White Sox CHWGM: Ron Schueler
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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 |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines Sr. | 2.7 |
| Warren Newson | 0.9 |
| Charlie Hough | 0.8 |
| Mike Huff | 0.5 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 0.1 |
| Bo Jackson | 0.1 |
| Player | 1990 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ivan Calderon | 2.5 |
| Eric King | 2.2 |
| Barry Jones | 1.0 |
| Jerry Kutzler | 0.5 |
| Shawn Hillegas | 0.1 |
| Greg Walker | 0.0 |
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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack McDowell | 1991 | +5.2 | +104.3 | 0.2 | +104.2 | $0.0M | 2.50× | – |
| Frank Thomas | 1991 | +7.3 | +99.1 | 0.1 | +99.0 | $0.0M | 1.71× | – |
| Robin Ventura | 1991 | +5.4 | +62.0 | 0.1 | +61.8 | $0.0M | 1.43× | – |
| Alex Fernandez | 1991 | +2.7 | +42.8 | 0.1 | +42.7 | $0.0M | 1.96× | – |
| Lance Johnson | 1991 | +2.7 | +34.0 | 0.4 | +33.6 | $0.1M | 1.60× | – |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 1991 | +2.7 | +34.6 | 3.5 | +31.1 | $1.3M | 1.60× | – |
| Craig Grebeck | 1991 | +3.1 | +27.2 | 0.1 | +27.1 | $0.0M | 1.12× | – |
| Melido Perez | 1991 | +2.0 | +15.9 | 0.4 | +15.6 | $0.2M | 0.98× | – |
| Dan Pasqua | 1991 | +2.2 | +14.5 | 0.8 | +13.7 | $0.4M | 0.81× | – |
| Scott Radinsky | 1991 | +1.2 | +12.5 | 0.1 | +12.3 | $0.1M | 1.34× | – |
| Carlton Fisk | 1991 | +2.2 | +13.4 | 1.2 | +12.1 | $0.6M | 0.76× | – |
| Ron Karkovice | 1991 | +1.6 | +9.7 | 0.3 | +9.4 | $0.2M | 0.76× | – |
| Greg Hibbard | 1991 | +1.0 | +8.5 | 0.1 | +8.3 | $0.1M | 1.02× | – |
| Charlie Hough | 1991 | +0.8 | +6.8 | 0.8 | +6.0 | $1.0M | 1.02× | – |
| Ozzie Guillen | 1991 | +1.5 | +7.2 | 1.6 | +5.6 | $1.1M | 0.61× | – |
| Warren Newson | 1991 | +0.9 | +5.7 | 0.1 | +5.6 | $0.1M | 0.83× | – |
| Sammy Sosa | 1991 | +0.5 | +3.3 | 0.1 | +3.1 | $0.3M | 0.83× | – |
| Mike Huff↔ | 1991 | +0.5 | +3.1 | 0.1 | +3.0 | $0.1M | 0.83× | – |
| Donn Pall | 1991 | +0.3 | +1.5 | 0.4 | +1.0 | $1.6M | 0.67× | – |
| Roberto Hernandez | 1991 | +0.1 | +0.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 | $1.1M | 0.67× | – |
| Bo Jackson | 1991 | +0.1 | +0.4 | 1.0 | -0.6 | $14.0M | 0.69× | – |
| Brian Drahman | 1991 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -1.1 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ken Patterson | 1991 | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -1.5 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Wayne Edwards | 1991 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Wilson Alvarez | 1991 | -0.2 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -1.6 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Joey Cora | 1991 | -0.4 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -2.0 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Scott Fletcher | 1991 | -0.6 | -2.6 | 1.3 | -3.9 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Cory Snyder↔ | 1991 | -0.5 | -3.5 | 0.6 | -4.1 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Bobby Thigpen | 1991 | -1.2 | -12.7 | 2.4 | -15.1 | – | 1.34× | – |
| Don Wakamatsu | 1991 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Esteban Beltre | 1991 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Jeff Carter | 1991 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Matt Merullo | 1991 | -0.2 | -1.0 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Ramon Garcia | 1991 | -0.1 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Rodney McCray | 1991 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Ron Kittle | 1991 | -0.1 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Steve Wapnick | 1991 | -0.0 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Tom Drees | 1991 | -0.3 | -1.8 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +39.6 | +476.6 | 16.5 | +464.1 | — | ||
Every graded 1991 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.
CHW · Ron Schueler
+$11.2M
SDP · Joe McIlvaine
−$11.2M
ATL · John Schuerholz
+$0.0M
CHW · Ron Schueler
+$0.0M
CHW · Ron Schueler
+$1.6M
STL · Dal Maxvill
−$1.6M
CHW · Ron Schueler
+$6.4M
TOR · Pat Gillick
−$6.4M
BAL · Roland Hemond
+$0.0M
CHW · Ron Schueler
+$0.0M
MIL · Harry Dalton
+$6.4M
CHW · Ron Schueler
−$6.4M
CLE · Hank Peters
+$0.0M
CHW · Ron Schueler
+$0.0M
What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Raines Sr. | 31 | 12.000 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.6M | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |
| Ozzie Guillen | 27 | 6.000 | $1.6M | $1.9M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $3.5M | $4.0M | $4.5M |
| Scott Fletcher | 32 | 10.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlton Fisk | 43 | 22.000 | $1.2M | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dan Pasqua | 29 | 6.000 | $800k | $2.5M | $1.8M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Charlie Hough | 43 | 21.000 | $800k | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ron Kittle | 33 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Thigpen | 27 | 5.000 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bo Jackson | 28 | 5.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cory Snyder | 28 | 5.000 | $563k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Donn Pall | 29 | 3.000 | $448k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Lance Johnson | 27 | 4.000 | $385k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Melido Perez | 25 | 4.000 | $358k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ron Karkovice | 27 | 5.000 | $310k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jack McDowell | 25 | 4.000 | $175k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ken Patterson | 26 | 3.000 | $160k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Joey Cora | 26 | 4.000 | $120k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hibbard | 26 | 2.000 | $150k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Robin Ventura | 23 | 2.000 | $150k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sammy Sosa | 22 | 2.000 | $150k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Wayne Edwards | 27 | 2.000 | $140k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Scott Radinsky | 23 | 1.000 | $130k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Craig Grebeck | 26 | 1.000 | $125k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alex Fernandez | 21 | 1.000 | $120k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Frank Thomas | 23 | 1.000 | $120k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brian Drahman | 24 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wilson Alvarez | 21 | 2.000 | $100k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Roberto Hernandez | 26 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Warren Newson | 26 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Huff | 27 | 2.000 | $50k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Esteban Beltre | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeff Carter | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Tom Drees | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Ramon Garcia | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rodney McCray | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Matt Merullo | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Don Wakamatsu | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Steve Wapnick | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.