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White Sox CHW

199094–68 (0.580)
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GM: Larry Himes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$9M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.580
TAB
+8.4
WAB
+19.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
35.5
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarlton Fisk116
RRon Karkovice64
RMatt Stark3
LJerry Willard1

1B

RCarlos Martinez82
LSteve Lyons61
RFrank Thomas51
RIvan Calderon2
LGreg Walker⇄1
LRobin Ventura1

2B

RScott Fletcher151
LSteve Lyons15
RCraig Grebeck6

3B

LRobin Ventura147
RCraig Grebeck35
LSteve Lyons5

SS

LOzzie Guillen159
RCraig Grebeck16
LSteve Lyons1

LF

RIvan Calderon130
RPhil Bradley⇄35
LDan Pasqua21
LLance Johnson6
RRodney McCray3
LSteve Lyons2
RCarlos Martinez1

CF

LLance Johnson148
RRodney McCray7
RPhil Bradley⇄5
LSteve Lyons3
RSammy Sosa1

RF

RSammy Sosa152
LDan Pasqua22
RRodney McCray4
LSteve Lyons3
RIvan Calderon3
RPhil Bradley⇄2
LDaryl Boston⇄1

DH

RRon Kittle⇄83
LDan Pasqua51
RIvan Calderon27
RCarlton Fisk12
RFrank Thomas8
RMatt Stark5
RPhil Bradley⇄2
RCarlos Martinez1

Starters

LGreg Hibbard3.5 WAR
RMelido Perez3.4 WAR
RJack McDowell2.9 WAR
REric King2.2 WAR
RAlex Fernandez1.4 WAR
LWayne Edwards0.7 WAR
RJerry Kutzler0.5 WAR
RAdam Peterson-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Thigpen57 sv
RBarry Jones0 h
LScott Radinsky0 h
RDonn Pall0 h
LKen Patterson0 h
RShawn Hillegas0 h
LSteve Rosenberg0 h
RBill Long⇄0 h

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.

Key additions (new vs 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Jack McDowell2.9
Frank Thomas2.4
Alex Fernandez1.4
Jerry Kutzler0.5
Scott Radinsky0.4
Craig Grebeck0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Harold Baines2.5
Richard Dotson0.9
Eddie Williams0.7
Jerry Reuss0.4
Fred Manrique0.0
Jerry Hairston Sr.-0.0

Contract Value

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Greg Hibbard 1990 +3.5 +54.7 0.1 +54.6 $0.0M 1.96× –
Melido Perez 1990 +3.4 +52.7 0.2 +52.5 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jack McDowell 1990 +2.9 +44.7 0.1 +44.6 $0.0M 1.96× –
Carlton Fisk 1990 +5.0 +44.5 1.8 +42.7 $0.4M 1.12× –
Eric King 1990 +2.2 +25.9 0.4 +25.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Bobby Thigpen 1990 +1.6 +25.4 0.3 +25.1 $0.2M 1.95× –
Ivan Calderon 1990 +2.5 +23.8 0.9 +22.9 $0.4M 1.22× –
Dan Pasqua 1990 +2.3 +18.5 0.2 +18.3 $0.1M 1.01× –
Lance Johnson 1990 +1.8 +17.1 0.1 +17.0 $0.1M 1.22× –
Frank Thomas 1990 +2.4 +15.6 0.1 +15.5 $0.0M 0.81× –
Ozzie Guillen 1990 +2.1 +15.2 1.0 +14.2 $0.5M 0.89× –
Robin Ventura 1990 +1.7 +11.4 0.1 +11.3 $0.1M 0.85× –
Alex Fernandez 1990 +1.4 +11.0 0.1 +10.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Ron Karkovice 1990 +1.8 +10.7 0.1 +10.6 $0.1M 0.76× –
Barry Jones 1990 +1.0 +5.2 0.2 +5.0 $0.2M 0.67× –
Scott Fletcher 1990 +1.3 +5.8 1.0 +4.8 $0.8M 0.56× –
Jerry Kutzler 1990 +0.5 +3.7 0.1 +3.6 $0.2M 1.02× –
Sammy Sosa 1990 +0.4 +2.7 0.1 +2.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Ron Kittle↔ 1990 +0.5 +3.0 0.4 +2.5 $0.8M 0.69× –
Scott Radinsky 1990 +0.4 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Craig Grebeck 1990 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.4M 0.58× –
Shawn Hillegas 1990 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.1M 0.67× –
Daryl Boston↔ 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Donn Pall 1990 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Jerry Willard 1990 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Steve Rosenberg 1990 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Bill Long↔ 1990 -0.3 -1.6 0.0 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Ken Patterson 1990 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Adam Peterson 1990 -0.2 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Phil Bradley↔ 1990 -0.3 -2.0 0.4 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Dave Gallagher↔ 1990 -0.4 -3.0 0.1 -3.1 – 0.83× –
Steve Lyons 1990 -0.7 -3.1 0.5 -3.6 – 0.56× –
Carlos Martinez 1990 -1.2 -5.5 0.1 -5.6 – 0.56× –
Greg Walker↔ 1990 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Matt Stark 1990 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.69× –
Rodney McCray 1990 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Wayne Edwards 1990 +0.7 +3.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+35.8+378.09.2+365.2—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1990 · BAL / CHW
BAL · Roland Hemond +$4.8M
Ron Kittle
CHW · Larry Himes −$4.8M
Phil Bradley
BAL came out ahead by $4.8M
1990 · WSN / CHW
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Robert Fletcher
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Mike Campbell
Even trade
1990 · CHW / CHC
CHW · Larry Himes +$4.8M
Frank Campos
CHC · Jim Frey −$4.8M
Bill Long
CHW came out ahead by $4.8M
1990 · CHW / WSN
CHW · Larry Himes +$88.8M
Tim Raines, Jeff Carter, Mario Brito
WSN · Dave Dombrowski −$88.8M
Iván Calderón, Barry Jones
CHW came out ahead by $88.8M
1990 · CLE / CHW
CLE · Hank Peters +$39.2M
Eric King, Shawn Hillegas
CHW · Larry Himes −$39.2M
Cory Snyder, Lindsay Foster
CLE came out ahead by $39.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$9.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Carlton Fisk4221.000$1.8M$1.2M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Fletcher319.000$1.0M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Ivan Calderon286.000$925kFREE AGENT$97k
Phil Bradley317.000$442kFREE AGENT
Ron Kittle328.000$435kFREE AGENT
Jerry Willard306.000$100kFREE AGENT
Daryl Boston276.000$13kFREE AGENT
Greg Walker308.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Ozzie Guillen265.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Lyons305.000$525kFREE AGENT
Eric King264.000$415kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Thigpen264.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Melido Perez243.000$228kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Jones274.000$205kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Pasqua285.000$168kFREE AGENT
Jack McDowell243.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Karkovice264.000$108kARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Peterson243.000$105kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Hillegas253.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Johnson263.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Gallagher293.000$66kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Long305.000$22kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Ken Patterson252.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sammy Sosa211.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robin Ventura221.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Kutzler250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Hibbard251.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Grebeck250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Fernandez200.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Martinez242.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donn Pall282.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Rosenberg252.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Radinsky220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Thomas220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Edwards261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rodney McCray26–—
Matt Stark25–—

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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