1998 Chicago White Sox roster: 80-82

The Chicago White Sox went 80-82 in the 1998 MLB regular season, 2nd of 5 in the American League Central.

Team stats and league rank

1998 Chicago White Sox team stats
Home Runs19810th of 30
RBI8067th of 30
Hits1,51611th of 30
Runs8615th of 30
Stolen Bases12710th of 30
Doubles29117th of 30
Triples384th of 30
Walks55115th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)9163rd of 30
Batting Average.27112th of 30
On-Base %.33913th of 30
Slugging %.44410th of 30
OPS.78211th of 30
ERA5.2230th of 30
WHIP1.4926th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)91129th of 30
Saves4216th of 30
Wins8015th of 30
Runs Allowed93130th of 30
Errors28027th of 30

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 White Sox roster: batting

1998 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.
Ray Durham2B158635126181196736.285.363.818
Albert BelleLF163609113200491526.328.3991.055
Robin Ventura1B1615908415521911.263.349.785
Frank ThomasDH160585109155291097.265.381.861
Magglio OrdonezRF1455357015114659.282.326.741
Mike CarusoSS1335238116055522.306.331.721
Mike CameronCF141396538384327.210.285.621
Wil Cordero1B96341589113492.267.314.759
Greg NortonLF10529938719363.237.301.699
Jeff AbbottCF89244336812413.279.298.790
Robert MachadoC3411114233150.207.254.597
Ruben SierraDH27747164112.216.247.706
Craig Wilson3B134714223101.468.4901.256
Mark JohnsonC72322010.087.125.386
Brian SimmonsLF51947260.368.3681.053
Lou FrazierCF7700004.000.222.222

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

1998 White Sox roster: pitching

1998 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.
Mike SirotkaSP333314155.06211.21281.430
Jaime NavarroRP37278166.36172.2711.741
James BaldwinRP37241365.32159.01081.480
Jim ParqueSP2121755.10113.0771.630
Scott EyreRP3317385.38107.0731.660
Carlos CastilloRP542645.11100.1641.290
John SnyderSP1514724.8086.1521.380
Bill SimasRP600433.5770.2561.0818
Keith FoulkeRP540324.1365.1571.091
Bob HowryRP440033.1554.1511.039
Tom FordhamRP295126.7548.0231.940
Jim AbbottSP55504.5531.2141.480
Chad BradfordRP290213.2330.2111.111
Tony J. CastilloRP250128.0027.0141.810
Bryan WardRP280123.3327.0171.371
Todd RizzoRP900013.506.232.700
Larry CasianRP400011.254.062.250
Mike HeathcottRP10003.003.031.000

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

Results

  1. Mar 31, 1998@ TEXW 9-2
  2. Apr 2, 1998@ TEXL 4-20
  3. Apr 3, 1998@ TBW 10-4
  4. Apr 4, 1998@ TBL 2-8
  5. Apr 5, 1998@ TBL 0-5
  6. Apr 6, 1998vs TEXW 5-4
  7. Apr 9, 1998vs TEXL 0-11
  8. Apr 10, 1998vs TBW 3-0
  9. Apr 11, 1998vs TBL 1-5
  10. Apr 12, 1998vs TBL 1-4
  11. Apr 14, 1998@ BALL 3-4
  12. Apr 15, 1998@ BALW 7-6
  13. Apr 16, 1998@ BALW 8-2
  14. Apr 17, 1998@ TORL 1-6
  15. Apr 18, 1998@ TORL 4-9
  16. Apr 19, 1998@ TORL 4-5
  17. Apr 21, 1998@ CLEL 6-14
  18. Apr 22, 1998@ CLEW 14-7
  19. Apr 23, 1998@ CLEL 4-5
  20. Apr 24, 1998vs TORL 1-3
  21. Apr 25, 1998vs TORW 8-1
  22. Apr 26, 1998vs TORT 5-5
  23. Apr 27, 1998vs CLEW 10-3
  24. Apr 28, 1998vs CLEL 1-4
  25. Apr 29, 1998vs BALW 16-7
  26. Apr 30, 1998vs BALL 1-4
  27. May 1, 1998@ LAAL 1-7
  28. May 2, 1998@ LAAL 3-5
  29. May 3, 1998@ LAAW 12-1
  30. May 4, 1998@ LAAW 6-5
  31. May 5, 1998@ SEAL 1-8
  32. May 6, 1998@ SEAL 9-10
  33. May 8, 1998@ ATHW 5-3
  34. May 9, 1998@ ATHL 7-15
  35. May 10, 1998@ ATHW 4-3
  36. May 12, 1998vs LAAW 5-2
  37. May 13, 1998vs LAAL 3-8
  38. May 14, 1998vs SEAW 5-3
  39. May 15, 1998vs SEAW 6-3
  40. May 16, 1998vs ATHL 3-11
  41. May 17, 1998vs ATHL 7-9
  42. May 18, 1998vs ATHL 0-14
  43. May 19, 1998@ BOSW 9-5
  44. May 20, 1998@ BOSL 2-6
  45. May 22, 1998vs DETL 5-9
  46. May 23, 1998vs DETW 7-1
  47. May 24, 1998vs DETL 4-8
  48. May 25, 1998vs NYYL 0-12
  49. May 26, 1998vs NYYL 5-7
  50. May 27, 1998vs NYYW 12-9
  51. May 28, 1998@ DETW 11-7
  52. May 29, 1998@ DETL 7-8
  53. May 30, 1998@ DETL 0-6
  54. May 31, 1998@ DETW 8-2
  55. Jun 1, 1998@ NYYL 4-5
  56. Jun 2, 1998@ NYYL 3-6
  57. Jun 3, 1998@ KCW 10-5
  58. Jun 4, 1998@ KCW 7-1
  59. Jun 5, 1998@ CHCL 5-6
  60. Jun 6, 1998@ CHCL 6-7
  61. Jun 7, 1998@ CHCL 7-13
  62. Jun 8, 1998vs STLW 8-6
  63. Jun 9, 1998vs STLL 4-5
  64. Jun 10, 1998vs STLW 10-8
  65. Jun 12, 1998@ MINL 7-8
  66. Jun 13, 1998@ MINW 3-2
  67. Jun 14, 1998@ MINL 1-2
  68. Jun 15, 1998vs BOSW 3-2
  69. Jun 16, 1998vs BOSL 1-6
  70. Jun 17, 1998vs BOSL 5-12
  71. Jun 18, 1998vs MINL 1-4
  72. Jun 19, 1998vs MINL 6-10
  73. Jun 20, 1998vs MINW 8-7
  74. Jun 21, 1998vs MINL 1-6
  75. Jun 22, 1998@ PITW 5-4
  76. Jun 23, 1998@ PITW 5-4
  77. Jun 24, 1998vs CINW 4-2
  78. Jun 25, 1998vs CINL 5-7
  79. Jun 26, 1998vs MILL 1-2
  80. Jun 27, 1998vs MILL 5-10
  81. Jun 28, 1998vs MILW 10-8
  82. Jun 30, 1998@ HOUL 2-17
  83. Jul 1, 1998@ HOUL 4-10
  84. Jul 2, 1998@ HOUW 4-3
  85. Jul 3, 1998@ BOSL 2-15
  86. Jul 4, 1998@ BOSW 3-0
  87. Jul 5, 1998@ BOSL 14-15
  88. Jul 9, 1998vs KCL 4-6
  89. Jul 10, 1998vs KCW 10-3
  90. Jul 11, 1998vs KCW 4-3
  91. Jul 12, 1998vs KCL 3-4
  92. Jul 13, 1998vs MINW 5-2
  93. Jul 14, 1998vs MINW 8-5
  94. Jul 15, 1998vs TORW 9-3
  95. Jul 15, 1998vs TORW 5-2
  96. Jul 16, 1998vs TORL 2-5
  97. Jul 17, 1998vs CLEW 4-3
  98. Jul 18, 1998vs CLEL 9-15
  99. Jul 19, 1998vs CLEW 8-1
  100. Jul 20, 1998vs CLEL 4-5
  101. Jul 21, 1998@ TORW 6-3
  102. Jul 22, 1998@ TORL 0-4
  103. Jul 24, 1998@ NYYL 4-5
  104. Jul 25, 1998@ NYYW 6-2
  105. Jul 26, 1998@ NYYL 3-6
  106. Jul 28, 1998vs TBW 4-1
  107. Jul 29, 1998vs TBL 2-7
  108. Jul 31, 1998@ TEXW 10-2
  109. Aug 1, 1998@ TEXL 1-8
  110. Aug 2, 1998@ TEXL 3-12
  111. Aug 3, 1998@ TBW 6-1
  112. Aug 4, 1998@ TBW 8-6
  113. Aug 5, 1998@ TBL 3-7
  114. Aug 8, 1998vs LAAW 7-5
  115. Aug 8, 1998vs LAAW 4-3
  116. Aug 9, 1998vs LAAL 0-9
  117. Aug 10, 1998vs ATHW 5-3
  118. Aug 11, 1998vs ATHL 4-6
  119. Aug 12, 1998vs ATHW 2-0
  120. Aug 14, 1998vs SEAW 14-2
  121. Aug 15, 1998vs SEAL 7-13
  122. Aug 16, 1998vs SEAW 5-3
  123. Aug 17, 1998@ LAAL 2-7
  124. Aug 18, 1998@ LAAW 4-3
  125. Aug 19, 1998@ ATHL 0-6
  126. Aug 20, 1998@ ATHL 1-3
  127. Aug 21, 1998@ SEAL 4-5
  128. Aug 22, 1998@ SEAL 4-5
  129. Aug 23, 1998@ SEAL 2-3
  130. Aug 24, 1998@ SEAL 10-11
  131. Aug 25, 1998vs BALW 6-4
  132. Aug 26, 1998vs BALW 12-5
  133. Aug 27, 1998vs BALW 7-4
  134. Aug 28, 1998vs TEXL 5-6
  135. Aug 28, 1998vs TEXW 8-7
  136. Aug 29, 1998vs TEXL 3-5
  137. Aug 30, 1998vs TEXW 5-3
  138. Aug 31, 1998@ BALW 4-1
  139. Sep 1, 1998@ BALW 9-5
  140. Sep 2, 1998@ BALW 3-2
  141. Sep 4, 1998vs NYYL 6-11
  142. Sep 5, 1998vs NYYW 9-5
  143. Sep 6, 1998vs NYYW 6-5
  144. Sep 7, 1998vs DETW 7-5
  145. Sep 8, 1998vs DETW 12-6
  146. Sep 9, 1998vs DETL 6-8
  147. Sep 11, 1998@ CLEW 3-2
  148. Sep 12, 1998@ CLEW 6-4
  149. Sep 13, 1998@ CLEL 3-6
  150. Sep 14, 1998@ DETW 17-16
  151. Sep 15, 1998@ DETL 0-2
  152. Sep 16, 1998vs KCW 9-4
  153. Sep 17, 1998vs KCL 4-13
  154. Sep 18, 1998vs BOSW 11-9
  155. Sep 19, 1998vs BOSW 5-2
  156. Sep 20, 1998vs BOSW 6-4
  157. Sep 21, 1998@ MINW 7-1
  158. Sep 22, 1998@ MINW 4-1
  159. Sep 23, 1998@ MINL 6-7
  160. Sep 24, 1998@ KCL 4-6
  161. Sep 25, 1998@ KCW 3-0
  162. Sep 26, 1998@ KCW 13-5
  163. Sep 27, 1998@ KCW 7-6

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.