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Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tom Seaver | 3.9 |
| Britt Burns | 3.8 |
| Bob James | 3.6 |
| Carlton Fisk | 3.4 |
| Harold Baines | 2.5 |
| Floyd Bannister | 2.5 |
| Player | 1984 fWAR |
|---|---|
| — | |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by White Sox. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob James | 1985 | +3.6 | +83.1 | 0.3 | +82.9 | $0.1M | 2.88× | – |
| Tom Seaver | 1985 | +3.9 | +68.8 | 1.1 | +67.7 | $0.3M | 2.19× | – |
| Britt Burns | 1985 | +3.8 | +66.6 | 0.7 | +65.8 | $0.2M | 2.19× | – |
| Harold Baines | 1985 | +2.5 | +32.1 | 0.7 | +31.5 | $0.3M | 1.60× | – |
| Floyd Bannister | 1985 | +2.5 | +29.7 | 0.8 | +28.8 | $0.3M | 1.49× | – |
| Carlton Fisk | 1985 | +3.4 | +27.4 | 0.7 | +26.7 | $0.2M | 1.00× | – |
| Ozzie Guillen | 1985 | +1.6 | +11.4 | 0.1 | +11.3 | $0.0M | 0.89× | – |
| Richard Dotson | 1985 | +0.8 | +6.6 | 0.9 | +5.7 | $1.1M | 1.02× | – |
| Rudy Law | 1985 | +0.8 | +5.4 | 0.6 | +4.9 | $0.7M | 0.83× | – |
| Greg Walker | 1985 | +1.0 | +4.5 | 0.2 | +4.3 | $0.2M | 0.56× | – |
| Juan Agosto | 1985 | +0.7 | +3.9 | 0.1 | +3.8 | $0.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Scott Fletcher | 1985 | +0.8 | +3.9 | 0.2 | +3.7 | $0.2M | 0.58× | – |
| Reid Nichols↔ | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.6 | 0.2 | +1.4 | $0.8M | 0.83× | – |
| Tim Lollar↔ | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.4 | 0.2 | +1.2 | $1.4M | 1.02× | – |
| Jerry Hairston Sr. | 1985 | +0.2 | +0.9 | 0.1 | +0.8 | $0.9M | 0.69× | – |
| Dan Spillner | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.0 | 0.4 | +0.6 | $2.1M | 0.67× | – |
| Ron Kittle | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.8 | 0.3 | +0.5 | $2.5M | 0.83× | – |
| Julio Cruz | 1985 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.3 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Marc Hill | 1985 | -0.6 | -2.7 | 0.2 | -2.9 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Tom Paciorek↔ | 1985 | -0.7 | -3.7 | 0.2 | -3.8 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Luis Salazar | 1985 | -0.9 | -5.7 | 0.3 | -6.1 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Gene Nelson | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 | $3.8M | 0.67× | – |
| Al Jones | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Bill Long | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Bob Fallon | 1985 | -0.4 | -2.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Bruce Tanner | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.0 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Bryan Little | 1985 | +0.9 | +4.0 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Daryl Boston | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.5 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Dave Wehrmeister | 1985 | +0.5 | +2.7 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ed Correa | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.0 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Joel Davis | 1985 | +1.0 | +8.5 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Joel Skinner | 1985 | +0.6 | +2.6 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| John Cangelosi | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.9 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Joseph DeSa | 1985 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Mark Gilbert | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Mark Ryal | 1985 | -0.3 | -1.8 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Mike Squires | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Mike Stanton↔ | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Oscar Gamble | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.2 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Steve Fireovid | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Tim Hulett Sr. | 1985 | +0.7 | +3.4 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Total | — | +26.8 | +351.2 | 9.6 | +327.5 | — | ||
Every graded 1985 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | 30 | 8.000 | $1.2M | $600k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom Seaver | 40 | 18.000 | $1.1M | $647k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Richard Dotson | 26 | 6.000 | $900k | $975k | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | $41k | ||
| Floyd Bannister | 30 | 8.000 | $811k | $930k | $930k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Britt Burns | 26 | 7.000 | $728k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlton Fisk | 37 | 16.000 | $685k | $875k | $900k | $700k | $1.2M | $1.8M | $1.2M |
| Rudy Law | 28 | 7.000 | $565k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dan Spillner | 33 | 11.000 | $390k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bob James | 26 | 7.000 | $265k | $555k | $470k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Marc Hill | 33 | 12.000 | $200k | $200k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom Paciorek | 38 | 15.000 | $167k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jerry Hairston Sr. | 33 | 12.000 | $150k | $157k | $150k | $122k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 27 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Baines | 26 | 5.000 | $675k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Salazar | 29 | 5.000 | $325k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Kittle | 27 | 3.000 | $300k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tim Lollar | 29 | 5.000 | $238k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Greg Walker | 25 | 3.000 | $195k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Reid Nichols | 26 | 5.000 | $184k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Fletcher | 26 | 4.000 | $165k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Juan Agosto | 27 | 4.000 | $148k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gene Nelson | 24 | 4.000 | $110k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Steve Fireovid | 28 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Guillen | 21 | 0.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daryl Boston | 22 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Cangelosi | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ed Correa | 19 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joel Davis | 20 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joseph DeSa | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Bob Fallon | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Oscar Gamble | 35 | – | — | ||||||
| Mark Gilbert | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Tim Hulett Sr. | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Al Jones | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Bryan Little | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Bill Long | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Ryal | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Joel Skinner | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Squires | 33 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Stanton | 32 | – | — | ||||||
| Bruce Tanner | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Dave Wehrmeister | 32 | – | — |
How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.