White Sox 1st Half By The Numbers

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Here's how the White Sox fared in the 1st half of the season;

W L Pct.GB
Detroit 59 29 .670 -
WHITE SOX 57 31 .648 2.0
Minnesota 47 39 .547 11.0
Cleveland 40 47 .460 18.5
Kansas City 31 56 .356 27.5

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BATTING AVERAGE;

AJ Pierzynski .320
Jermaine Dye .318
Paul Konerko .313
Rob Mackowiak .309
Jim Thome .298

Pablo Ozuna hit .413 in 92 at-bats

HOME RUNS;

Jim Thome 30
Jermaine Dye 25
Paul Konerko 21
Joe Crede 16
Juan Uribe 11

RUNS BATTED IN;

Jim Thome 77
Jermaine Dye 68
Paul Konerko 67
Joe Crede 57
Juan Uribe 46

HITS;

Paul Konerko 100
AJ Pierzynski 91
Joe Crede 89
Jermaine Dye 89
Tadahito Iguchi 87

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RUNS;

Jim Thome 69
Scott Podsednik 63
Tadahito Iguchi 57
Jermaine Dye 56
Paul Konerko 55

DOUBLES;

Joe Crede 18
Scott Podsednik 18
AJ Pierzynski 17
Paul Konerko 16
Jermaine Dye 15

TRIPLES;

Scott Podsednik 6
Alex Cintron 2
Juan Uribe 2
Jerminse Dye 1
Ross Gload 1
Rob Mackowiak 1

STOLEN BASES;

Scott Podsednik 29
Alex Cintron 8
Tadahito Iguchi 5
Pablo Ozuna 5
Brian Anderson 3
Jermaine Dye 3

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TOTAL BASES;

Jim Thome 188
Jermaine Dye 181
Paul Konerko 179
Joe Crede 155
Tadahito Iguchi 130

WALKS;

Jim Thome 56
Jermaine Dye 38
Scott Podsednik 38
Paul Konerko 36
Tadahito Iguchi 26

STRIKEOUTS;

Jim Thome 89
Tadahito Iguchi 68
Jermaine Dye 59
Scott Podsednik 56
Paul Konerko 54

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ON-BASE PERCENTAGE;

Pablo Ozuna .441
Jim Thome .414
Jermaine Dye .397
Rob Mackowiak .396
Paul Konerko .384

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE;

Jim Thome .651
Jermaine Dye .646
Paul Konerko .559
Pablo Ozuna .522
Joe Crede .512

AVERAGE w/RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION;

Pablo Ozuna .588
Paul Konerko .390
Jim Thome .388
Jermaine Dye .366
Scott Podsednik .339

Ross Gload is 4-for-7 w/RISP

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WINS;

Freddy Garcia 10
Mark Buehrle 9
Jose Contreras 9
Javier Vazquez 9
Jon Garland 8


LOSSES;

Mark Buehrle 6
Freddy Garcia 5
Brandon McCarthy 4
Javier Vazquez 4
Jon Garland 3

EARNED RUN AVERAGE-Starters;

Jose Contreras 3.38
Mark Buehrle 4.02
Freddy Garcia 4.91
Javier Vazquez 5.07
Jon Garland 5.37

EARNED RUN AVERAGE-Relievers;

David Riske 2.75
Bobby Jenks 2.83
Neal Cotts 2.95
Matt Thornton 3.13
Brandon McCarthy 4.25

Note;Jeff Nelson had a 3.38 ERA in 2.2 IP.
Sean Tracey had a 3.86 ERA in 4.2 IP.

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GAMES;

Bobby Jenks 40
Neal Cotts 39
Matt Thornton 32
Brandon McCarthy 29
Cliff Politte 29

INNINGS PITCHED;

Mark Buehrle 123.0
Freddy Garcia 113.2
Jose Contreras 109.1
Jon Garland 109.0
Javier Vazquez 108.1

HITS ALLOWED;

Mark Buehrle 134
Freddy Garcia 130
Jon Garland 130
Javier Vazquez 118
Jose Contreras 97

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RUNS;

Freddy Garcia 65
Jon Garland 65
Mark Buehrle 64
Javier Vazquez 64
Jose Contreras 42


EARNED RUNS;

Jon Garland 65
Freddy Garcia 62
Javier Vazquez 61
Mark Buehrle 55
Jose Contreras 41

WALKS;

Jose Contreras 32
Mark Buehrle 28
Freddy Garcia 28
Javier Vazquez 28
Jon Garland 25

STRIKEOUTS;

Javier Vazquez 86
Jose Contreras 77
Freddy Garcia 66
Jon Garland 55
Mark Buehrle 54

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HOME RUNS ALLOWED;

Freddy Garcia 20
Jon Garland 19
Mark Buehrle 16
Jose Contreras 10
Javier Vazquez 10


HIT BATTERS;

Javier Vazquez 11
4 tied with 3

COMPLETE GAMES;

Mark Buehrle 1
Javier Vazquez 1

SAVES;

Bobby Jenks 26
Neal Cotts 1
Boone Logan 1
Matt Thornton 1

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The Sox are, of course, a fearsome offensive machine. They have three guys on pace to hit 40 to 60 homeruns this year. Crede is on pace to hit 30. Gooch and Juan are on pace to hit 20+ apiece. The only regular starter not hitting .280 level ball is Uribe and he's hot as a firecracker now so thats not comforting to an opposing pitcher now. Even Anderson has his swing down and has been getting a lot of hits, including some gappers. The only starter they have without legitimate home run power is Posednik. And even the bench can hit well. In fact its the best all around bench in MLB.

The Sox are leading MLB in runs per game, and probably home runs as well. Only the Dodgers and Toronto have a better team BA%. They are currently 57-31 for a .648%. So why is there cause for worry?

I dont think its defense to worry about. It was for awhile but they appear to have gotten over the hump and are playing better ball. The addition of Andersen actually hitting the ball is huge because he is an awesome defensive CF. The Sox simply have to keep him in CF.

But If their pitching doesn't straighten out they are going to have big problems, most of all starting pitching. First off they have to sit out, or trade, Vazquez and let McCarthy rotate in his spot. McCarthy earned it last year and he will never jell as a reliever. The kid is a starter! While were at it Garland and Garcia haven't exactly had stellar years either. There is no answer to that other then they play better or we dont repeat.

The Bullpen looks far better then I thought it would. Jenks is Jenks, Cotts is looking like the Cotts of old, Thornton is pitching way better, the Riske pickup was huge, HUGE! Its a comfort having McCarthy there when Garland is getting shelled in the 4'th or 5'th. And now if only Politte comes around.......The bullpen is starting to look like a WS,WS bullpen.

So...we want the World Series again???? It comes down to starting pitching. Its that simple!