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Chicago White Sox Records and All-Time Leaders

1901–present. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Where the White Sox rank in 2026

Team totals against the rest of MLB.

Home Runs 5th of 30 211 Earned Run Average 14th of 30 4.12 Batting Average 25th of 30 .236 Pitching Strikeouts 16th of 30 1,337 Runs 5th of 30 776 On-Base Plus Slug. 10th of 30 .726

All-time leaders

Batting Average

AVG
  1. 1 Eddie Collins 1915–1926 .331
  2. 2 Bibb Falk 1920–1928 .315
  3. 3 Luke Appling 1930–1950 .310
  4. 4 Rip Radcliff 1934–1939 .310
  5. 5 Frank Thomas 1990–2005 .307

Earned Run Average

ERA
  1. 1 Ed Walsh 1904–1916 1.81
  2. 2 Frank Smith 1904–1910 2.18
  3. 3 Eddie Cicotte 1912–1920 2.25
  4. 4 Jim Scott 1909–1917 2.30
  5. 4 Doc White 1903–1913 2.30

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Frank Thomas 1990–2005 448
  2. 2 Paul Konerko 1999–2014 432
  3. 3 Jose Abreu 2014–2022 243
  4. 4 Harold Baines 1980–2001 221
  5. 5 Carlton Fisk 1981–1993 214

Wins

W
  1. 1 Ted Lyons 1923–1946 260
  2. 2 Red Faber 1914–1933 254
  3. 3 Ed Walsh 1904–1916 195
  4. 4 Billy Pierce 1949–1961 186
  5. 5 Wilbur Wood 1967–1978 163

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 Frank Thomas 1990–2005 1,465
  2. 2 Paul Konerko 1999–2014 1,383
  3. 3 Luke Appling 1930–1950 1,116
  4. 4 Harold Baines 1980–2001 981
  5. 5 Jose Abreu 2014–2022 863

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Billy Pierce 1949–1961 1,796
  2. 2 Ed Walsh 1904–1916 1,732
  3. 3 Red Faber 1914–1933 1,471
  4. 4 Mark Buehrle 2000–2011 1,396
  5. 5 Wilbur Wood 1967–1978 1,332

Hits

H
  1. 1 Luke Appling 1930–1950 2,749
  2. 2 Nellie Fox 1950–1963 2,470
  3. 3 Paul Konerko 1999–2014 2,292
  4. 4 Frank Thomas 1990–2005 2,136
  5. 5 Eddie Collins 1915–1926 2,007

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Bobby Thigpen 1986–1993 201
  2. 2 Bobby Jenks 2005–2010 173
  3. 3 Roberto Hernandez 1991–1997 161
  4. 4 Keith Foulke 1997–2002 100
  5. 5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1963–1968 98

Runs

R
  1. 1 Frank Thomas 1990–2005 1,327
  2. 2 Luke Appling 1930–1950 1,319
  3. 3 Nellie Fox 1950–1963 1,187
  4. 4 Paul Konerko 1999–2014 1,141
  5. 5 Eddie Collins 1915–1926 1,065

Walks + Hits / IP

WHIP
  1. 1 Ed Walsh 1904–1916 1.00
  2. 2 Chris Sale 2010–2016 1.06
  3. 3 Frank Smith 1904–1910 1.08
  4. 4 Reb Russell 1913–1919 1.08
  5. 5 Nick Altrock 1903–1909 1.08

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Eddie Collins 1915–1926 368
  2. 2 Luis Aparicio 1956–1970 318
  3. 3 Frank Isbell 1901–1909 250
  4. 4 Lance Johnson 1988–1995 226
  5. 5 Ray Durham 1995–2002 219

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Ted Lyons 1923–1946 4161.0
  2. 2 Red Faber 1914–1933 4086.2
  3. 3 Ed Walsh 1904–1916 2946.1
  4. 4 Billy Pierce 1949–1961 2931.0
  5. 5 Wilbur Wood 1967–1978 2524.1

On-Base Plus Slug.

OPS
  1. 1 Frank Thomas 1990–2005 .995
  2. 2 Magglio Ordonez 1997–2004 .889
  3. 3 Minnie Miñoso 1951–1980 .865
  4. 4 Jose Abreu 2014–2022 .860
  5. 5 Eddie Collins 1915–1926 .849

Single-season records

Batting Average

AVG
  1. 1 Luke Appling 1936 .388
  2. 2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1920 .383
  3. 3 Eddie Collins 1920 .372
  4. 4 Eddie Collins 1923 .360
  5. 5 Carl Reynolds 1930 .359

Earned Run Average

ERA
  1. 1 Ed Walsh 1910 1.27
  2. 2 Ed Walsh 1909 1.41
  3. 3 Ed Walsh 1908 1.42
  4. 4 Doc White 1906 1.52
  5. 5 Eddie Cicotte 1917 1.53

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Albert Belle 1998 49
  2. 2 Jermaine Dye 2006 44
  3. 3 Frank Thomas 2000 43
  4. 4 Frank Thomas 2003 42
  5. 4 Jim Thome 2006 42

Wins

W
  1. 1 Ed Walsh 1908 40
  2. 2 Eddie Cicotte 1919 29
  3. 3 Eddie Cicotte 1917 28
  4. 4 Ed Walsh 1912 27
  5. 4 Ed Walsh 1911 27

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 Albert Belle 1998 152
  2. 2 Frank Thomas 2000 143
  3. 3 Zeke Bonura 1936 138
  4. 4 Magglio Ordonez 2002 135
  5. 5 Frank Thomas 1996 134

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Chris Sale 2015 274
  2. 2 Ed Walsh 1908 269
  3. 3 Ed Walsh 1910 258
  4. 4 Ed Walsh 1911 255
  5. 5 Ed Walsh 1912 254

Hits

H
  1. 1 Eddie Collins 1920 224
  2. 2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1920 218
  3. 3 Buck Weaver 1920 208
  4. 4 Rip Radcliff 1936 207
  5. 5 Luke Appling 1936 204

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Bobby Thigpen 1990 57
  2. 2 Keith Foulke 2001 42
  3. 3 Bobby Jenks 2006 41
  4. 4 Bobby Jenks 2007 40
  5. 4 Addison Reed 2013 40

Runs

R
  1. 1 Johnny Mostil 1925 135
  2. 2 Ray Durham 1998 126
  3. 3 Ray Durham 2000 121
  4. 4 Zeke Bonura 1936 120
  5. 4 Fielder Jones 1901 120

Walks + Hits / IP

WHIP
  1. 1 Ed Walsh 1910 0.82
  2. 2 Ed Walsh 1908 0.86
  3. 3 Doc White 1906 0.90
  4. 4 Eddie Cicotte 1917 0.91
  5. 5 Joe Horlen 1964 0.94

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Rudy Law 1983 77
  2. 2 Juan Pierre 2010 68
  3. 3 Scott Podsednik 2005 59
  4. 4 Luis Aparicio 1959 56
  5. 4 Wally Moses 1943 56

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Ed Walsh 1908 464.0
  2. 2 Ed Walsh 1907 422.1
  3. 3 Ed Walsh 1912 393.0
  4. 4 Wilbur Wood 1972 376.2
  5. 5 Ed Walsh 1910 369.2

On-Base Plus Slug.

OPS
  1. 1 Frank Thomas 1994 1.217
  2. 2 Frank Thomas 1996 1.085
  3. 3 Frank Thomas 1997 1.067
  4. 4 Frank Thomas 2000 1.061
  5. 5 Frank Thomas 1995 1.061

Every category

Career and single-season leaders for the White Sox in each one.

Batting

Batting Average Home Runs Runs Batted In Hits Runs Stolen Bases On-Base Plus Slug. On-Base Percentage Slugging Percentage Doubles Triples Extra-Base Hits Total Bases Walks Strikeouts Plate Appearances At Bats Games Played

Pitching

Earned Run Average Wins Strikeouts Saves Walks + Hits / IP Innings Pitched Strikeouts / 9 Walks / 9 Strikeout-to-Walk Shutouts Complete Games Games Started Games Pitched Losses Walks Allowed Winning Percentage