Jun 9, 1996@ BALW 12-9
61. Jun 10, 1996vs BOSW 8-2
62. Jun 11, 1996vs BOSL 2-9
63. Jun 12, 1996vs BOSL 2-3
64. Jun 14, 1996@ SEAW 4-1
65. Jun 15, 1996@ SEAL 6-8
66. Jun 16, 1996@ SEAL 6-7
67. Jun 17, 1996@ LAAL 8-9
68. Jun 18, 1996@ LAAL 4-5
69. Jun 19, 1996@ LAAL 2-14
70. Jun 20, 1996vs SEAL 5-8
71. Jun 21, 1996vs SEAL 2-12
72. Jun 22, 1996vs SEAL 2-4
73. Jun 23, 1996vs SEAW 7-6
74. Jun 24, 1996vs LAAW 4-2
75. Jun 24, 1996vs LAAL 4-6
76. Jun 25, 1996vs LAAW 3-2
77. Jun 27, 1996vs CLEW 15-10
78. Jun 28, 1996vs CLEW 4-2
79. Jun 29, 1996vs CLEL 2-3
80. Jun 30, 1996vs CLEL 2-4
81. Jul 1, 1996vs MINL 7-10
82. Jul 2, 1996vs MINW 7-4
83. Jul 3, 1996vs MINL 5-6
84. Jul 4, 1996@ CLEW 6-5
85. Jul 5, 1996@ CLEW 7-0
86. Jul 6, 1996@ CLEW 3-2
87. Jul 7, 1996@ CLEL 1-6
88. Jul 11, 1996@ KCL 2-3
89. Jul 12, 1996@ KCW 7-6
90. Jul 13, 1996@ KCW 3-1
91. Jul 14, 1996@ KCW 3-2
92. Jul 15, 1996@ MINL 5-16
93. Jul 16, 1996@ MINW 11-2
94. Jul 17, 1996@ MINL 3-4
95. Jul 18, 1996vs KCL 1-7
96. Jul 19, 1996vs KCL 4-7
97. Jul 20, 1996vs KCL 5-7
98. Jul 21, 1996vs KCW 6-3
99. Jul 22, 1996vs ATHL 5-6
100. Jul 23, 1996vs ATHL 4-8
101. Jul 24, 1996vs ATHL 5-6
102. Jul 25, 1996vs TEXL 3-4
103. Jul 26, 1996vs TEXW 6-2
104. Jul 27, 1996vs TEXL 4-6
105. Jul 28, 1996vs TEXW 5-1
106. Jul 30, 1996@ ATHW 2-1
107. Jul 31, 1996@ ATHL 4-5
108. Aug 1, 1996@ ATHW 8-3
109. Aug 2, 1996@ TEXW 9-0
110. Aug 3, 1996@ TEXW 11-9
111. Aug 4, 1996@ TEXL 5-9
112. Aug 5, 1996@ TEXW 15-5
113. Aug 6, 1996@ NYYL 2-9
114. Aug 7, 1996@ NYYW 8-4
115. Aug 8, 1996@ NYYL 4-8
116. Aug 9, 1996vs BALW 4-3
117. Aug 10, 1996vs BALL 4-13
118. Aug 11, 1996vs BALW 8-5
119. Aug 12, 1996vs NYYW 3-2
120. Aug 13, 1996vs NYYW 8-4
121. Aug 14, 1996vs NYYL 1-3
122. Aug 16, 1996@ MILL 7-9
123. Aug 16, 1996@ MILL 2-3
124. Aug 17, 1996@ MILW 6-2
125. Aug 18, 1996@ MILL 7-8
126. Aug 19, 1996@ DETW 12-7
127. Aug 20, 1996@ DETL 11-16
128. Aug 21, 1996@ DETL 4-7
129. Aug 22, 1996vs TORL 0-1
130. Aug 23, 1996vs TORL 2-4
131. Aug 24, 1996vs TORL 2-9
132. Aug 25, 1996vs TORW 10-9
133. Aug 26, 1996vs MILL 2-3
134. Aug 27, 1996vs MILL 2-4
135. Aug 28, 1996vs MILW 2-0
136. Aug 30, 1996@ TORW 11-2
137. Aug 31, 1996@ TORW 5-1
138. Sep 1, 1996@ TORW 4-2
139. Sep 2, 1996vs DETL 6-8
140. Sep 3, 1996vs DETW 6-4
141. Sep 4, 1996vs DETW 11-6
142. Sep 6, 1996vs BOSL 3-10
143. Sep 7, 1996vs BOSW 4-3
144. Sep 8, 1996vs BOSW 7-4
145. Sep 10, 1996@ BALL 1-5
146. Sep 11, 1996@ BALL 6-7
147. Sep 12, 1996@ BALW 11-3
148. Sep 13, 1996@ BOSL 5-9
149. Sep 14, 1996@ BOSW 13-5
150. Sep 15, 1996@ BOSL 8-9
151. Sep 16, 1996vs CLEL 3-4
152. Sep 17, 1996vs CLEL 4-9
153. Sep 18, 1996vs CLEL 3-4
154. Sep 19, 1996vs MINW 8-3
155. Sep 20, 1996vs MINW 7-3
156. Sep 21, 1996vs MINL 3-4
157. Sep 22, 1996vs MINW 5-1
158. Sep 24, 1996vs KCW 3-2
159. Sep 25, 1996vs KCL 2-8
160. Sep 27, 1996@ MINW 4-2
161. Sep 28, 1996@ MINL 6-7
162. Sep 29, 1996@ MINL 4-5