2001 Season Review -- 2001 Chicago White Sox
February 19, 2002
This article takes a look at how the 2001 Chicago White Sox performed
relative to pre-season expectations. For links to the reviews for the
other teams, more information on our projection system, the projections
for 2001, definitions of key terms and statistics, and how the new strike
zone affected the stats in 2001, visit the following pages:
2001 Team Reviews
Diamond Mind projection system
Projecting the 2001 Season (March
22, 2001)
Key terms and statisitics
Effect of the new strike zone
Capsule Summary
Projected Actual
Runs for 809 798
Runs allowed 792 795
Run Margin 17 3
Wins 86 83
Pythagorean wins 83 81
Placement 2nd 3rd
Position Players
Sandy Alomar, c , bats right, age 35
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 487 131 25 2 14 65 66 4 24 1 57 1 2 .269 .306 .415 .721 59
Prorated ChA 222 60 11 1 6 30 30 2 11 0 26 0 1 27
Actual ChA 220 54 8 1 4 17 21 2 12 1 17 1 2 .245 .288 .345 .634 21
Mark L. Johnson, c , bats left, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 63 14 3 0 1 9 7 0 10 0 13 1 1 .222 .329 .317 .646 7
Prorated ChA 177 39 8 0 3 25 20 0 28 0 37 3 3 20
Actual ChA 173 43 6 1 5 21 18 2 23 1 31 2 1 .249 .338 .382 .720 24
Josh Paul, c , bats right, age 26
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 88 21 3 1 1 15 10 1 5 0 18 2 1 .239 .284 .330 .614 8
Prorated ChA 140 33 5 2 2 24 16 2 8 0 29 3 2 13
Actual ChA 139 37 11 0 3 20 18 0 13 0 25 6 2 .266 .327 .410 .737 19
Mark Dalesandro, c , bats right, age 33
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 70 15 2 0 1 7 8 2 1 0 7 0 0 .214 .243 .286 .529 4
Prorated ChA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Actual ChA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
Paul Konerko, 1b, bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 571 167 31 2 26 90 106 7 52 0 75 1 0 .292 .356 .490 .846 95
Prorated ChA 584 171 32 2 27 92 109 7 53 0 77 1 0 98
Actual ChA 582 164 35 0 32 92 99 9 54 6 89 1 0 .282 .349 .507 .856 101
Ray Durham, 2b, bats switch, age 29
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 601 172 31 8 18 119 72 6 75 1 100 28 11 .286 .368 .454 .823 105
Prorated ChA 600 172 31 8 18 119 72 6 75 1 100 28 11 105
Actual ChA 611 163 42 10 20 104 65 4 64 3 110 23 10 .267 .337 .466 .804 98
Jose Valentin, 3b/ss/cf, bats switch, age 31
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 606 152 33 6 28 114 94 3 79 6 121 15 5 .251 .337 .464 .801 99
Prorated ChA 432 108 24 4 20 81 67 2 56 4 86 11 4 70
Actual ChA 438 113 22 2 28 74 68 3 50 2 114 9 6 .258 .336 .509 .845 75
Herbert Perry, 3b/1b, bats right, age 31
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 547 159 37 1 17 92 84 15 34 2 97 2 2 .291 .346 .455 .801 82
Prorated ChA 286 83 19 1 9 48 44 8 18 1 51 1 1 43
Actual ChA 285 73 21 1 7 38 32 7 23 1 55 2 2 .256 .326 .411 .736 36
Tony Graffanino, 3b/2b/ss, bats right, age 29
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 86 23 4 1 2 15 11 1 9 0 13 2 2 .267 .340 .407 .747 12
Prorated ChA 148 40 7 2 3 26 19 2 16 0 22 3 3 21
Actual ChA 145 44 9 0 2 23 15 1 16 0 29 4 1 .303 .370 .407 .777 23
Joe Crede, 3b, bats right, age 23
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 68 19 4 0 3 11 11 1 5 1 11 0 0 .279 .333 .471 .804 10
Prorated ChA 50 14 3 0 2 8 8 1 4 1 8 0 0 7
Actual ChA 50 11 1 1 0 1 7 1 3 0 11 1 0 .220 .273 .280 .553 4
Royce Clayton, ss, bats right, age 31
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 513 131 22 4 16 77 58 3 44 1 95 11 7 .255 .316 .407 .723 63
Prorated ChA 433 111 19 3 14 65 49 3 37 1 80 9 6 54
Actual ChA 433 114 21 4 9 62 60 3 33 2 72 10 7 .263 .315 .393 .708 50
Carlos Lee, lf, bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 605 178 32 1 24 103 104 3 32 1 86 11 4 .294 .330 .469 .799 89
Prorated ChA 566 166 30 1 22 96 97 3 30 1 80 10 4 83
Actual ChA 558 150 33 3 24 75 84 6 38 2 85 17 7 .269 .321 .468 .789 80
Jeff Liefer, lf/3b/1b, bats left, age 26
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 82 21 5 0 4 13 15 0 8 1 18 0 0 .256 .319 .463 .782 12
Prorated ChA 251 64 15 0 12 40 46 0 25 3 55 0 0 35
Actual ChA 254 65 13 0 18 36 39 2 20 1 69 0 1 .256 .313 .520 .833 40
Aaron Rowand, lf/cf/rf, bats right, age 23
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 71 16 3 0 3 12 12 1 3 0 13 2 1 .225 .267 .394 .661 7
Prorated ChA 140 32 6 0 6 24 24 2 6 0 26 4 2 14
Actual ChA 123 36 5 0 4 21 20 4 15 0 28 5 1 .293 .385 .431 .816 22
Chris Singleton, cf/lf, bats left, age 28
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 69 18 3 1 2 11 9 0 4 0 10 3 1 .261 .297 .420 .718 9
Prorated ChA 397 104 17 6 12 63 52 0 23 0 58 17 6 51
Actual ChA 392 117 21 5 7 57 45 1 20 2 61 12 11 .298 .331 .431 .762 54
Julio Ramirez, cf, bats right, age 23
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 72 16 3 1 1 9 8 0 2 0 17 4 2 .222 .240 .333 .573 5
Prorated ChA 37 8 2 1 1 5 4 0 1 0 9 2 1 3
Actual ChA 37 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 15 2 0 .081 .128 .081 .209 1
McKay Christensen, cf, bats left, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 67 16 2 0 1 11 6 1 5 0 10 5 1 .239 .297 .313 .611 7
Prorated ChA 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Actual ChA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 1
Prorated LA 49 12 1 0 1 8 4 1 4 0 7 4 1 5
Actual LA 49 16 2 0 1 7 7 3 3 0 10 3 2 .327 .400 .429 .829 9
Prorated Tot 54 13 2 0 1 9 5 1 4 0 8 4 1 6
Actual Tot 53 17 2 0 1 7 7 4 3 0 12 3 2 .321 .400 .415 .815 9
Magglio Ordonez, rf, bats right, age 27
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 611 185 32 2 31 104 121 2 54 3 60 15 6 .303 .356 .514 .870 106
Prorated ChA 606 183 32 2 31 103 120 2 54 3 59 15 6 105
Actual ChA 593 181 40 1 31 97 113 5 70 7 70 25 7 .305 .382 .533 .914 122
Jose Canseco, dh, bats right, age 36
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected FA 64 16 3 0 4 10 11 1 9 0 19 1 0 .250 .347 .484 .831 12
Prorated ChA 261 65 12 0 16 41 45 4 37 0 78 4 0 47
Actual ChA 256 66 8 0 16 46 49 1 45 1 75 2 1 .258 .366 .477 .843 48
Harold Baines, dh, bats left, age 42
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 67 18 3 0 3 9 13 0 8 1 9 0 0 .269 .347 .448 .794 10
Prorated ChA 84 23 4 0 4 11 16 0 10 1 11 0 0 13
Actual ChA 84 11 1 0 0 3 6 0 8 0 16 0 0 .131 .202 .143 .345 3
Frank Thomas, dh, bats right, age 33
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected ChA 564 178 39 0 36 106 126 7 112 14 83 1 2 .316 .429 .576 1.005 145
Prorated ChA 64 20 4 0 4 12 14 1 13 2 9 0 0 16
Actual ChA 68 15 3 0 4 8 10 0 10 2 12 0 0 .221 .316 .441 .758 10
Pitchers
Mark Buehrle, starter, throws left, age 22
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 4.69 58 5 5 5 0 104 111 14 31 56 .275 .794
Prorated ChA 115 10 10 10 0 205 219 28 61 111
Actual ChA 3.29 32 32 16 8 0 221 188 24 48 126 .230 .656
Kip Wells, starter/reliever, throws right, age 24
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 6.13 27 27 7 10 0 141 169 24 73 91 .300 .876
Prorated ChA 25 25 7 9 0 131 157 22 68 85
Actual ChA 4.79 40 20 10 11 0 133 145 14 61 99 .281 .802
Rocky Biddle, starter/reliever, throws right, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 8.44 4 4 1 2 0 21 31 5 10 12 .341 1.001
Prorated ChA 22 22 5 11 0 117 170 27 55 66
Actual ChA 5.39 30 21 7 8 0 129 137 16 52 85 .272 .782
David Wells, starter, throws left, age 38
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 4.51 32 32 13 10 0 212 238 33 41 149 .285 .781
Prorated ChA 15 15 6 5 0 102 115 16 20 72
Actual ChA 4.47 16 16 5 7 0 101 120 12 21 59 .297 .788
James Baldwin, starter, throws right, age 29
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 5.21 27 27 9 9 0 161 173 30 59 102 .277 .818
Prorated ChA 17 17 6 6 0 99 106 18 36 63
Actual ChA 4.61 17 16 7 5 0 96 109 15 38 42 .286 .799
Prorated LA 13 13 4 4 0 76 82 14 28 48
Actual LA 4.20 12 12 3 6 0 79 82 10 25 53 .274 .776
Prorated Tot 29 29 10 10 0 175 188 33 64 111
Actual Tot 4.42 29 28 10 11 0 175 191 25 63 95 .281 .789
Dan Wright, starter, throws right, age 23
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual ChA 5.70 13 12 5 3 0 66 78 12 39 36 .300 .908
Jim Parque, starter, throws left, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 5.01 32 32 11 11 0 187 213 25 77 111 .290 .805
Prorated ChA 5 5 2 2 0 30 34 4 12 18
Actual ChA 8.04 5 5 0 3 0 28 36 7 10 15 .308 .950
Cal Eldred, starter, throws right, age 33
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 5.03 32 32 11 11 0 188 189 25 90 145 .262 .775
Prorated ChA 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 1 4 6
Actual ChA 13.50 2 2 0 1 0 6 12 1 3 6 .429 1.137
Sean Lowe, reliever/starter, throws right, age 30
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 5.60 44 4 3 4 0 72 80 11 37 49 .284 .832
Prorated ChA 71 6 5 6 0 117 129 18 60 79
Actual ChA 3.61 45 11 9 4 3 127 123 12 32 71 .256 .704
Jon Garland, reliever/starter, throws right, age 21
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 5.57 4 4 1 1 0 21 25 3 10 12 .298 .845
Prorated ChA 21 21 5 5 0 112 133 16 53 64
Actual ChA 3.69 35 16 6 7 1 117 123 16 55 61 .277 .786
Gary Glover, reliever/starter, throws right, age 24
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 7.06 34 4 2 4 0 51 67 11 25 34 .319 .941
Prorated ChA 61 7 4 7 0 92 120 20 45 61
Actual ChA 4.93 46 11 5 5 0 100 98 16 32 63 .252 .748
Bob Howry, reliever, throws right, age 27
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 3.07 70 0 7 3 3 100 80 12 45 95 .220 .667
Prorated ChA 58 0 6 2 2 82 66 10 37 78
Actual ChA 4.69 69 0 4 5 5 79 85 11 30 64 .279 .807
Matt Ginter, reliever, throws right, age 23
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 7.56 9 0 1 1 0 17 23 4 9 9 .333 1.007
Prorated ChA 19 0 2 2 0 34 47 8 19 19
Actual ChA 5.22 20 0 1 0 0 40 34 2 14 24 .238 .658
Alan Embree, reliever, throws left, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected SF 3.64 70 0 5 3 1 72 69 7 32 59 .254 .720
Prorated SF 24 0 2 1 0 24 23 2 11 20
Actual SF 11.25 22 0 0 2 0 20 34 7 10 25 .374 1.104
Prorated ChA 31 0 2 1 0 32 30 3 14 26
Actual ChA 5.03 39 0 1 2 0 34 31 7 7 34 .242 .765
Prorated Tot 54 0 4 2 1 56 54 5 25 46
Actual Tot 7.33 61 0 1 4 0 54 65 14 17 59 .297 .909
Kelly Wunsch, reliever, throws left, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 4.54 70 0 4 3 1 71 77 10 33 45 .281 .813
Prorated ChA 23 0 1 1 0 24 26 3 11 15
Actual ChA 7.66 33 0 2 1 0 22 21 4 9 16 .247 .765
Lorenzo Barcelo, reliever, throws right, age 23
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 4.61 23 0 2 2 0 41 44 7 9 22 .275 .783
Prorated ChA 13 0 1 1 0 23 24 4 5 12
Actual ChA 4.71 17 0 1 0 0 21 24 1 8 15 .282 .806
Josh Fogg, reliever, throws right, age 24
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 8.27 13 0 1 1 0 16 25 4 6 9 .357 1.031
Prorated ChA 9 0 1 1 0 11 17 3 4 6
Actual ChA 2.03 11 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 3 17 .208 .556
Bill Pulsipher, reliever, throws left, age 27
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Tam 6.75 4 4 1 2 0 19 24 4 10 12 .316 .943
Prorated Bos 5 5 1 2 0 22 28 5 12 14
Actual Bos 5.32 23 0 0 0 0 22 25 3 14 16 .294 .873
Prorated ChA 2 2 1 1 0 9 12 2 5 6
Actual ChA 7.88 14 0 0 0 0 8 11 2 7 4 .314 1.032
Prorated Tot 7 7 2 3 0 31 40 7 17 20
Actual Tot 6.00 37 0 0 0 0 30 36 5 21 20 .300 .919
Ken Vining, reliever, throws left, age 26
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual ChA 17.55 8 0 0 0 0 7 15 3 7 3 .441 1.312
Antonio Osuna, reliever, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 3.73 53 0 4 3 0 72 61 8 40 76 .228 .721
Prorated ChA 4 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 3 5
Actual ChA 20.77 4 0 0 0 0 4 8 3 2 6 .421 1.426
Keith Foulke, closer, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected ChA 2.36 70 0 8 5 51 107 77 13 26 113 .201 .601
Prorated ChA 54 0 6 4 39 82 59 10 20 87
Actual ChA 2.33 72 0 4 9 42 81 57 3 22 75 .199 .535
Projections and text: Copyright © 2002. Diamond
Mind, Inc. All rights reserved.
Actual 2001 statistics: Copyright © 2001. STATS, Inc. All rights
reserved.
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