Born Apr 18, 1948 · Catharine, KS · age 78
General manager for the White Sox (1991–2000).
Across the full 10-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for playoff leverage per acquired WAR (93rd percentile), payroll-adjusted winning (89th percentile), and roster depth (83rd percentile).
10 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 2 playoff appearances · 817–734 (0.527)
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | 1991 87–75 | $17 | 73 | +7 | +12.2 | 40% | +11 | +9 | +0 | +2 | $0.4M | 39.4 | 10.0 | -4.5 | +26.9 | +1.9 | +0.39 | +2.4 | +0.0 | 5.72 | 0.36 | +9.0 | +8.9 | 0.537 | |||||
| GM | 1992 86–76 | $30 | 100 | +2 | +3.1 | 55% | +16 | +11 | +4 | +2 | $0.7M | 40.1 | 8.0 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -64.0 | -12.81 | +0.7 | +0.0 | 5.38 | 0.35 | +4.1 | +5.9 | 0.531 | |||||
| GM | 1993 94–68 | $42 | 132 | -3 | -3.8 | 26% | +14 | +10 | +4 | -0 | $0.8M | 46.0 | 10.0 | -4.9 | +8.9 | -0.4 | -0.14 | -23.6 | +0.0 | 6.10 | 0.70 | +8.5 | +8.4 | 0.580 | ✓ | ||||
| GM | 1994 67–46 | $34 | 108 | +10 | +8.3 | 17% | +13 | +9 | +3 | +0 | $0.9M | 37.3 | 7.0 | -1.3 | +15.7 | -3.2 | -0.65 | -15.4 | +0.0 | 4.28 | 0.98 | +9.2 | +18.4 | 0.593 | |||||
| GM | 1995 68–76 | $42 | 125 | -15 | -15.5 | 22% | -4 | -5 | +1 | -0 | $1.2M | 29.2 | 4.0 | -6.8 | -1.1 | +1.2 | +0.24 | -9.1 | +0.0 | +0.59 | 2.37 | 0.20 | -7.3 | -4.1 | 0.472 | ||||
| GM | 1996 85–77 | $46 | 139 | -10 | -11.5 | 30% | +4 | +3 | +1 | +0 | $1.0M | 42.4 | 11.0 | -4.7 | +12.2 | -0.5 | -0.18 | -15.4 | -0.3 | -0.32 | 6.39 | 0.45 | -1.2 | +4.1 | 0.525 | ||||
| GM | 1997 80–81 | $52 | 132 | -22 | -21.6 | 30% | +4 | +4 | -1 | +0 | $1.5M | 28.3 | 6.0 | -7.6 | +4.8 | +1.9 | +0.32 | -8.3 | -4.0 | +0.29 | 0.73 | 0.11 | -5.0 | -9.1 | 0.497 | ||||
| GM | 1998 80–82 | $39 | 94 | -9 | -8.2 | 26% | +5 | +4 | +1 | -0 | $1.1M | 28.7 | 5.0 | -5.7 | +58.8 | +45.0 | +11.25 | -20.9 | +0.0 | +0.19 | 0.97 | 0.13 | -1.2 | -4.8 | 0.494 | ||||
| GM | 1999 75–86 | $25 | 51 | +5 | +3.6 | 40% | +14 | +0 | +7 | +6 | $0.8M | 23.5 | 5.0 | -8.2 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +0.98 | +1.4 | +0.0 | -0.06 | 0.34 | 0.08 | +2.0 | -2.6 | 0.466 | ||||
| GM | 2000 95–67 | $34 | 63 | +26 | +18.5 | 11% | +18 | +4 | +9 | +6 | $0.8M | 42.5 | 11.0 | -2.7 | -1.7 | +23.2 | +3.31 | -14.3 | +0.0 | +0.02 | 3.81 | 0.27 | +18.9 | +13.8 | 0.586 | ✓ | |||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $361 | 102 | -8 | -14.8 | 30% | +10 | +5 | +3 | +2 | $0.9M | 357.4 | 7.7 | -5.1 | +124.9 | +7.0 | +0.16 | -102.5 | -4.3 | +0.13 | 3.84 | 0.41 | +37.1 | +39.0 | 0.527 | 2 | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Buehrle | P | Draft | 1998 | 12 | +42.6 | +3.6 | – | – | – | |
| Magglio Ordóñez | OF | Intl FA | 1991 | 8 | +22.5 | +2.8 | – | – | – | |
| José Valentín | SS | Trade | 2000 | 5 | +17.3 | +3.5 | -0.03 | 16.9% | 1.20% | |
| Jon Garland | P | Trade | 1998 | 8 | +17.2 | +2.2 | +0.36 | – | – | |
| Carlos Lee | OF | Intl FA | 1994 | 6 | +15.9 | +2.7 | – | – | – | |
| Wilson Álvarez | P | Trade | 1993 | 5 | +13.6 | +2.7 | – | 16.5% | 1.87% | |
| Aaron Rowand | OF | Draft | 1998 | 5 | +13.0 | +2.6 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Sirotka | P | Draft | 1993 | 6 | +11.4 | +1.9 | – | – | – | |
| Joe Crede | 3B | Draft | 1996 | 8 | +11.3 | +1.4 | – | – | – | |
| Dave Martinez | OF | Free agency | 1995 | 3 | +9.2 | +3.1 | – | 4.6% | 0.39% | |
| Albert Belle | OF | Free agency | 1996 | 2 | +9.0 | +4.5 | – | 1.4% | 0.21% | |
| Paul Konerko | 1B | Trade | 1998 | 13 | +8.3 | +0.6 | -0.35 | 0.7% | 0.16% | |
| Chris Singleton | OF | Trade | 1998 | 3 | +7.3 | +2.4 | +0.10 | – | – | |
| Tim Raines | OF | Free agency | 1993 | 5 | +6.2 | +1.2 | – | 15.5% | 0.97% | |
| Mike Cameron | OF | Draft | 1991 | 2 | +5.1 | +2.5 | – | – | – | |
| Jim Parque | P | Draft | 1997 | 3 | +4.5 | +1.5 | – | – | – | |
| Kirk McCaskill | P | Free agency | 1991 | 3 | +4.0 | +1.3 | – | 14.4% | 0.91% | |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | Trade | 2000 | 4 | +3.9 | +1.0 | +0.03 | 3.1% | 0.22% | |
| Herbert Perry | 3B | Trade | 2000 | 2 | +3.5 | +1.7 | – | 10.8% | 0.78% | |
| Tony Phillips | 2B/OF | Free agency | 1996 | 2 | +3.3 | +1.6 | – | 21.2% | 1.46% | |
| Julio Franco | 2B/SS | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +3.1 | +3.1 | – | 19.1% | 4.34% | |
| Darrin Jackson | OF | Free agency | 1993 | 2 | +3.1 | +1.6 | – | 16.3% | 3.80% | |
| Kip Wells | P | Draft | 1998 | 3 | +3.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Bob Howry | P | Trade | 1997 | 5 | +2.9 | +0.6 | +6.40 | – | – | |
| Ellis Burks | OF | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +2.7 | +2.7 | – | 16.5% | 1.88% | |
| Royce Clayton | SS | Trade | 2000 | 2 | +2.7 | +1.4 | -0.05 | 4.3% | 0.35% | |
| Kevin Tapani | P | Free agency | 1996 | 1 | +2.7 | +2.7 | – | 17.2% | 1.20% | |
| Mark Johnson | C | Draft | 1994 | 4 | +2.6 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Jaime Navarro | P | Free agency | 1996 | 1 | +2.5 | +2.5 | – | 2.2% | 0.34% | |
| Brook Fordyce | C | Trade | 1999 | 2 | +2.5 | +1.3 | -0.10 | 0.6% | 0.14% | |
| Dan Pasqua | OF | Free agency | 1991 | 6 | +2.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.1% | 0.06% | |
| Charles Johnson | C | Trade | 2000 | 1 | +2.2 | +2.2 | -0.09 | 8.4% | 0.60% | |
| Sean Lowe | P | Trade | 1999 | 3 | +2.1 | +0.7 | -0.04 | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Cal Eldred | P | Trade | 2000 | 1 | +2.0 | +2.0 | -0.03 | 7.8% | 0.57% | |
| Bill Simas | P | Trade | 1995 | 5 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +3.03 | – | – | |
| Mike Devereaux | OF | Trade | 1995 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | – | 4.8% | 0.41% | |
| Lyle Mouton | OF | Trade | 1995 | 2 | +1.7 | +0.9 | – | – | – | |
| Charlie Hough | P | Trade | 1991 | 2 | +1.7 | +0.8 | – | 4.7% | 0.30% | |
| Shawn Abner | OF | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +1.6 | +1.6 | – | 8.6% | 0.55% | |
| Gary Glover | P | Trade | 2000 | 3 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +0.03 | 1.2% | 0.10% | |
| Mike LaValliere | C | Free agency | 1993 | 3 | +1.3 | +0.4 | – | 3.8% | 0.45% | |
| Rocky Biddle | P | Draft | 1997 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | – | – | – | |
| Joey Cora | 2B | Trade | 1991 | 3 | +1.2 | +0.4 | – | 2.2% | 0.14% | |
| Warren Newson | OF | Trade | 1991 | 5 | +1.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Wil Cordero | SS/OF | Free agency | 1998 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | 0.9% | 0.12% | |
| Dan Wright | P | Draft | 1999 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Chad Bradford | P | Draft | 1996 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| José DeLeón | P | Trade | 1993 | 3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | – | 0.1% | 0.05% | |
| Bo Jackson | OF | Free agency | 1991 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.4 | – | 0.4% | 0.03% | |
| Miguel Olivo | C | Trade | 2000 | 3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.01 | – | – | |
| Craig Wilson | 3B/SS | Draft | 1992 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Kelly Wunsch | P | Trade | 2000 | 3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Terry Leach | P | Free agency | 1992 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | – | 2.9% | 0.19% | |
| John Snyder | P | Trade | 1995 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +3.03 | – | – | |
| Jorge Fábregas | C | Trade | 1997 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.00 | 0.6% | 0.09% | |
| Paul Assenmacher | P | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 4.2% | 0.96% | |
| Lorenzo Barceló | P | Trade | 1997 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +6.40 | – | – | |
| Dave Righetti | P | Free agency | 1995 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 1.6% | 0.13% | |
| Tim Belcher | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 3.5% | 0.41% | |
| Charlie O'Brien | C | Trade | 1998 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 0.5% | 0.07% | |
| Jim Abbott | P | Free agency | 1995 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | 4.3% | 0.36% | |
| Larry Thomas | P | Draft | 1991 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Josh Fogg | P | Draft | 1998 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Joe Hall | OF | Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| John Kruk | 1B/OF | Free agency | 1995 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 1.1% | 0.09% | |
| Brian Simmons | OF | Draft | 1995 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Sandy Alomar | C | Free agency | 2000 | 3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | 0.6% | 0.05% | |
| Chad Kreuter | C | Free agency | 1995 | 3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | 1.9% | 0.14% | |
| Barry Lyons | C | Free agency | 1995 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.9% | 0.07% | |
| Danny Darwin | P | Trade | 1997 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.3% | 0.04% | |
| Dennis Cook | P | Free agency | 1994 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.3% | 0.29% | |
| Scott Sanderson | P | Free agency | 1994 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.0% | 0.22% | |
| Nelson Santovenia | C | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.2% | 0.08% | |
| Jeff Schwarz | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Dave Stieb | P | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.4% | 0.16% | |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | Free agency | 1998 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Mike Huff | OF | Trade | 1991 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | 2.6% | 0.17% | |
| Larry Casian | P | Free agency | 1998 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Pat Daneker | P | Draft | 1997 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Dunne | P | Free agency | 1991 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.8% | 0.05% | |
| Lou Frazier | OF | Free agency | 1998 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Mike Heathcott | P | Draft | 1991 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Andrew Lorraine | P | Trade | 1995 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +3.03 | 0.4% | 0.03% | |
| Danny Tartabull | DH/OF | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.39 | 0.7% | 0.06% | |
| Pat Borders | C | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.23 | 0.8% | 0.06% | |
| Dale Sveum | 3B/SS | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.03% | |
| Jeff Bajenaru | P | Draft | 1999 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Beirne | P | Draft | 1995 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Doug Brady | 2B/DH | Draft | 1991 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Chuck Cary | P | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Darwin | P | Trade | 1995 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | +0.04 | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Joe Davenport | P | Rule 5 | 1997 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Drew Denson | 1B | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Matt Ginter | P | Draft | 1999 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Dann Howitt | OF | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.05% | |
| Stacy Jones | P | Free agency | 1996 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.01% | |
| Al Levine | P | Draft | 1991 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Pedro López | SS | Intl FA | 2000 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| David Lundquist | P | Draft | 1993 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Chuck McElroy | P | Trade | 1997 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.00 | 0.7% | 0.11% | |
| Josh Paul | C | Draft | 1996 | 3 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Todd Rizzo | P | Trade | 1998 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mario Valdez | 1B | Draft | 1993 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Steve Wapnick | P | Trade | 1991 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Marvin Freeman | P | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.3% | 0.02% | |
| Tony Castillo | P | Trade | 1996 | 2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.23 | 2.7% | 0.20% | |
| Doug Drabek | P | Free agency | 1997 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Barry Jones | P | Free agency | 1993 | 2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Darren Lewis | OF | Free agency | 1995 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.07% | |
| Aaron Myette | P | Draft | 1997 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Heath Phillips | P | Draft | 2000 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Robertson | 1B/DH/OF | Draft | 1991 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Josh Stewart | P | Draft | 1999 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Don Wakamatsu | C | Trade | 1991 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bryan Ward | P | Trade | 1997 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Shawn Jeter | DH/OF | Trade | 1991 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joe Magrane | P | Free agency | 1996 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Isidro Márquez | P | Trade | 1993 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jose Munoz | 2B | Trade | 1996 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jon Rauch | P | Draft | 1999 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – | – | – | |
| David Sanders | P | Draft | 1999 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Rich Sauveur | P | Free agency | 1996 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Rubén Sierra | OF | Free agency | 1998 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Rick Wrona | C | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chris Clemons | P | Draft | 1994 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chris Cron | 1B | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Atlee Hammaker | P | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | 0.4% | 0.09% | |
| Dane Johnson | P | Trade | 1994 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Arnie Muñoz | P | Intl FA | 1998 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jesús Peña | P | Rule 5 | 1996 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chris Tremie | C | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ken Vining | P | Trade | 1997 | – | -0.3 | – | +6.40 | – | – | |
| Scott Ruffcorn | P | Draft | 1991 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Bertotti | P | Draft | 1991 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | – | – | – | |
| McKay Christensen | OF | Trade | 1995 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +3.03 | – | – | |
| Liu Rodríguez | 2B/SS | Intl FA | 1995 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Steve Sax | 2B | Trade | 1992 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chris Snopek | 3B/SS | Draft | 1992 | 2 | -0.7 | -0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Carlos Castillo | P | Draft | 1994 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tom Fordham | P | Draft | 1993 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Liefer | 1B/OF | Draft | 1995 | 1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Jason Dellaero | SS | Draft | 1997 | – | -0.9 | – | – | – | – | |
| Esteban Beltré | SS | Trade | 1991 | 1 | -1.0 | -1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Caruso | SS | Trade | 1997 | 1 | -1.0 | -1.0 | +6.40 | – | – | |
| Harold Baines | DH/OF | Trade | 2000 | 7 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -0.09 | – | – | |
| Scott Eyre | P | Trade | 1994 | – | -1.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| George Bell | OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | -1.6 | -1.6 | – | 1.9% | 0.13% | |
| Jeff Abbott | OF | Draft | 1994 | – | -1.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joe Borchard | OF | Draft | 2000 | 1 | -1.7 | -1.7 | – | – | – | |
| Greg Norton | 1B/3B | Draft | 1993 | – | -1.7 | – | – | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.