Chicago White Sox all-time roster

1901 to 2026 · 1,575 players

How many players have played for the Chicago White Sox?

1,575 players have a season with the Chicago White Sox on file, from 1901 to 2026: 834 at the plate and 740 on the mound. Luke Appling played the most games for the club, 2,422. Chicago White Sox all-time leaders →

Hitters with the most games

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Every Chicago White Sox hitter, 1901 to 2026

Player↓	Years↓	G↓	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.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
Luke Appling	1930–1950	2,422	2,749	45	1,116	.310
Paul Konerko	1999–2014	2,268	2,292	432	1,383	.281
Nellie Fox	1950–1963	2,115	2,470	35	740	.291
Frank Thomas	1990–2005	1,959	2,136	448	1,465	.307
Ray Schalk	1912–1928	1,757	1,345	11	310	.254
Ozzie Guillen	1985–1997	1,743	1,608	24	565	.265
Eddie Collins	1915–1926	1,670	2,007	31	498	.331
Luis Aparicio	1956–1970	1,511	1,576	43	464	.269
Harold Baines	1980–2001	1,457	1,556	195	864	.286
Carlton Fisk	1981–1993	1,421	1,259	214	762	.257
Sherm Lollar	1952–1963	1,358	1,122	124	631	.265
Shano Collins	1910–1920	1,335	1,254	17	63	.262
Jose Abreu	2014–2022	1,270	1,445	243	863	.292
Buck Weaver	1912–1920	1,254	1,308	21	74	.272
Robin Ventura	1989–1998	1,254	1,244	171	741	.274
Minnie Minoso	1952–1980	1,235	1,356	125	734	.302
Alexei Ramirez	2008–2015	1,226	1,272	109	542	.273
Fielder Jones	1901–1908	1,153	1,151	10	0	.269
Willie Kamm	1923–1930	1,153	1,121	25	578	.280
Lee Tannehill	1903–1912	1,090	833	3	0	.220
Frank Isbell	1901–1909	1,074	1,019	13	0	.251
A.J. Pierzynski	2005–2012	1,068	1,087	118	460	.279
Bibb Falk	1920–1928	1,067	1,219	50	627	.315
Jim Landis	1957–1964	1,063	892	83	398	.250
Billy Sullivan	1901–1912	1,051	692	11	0	.207
Ray Durham	1995–2001	1,050	1,143	97	436	.276
Magglio Ordonez	1997–2004	1,001	1,167	187	703	.307
Tommy McCraw	1963–1970	994	675	50	283	.240
Jorge Orta	1972–1979	990	1,002	79	456	.281
Mike Tresh	1938–1948	989	780	2	296	.249
Carlos May	1968–1975	982	989	85	476	.277
Bill Melton	1968–1975	976	901	154	535	.258
Johnny Mostil	1918–1929	972	1,054	23	372	.301
Jim Rivera	1953–1960	956	741	74	364	.258
Earl Sheely	1921–1927	948	1,051	41	582	.305
Lance Johnson	1988–1995	946	1,018	17	327	.286
Ron Karkovice	1986–1997	939	574	96	335	.221
Pete Ward	1963–1969	899	753	97	407	.254
Tim Anderson	2016–2023	895	1,021	98	338	.282
Ken Berry	1962–1970	894	679	46	221	.251
Carlos Lee	1999–2004	880	957	152	552	.288
Floyd Robinson	1960–1966	880	875	65	400	.287
George Davis	1902–1909	856	785	6	0	.259
Greg Walker	1982–1989	839	740	113	442	.262
Chico Carrasquel	1950–1955	837	825	32	307	.265
Joe Kuhel	1938–1947	835	809	71	362	.260
Mike Kreevich	1935–1941	826	930	36	386	.290
Jackie Hayes	1932–1940	809	820	17	384	.264
Joe Crede	2000–2008	798	712	125	422	.257
Jerry Hairston	1973–1989	795	420	28	195	.259

What the columns mean: H · HR · RBI · AVG

Pitchers with the most games

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Every Chicago White Sox pitcher, 1901 to 2026

Player↓	Years↓	G↓	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.
Red Faber	1914–1933	669	254	213	28	4,086.2	3.15	1,471
Ted Lyons	1923–1946	594	260	230	23	4,161.0	3.67	1,073
Wilbur Wood	1967–1978	578	163	148	57	2,524.1	3.18	1,332
Matt Thornton	2006–2012	472	31	32	23	435.1	3.25	465
Billy Pierce	1949–1961	456	186	152	19	2,931.0	3.19	1,796
Ed Walsh	1904–1916	426	195	125	34	2,946.1	1.81	1,732
Bobby Thigpen	1986–1992	399	28	33	200	507.0	3.09	343
Mark Buehrle	2000–2011	390	161	119	0	2,476.2	3.83	1,396
Hoyt Wilhelm	1963–1968	361	41	33	98	675.2	1.92	521
Doc White	1903–1913	360	159	123	4	2,498.1	2.30	1,067
Eddie Cicotte	1913–1920	333	147	95	21	2,170.1	2.21	891
Keith Foulke	1998–2002	330	15	19	97	417.1	2.83	404
Bobby Jenks	2005–2010	329	14	18	173	341.2	3.40	334
Joe Horlen	1961–1971	329	113	113	3	1,918.0	3.11	1,007
Jim Scott	1909–1917	317	107	113	9	1,892.0	2.30	945
Scott Radinsky	1990–1995	316	24	16	32	275.2	3.62	201
Bill Simas	1995–2000	308	18	19	23	338.1	3.83	265
Roberto Hernandez	1991–1996	299	24	23	134	356.2	2.93	364
Aaron Bummer	2017–2023	289	14	15	5	272.0	3.84	309
Nate Jones	2012–2019	284	22	13	9	291.1	3.12	318
Damaso Marte	2002–2005	279	14	12	31	259.0	2.78	281
Terry Forster	1971–1976	263	26	42	75	605.0	3.36	479
Thornton Lee	1937–1947	261	104	104	6	1,888.0	3.33	742
Gary Peters	1959–1969	258	91	78	3	1,560.0	2.92	1,098
Bob Locker	1965–1968	254	26	19	44	401.1	2.47	281
Joe Benz	1911–1919	251	76	75	3	1,359.2	2.43	539
Bob Howry	1998–2001	247	11	15	49	271.2	3.71	255
John Danks	2007–2016	247	79	104	0	1,503.1	4.38	1,102
Jon Garland	2000–2007	246	92	81	1	1,428.2	4.41	761
Reb Russell	1913–1919	242	81	59	13	1,291.2	2.33	495

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

Regular season, each player’s seasons with the club under every name it has played as. A pitcher who also batted is in both tables. A season split between two clubs is filed as one combined line and counts for neither.