1956 Chicago White Sox
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1956 Chicago White Sox*
Traditional Statistics and Splits (Retrosheet)
Chicago White Sox - Franchise Page

(Regular Season)

(1956 American League)
Positional Average (Weighted Avg of Options): 0.500 (1-Year) (9-Year) (Long-Run)

Positional Averages for Pitchers (Wgted Avg of Options): "0.500 "vs. Different Values for Starting vs. Relief Pitchers: (Empirical) (Based on Pitchers who Do Both)

Basic Player Won-Lost Records
Position Players
(Sorted by pWORL)
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA pWORL eWins eLosses eWOPA eWORL
23.818.73.6
5.8
24.118.44.1
6.3
18.916.41.6
3.4
18.716.61.1
2.9
17.517.50.7
2.5
16.918.2-0.5
1.3
19.520.6-0.4
1.6
18.621.5-1.9
0.2
12.012.10.2
1.5
12.811.21.9
3.1
6.55.80.7
1.3
6.36.00.2
0.8
2.82.00.9
1.2
2.72.00.9
1.2
3.93.20.8
1.2
3.63.50.3
0.7
9.69.10.2
1.2
9.59.20.2
1.2
9.48.6-0.0
0.9
8.99.1-1.1
-0.2
15.615.2-0.7
0.9
15.315.4-1.2
0.4
2.32.3-0.1
0.1
2.42.20.1
0.4
0.20.10.1
0.1
0.20.10.1
0.1
2.72.9-0.3
0.0
2.62.9-0.4
-0.1
1.21.2-0.1
0.0
1.21.2-0.1
0.0
0.30.3-0.0
-0.0
0.30.3-0.0
0.0
0.00.1-0.1
-0.1
0.10.1-0.1
-0.0
1.01.3-0.3
-0.2
1.01.2-0.2
-0.0
0.30.5-0.2
-0.2
0.20.6-0.4
-0.3
0.91.4-0.6
-0.5
1.11.2-0.2
-0.1
7.98.7-1.5
-0.7
8.08.6-1.3
-0.4
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
SUB-TOTAL
156.3147.94.4
20.2
154.6149.61.6
17.4


Basic Player Won-Lost Records
Pitchers
(Sorted by pWORL)
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA pWORL eWins eLosses eWOPA eWORL
16.811.85.8
7.5
16.612.05.5
7.3
17.414.73.6
5.7
16.815.32.9
4.9
14.713.42.2
3.9
15.612.63.9
5.6
5.84.51.6
2.3
5.44.90.8
1.5
1.71.00.8
1.0
1.51.20.3
0.6
6.26.40.1
1.0
5.76.8-0.7
0.1
9.510.8-0.6
0.6
10.59.81.4
2.6
3.43.6-0.1
0.5
3.53.50.1
0.6
1.61.50.2
0.4
1.61.40.3
0.6
1.41.30.2
0.4
1.41.40.1
0.3
1.71.70.0
0.3
1.91.50.5
0.7
0.30.3-0.0
0.0
0.30.30.0
0.1
0.00.1-0.1
-0.1
0.00.1-0.1
-0.1
0.20.3-0.1
-0.1
0.20.3-0.1
-0.1
0.00.1-0.1
-0.1
0.10.1-0.0
-0.0
0.40.6-0.2
-0.1
0.60.50.1
0.2
0.10.3-0.2
-0.2
0.10.2-0.1
-0.1
0.30.6-0.3
-0.2
0.50.50.0
0.1
1.01.5-0.5
-0.3
1.01.4-0.4
-0.2
0.20.7-0.5
-0.4
0.20.7-0.4
-0.4
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
SUB-TOTAL
82.775.111.8
22.2
83.574.413.9
24.2


pWins pLosses pWOPA pWORL eWins eLosses eWOPA eWORL
TEAM TOTALS
239.0223.016.2
42.4
238.0224.015.4
41.6


Basic Player Won-Lost Records
Position Players
(Sorted by pWORL)
Batting Baserunning Pitching Fielding
Player eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct.
15.110.7
0.584
1.91.5
0.556
0.00.0
0.000
7.06.3
0.524
12.99.9
0.567
1.00.9
0.516
0.00.0
0.000
4.75.8
0.447
8.910.9
0.450
1.30.9
0.586
0.00.0
0.000
6.66.3
0.513
12.214.2
0.463
0.81.5
0.336
0.00.0
0.000
5.85.6
0.512
10.79.4
0.534
0.90.6
0.595
0.00.0
0.000
1.21.3
0.472
4.24.0
0.512
0.40.4
0.508
0.00.0
0.000
1.71.7
0.504
2.61.9
0.572
0.00.0
0.580
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.1
0.541
3.33.0
0.523
0.10.1
0.440
0.00.0
0.000
0.30.3
0.438
6.06.2
0.495
0.60.4
0.596
0.00.0
0.000
2.92.6
0.532
7.57.6
0.498
0.40.4
0.493
0.00.0
0.000
1.01.1
0.480
9.810.1
0.494
1.31.2
0.524
0.00.0
0.000
4.24.2
0.505
1.91.7
0.529
0.10.1
0.517
0.00.0
0.000
0.40.4
0.503
0.10.1
0.675
0.00.0
0.725
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.601
1.71.8
0.484
0.20.3
0.445
0.00.0
0.000
0.70.8
0.473
0.80.8
0.503
0.00.1
0.189
0.00.0
0.000
0.40.3
0.524
0.20.2
0.466
0.00.0
0.341
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.1
0.533
0.10.1
0.339
0.00.0
0.378
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.422
0.60.7
0.454
0.10.1
0.475
0.00.0
0.000
0.30.3
0.471
0.10.4
0.267
0.00.0
0.315
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.1
0.250
0.80.9
0.471
0.10.1
0.559
0.00.0
0.000
0.20.2
0.528
6.16.3
0.492
0.60.6
0.508
0.00.0
0.000
1.31.6
0.452
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
SUB-TOTAL
105.8100.9
0.512
9.99.4
0.515
0.00.0
0.000
39.039.1
0.499


Basic Player Won-Lost Records
Pitchers
(Sorted by pWORL)
Batting Baserunning Pitching Fielding
Player eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct.
1.91.8
0.512
0.00.0
0.600
13.910.3
0.573
0.30.4
0.427
0.71.8
0.288
0.00.1
0.243
15.713.1
0.545
0.30.4
0.456
1.81.7
0.505
0.20.3
0.353
12.810.6
0.547
0.40.3
0.599
0.20.6
0.260
0.00.0
0.529
4.94.3
0.538
0.10.1
0.729
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
1.51.1
0.566
0.00.0
0.531
0.40.7
0.328
0.00.1
0.312
5.35.7
0.478
0.20.2
0.430
0.91.2
0.435
0.00.1
0.273
9.28.5
0.521
0.20.1
0.623
0.30.2
0.595
0.00.1
0.328
3.02.9
0.507
0.10.3
0.279
0.00.1
0.089
0.00.0
0.000
1.61.3
0.548
0.10.1
0.599
0.10.2
0.452
0.00.0
0.554
1.21.2
0.500
0.00.0
0.773
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
1.81.3
0.584
0.10.2
0.404
0.00.0
0.586
-0.00.0
-2.223
0.30.3
0.490
0.00.0
0.847
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.1
0.159
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.078
0.00.0
0.000
0.20.3
0.367
0.00.0
0.746
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.1
0.354
0.00.0
0.546
0.00.1
0.306
0.00.0
0.088
0.50.4
0.547
0.00.0
0.850
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.2
0.305
0.00.0
0.363
0.00.0
0.002
0.00.0
0.000
0.40.4
0.518
0.00.0
0.566
0.00.1
0.203
0.00.0
0.676
1.01.3
0.441
0.00.0
0.332
0.00.0
0.615
0.00.0
0.739
0.20.6
0.282
0.00.0
0.000
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
SUB-TOTAL
6.58.6
0.428
0.40.7
0.356
73.663.9
0.535
2.02.1
0.486


Batting Baserunning Pitching Fielding
eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct.
TEAM TOTALS
112.3109.5
0.506
10.310.1
0.506
73.663.9
0.535
41.041.3
0.499


eWin, eLoss, eWOPA by Position
Catcher
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Sherm Lollar12.310.91.6
Les Moss3.33.10.3
Earl Battey0.10.1-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL15.714.11.9
  
First Base
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Walt Dropo8.78.9-1.1
Dave Philley4.64.7-0.6
Ron H. Jackson1.11.1-0.1
George Kell0.40.30.1
Minnie Minoso0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL14.815.0-1.7
  
Second Base
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Nellie Fox18.721.4-2.0
Sammy Esposito0.00.00.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL18.721.4-2.0
  
Third Base
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Fred Hatfield9.18.70.1
Sammy Esposito5.15.0-0.1
George Kell2.01.80.1
Minnie Minoso0.20.4-0.2
Bob Kennedy0.20.4-0.2
Bubba Phillips0.00.1-0.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL16.616.5-0.4
  
Shortstop
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Luis Aparicio16.918.2-0.5
Sammy Esposito0.80.50.3
Jim Brideweser0.30.30.0
Fred Hatfield0.10.10.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL18.119.1-0.2
  
Left Field
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Minnie Minoso23.618.23.9
Dave Philley0.70.8-0.1
Jim Delsing0.40.4-0.1
Bubba Phillips0.10.10.0
Ron Northey0.00.1-0.1
Cal Abrams0.00.0-0.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL24.819.63.6
  
Center Field
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Larry Doby18.516.61.0
Jim Rivera1.81.8-0.2
Bubba Phillips0.20.5-0.2
Jim Delsing0.00.00.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL20.618.90.6
  
Right Field
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Jim Rivera13.213.3-1.1
Dave Philley2.52.6-0.3
Bubba Phillips1.81.8-0.1
Bob Nieman1.11.2-0.2
Ron Northey0.20.20.0
Jim Delsing0.20.3-0.1
Minnie Minoso0.00.00.0
Cal Abrams0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL19.019.3-1.8
  
Designated Hitter
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
------ ------ ------
TOTAL0.00.00.0
  
Pinch Hitter
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Ron Northey2.51.70.9
Sammy Esposito0.40.5-0.0
Jim Delsing0.40.40.0
Sherm Lollar0.40.40.1
Les Moss0.30.5-0.1
Fred Hatfield0.30.4-0.0
Dave Philley0.10.5-0.3
Bubba Phillips0.30.30.0
Jim Rivera0.30.20.1
Walt Dropo0.20.20.1
Dick Donovan0.10.2-0.1
Jack Harshman0.10.2-0.1
Cal Abrams0.10.00.1
Larry Doby0.10.10.1
Bob Kennedy0.00.2-0.2
Minnie Minoso0.10.10.0
Bob Nieman0.10.00.1
Ron H. Jackson0.00.1-0.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL5.95.90.6
  
Pinch Runner
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Bubba Phillips0.10.2-0.1
Jim Delsing0.10.1-0.0
Jim Rivera0.00.1-0.0
Fred Hatfield0.00.0-0.0
Sammy Esposito0.00.00.0
Jim Brideweser0.00.0-0.0
Luis Aparicio0.00.00.0
Billy Pierce0.00.00.0
Ron H. Jackson0.00.00.0
Dick Donovan0.00.0-0.0
Jack Harshman0.00.00.0
Howie Pollet0.00.0-0.0
Earl Battey0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL0.30.4-0.1
  
Pitcher Offense
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Dick Donovan1.91.80.8
Jack Harshman1.81.70.9
Billy Pierce0.81.9-0.3
Jim A. Wilson1.01.30.2
Bob Keegan0.40.8-0.1
Gerry Staley0.20.6-0.1
Millard 'Dixie' Howell0.40.30.2
Howie Pollet0.20.20.1
Jimmie McDonald0.00.1-0.0
Mike Fornieles0.00.1-0.0
Jim Derrington0.00.00.0
Paul LaPalme0.00.1-0.0
Harry Byrd0.00.0-0.0
Morrie Martin0.00.00.0
Connie Johnson0.00.0-0.0
Ellis Kinder0.00.0-0.0
Sandy Consuegra0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL6.79.01.6
  
Starting Pitching
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Billy Pierce15.512.92.7
Jack Harshman14.310.53.9
Dick Donovan13.110.82.4
Jim A. Wilson8.67.70.9
Bob Keegan4.55.4-0.8
Gerry Staley3.93.40.6
Howie Pollet0.70.9-0.2
Jimmie McDonald0.80.80.0
Sandy Consuegra0.30.8-0.5
Connie Johnson0.40.5-0.1
Jim Derrington0.20.6-0.3
Millard 'Dixie' Howell0.30.3-0.0
Harry Byrd0.20.20.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL62.754.78.5
  
Relief Pitching
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Millard 'Dixie' Howell2.82.9-0.2
Paul LaPalme1.71.40.3
Ellis Kinder1.51.20.3
Sandy Consuegra1.30.90.4
Gerry Staley1.21.00.2
Jim A. Wilson0.91.0-0.1
Bob Keegan1.00.50.4
Mike Fornieles0.50.40.1
Billy Pierce0.40.6-0.2
Howie Pollet0.50.30.2
Jimmie McDonald0.30.5-0.2
Morrie Martin0.30.3-0.0
Jerry Dahlke0.10.2-0.1
Dick Donovan0.10.10.0
Jack Harshman0.10.1-0.0
Bill Fischer0.10.1-0.0
Harry Byrd0.00.1-0.1
Dick Marlowe0.00.1-0.1
Connie Johnson0.00.00.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL12.711.60.9


Team eWins over Positional Average by Position
PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFOth
1956 Chicago White Sox11.01.9-1.7-2.0-0.4-0.23.60.6-1.80.5


pWin, pLoss, pWOPA by Position
Catcher
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Sherm Lollar11.711.50.5
Les Moss3.62.80.9
Earl Battey0.00.1-0.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL15.414.41.3
  
First Base
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Walt Dropo9.38.30.1
Dave Philley4.44.9-1.0
Ron H. Jackson0.91.3-0.6
George Kell0.40.30.1
Minnie Minoso0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL15.014.8-1.4
  
Second Base
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Nellie Fox19.520.6-0.4
Sammy Esposito0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL19.520.6-0.4
  
Third Base
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Fred Hatfield9.28.60.4
Sammy Esposito5.14.90.0
George Kell1.82.0-0.2
Minnie Minoso0.20.4-0.3
Bob Kennedy0.30.3-0.1
Bubba Phillips0.00.1-0.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL16.716.4-0.3
  
Shortstop
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Luis Aparicio17.517.50.7
Sammy Esposito0.80.50.3
Jim Brideweser0.30.3-0.0
Fred Hatfield0.10.10.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL18.718.41.1
  
Left Field
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Minnie Minoso23.618.23.9
Dave Philley0.60.9-0.4
Jim Delsing0.20.6-0.4
Bubba Phillips0.20.00.2
Ron Northey0.00.1-0.1
Cal Abrams0.00.1-0.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL24.619.83.2
  
Center Field
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Larry Doby18.816.31.6
Jim Rivera1.71.9-0.4
Bubba Phillips0.20.5-0.3
Jim Delsing0.00.00.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL20.818.71.0
  
Right Field
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Jim Rivera13.612.8-0.3
Dave Philley2.72.30.2
Bubba Phillips1.91.7-0.0
Bob Nieman1.11.2-0.3
Ron Northey0.20.3-0.1
Jim Delsing0.20.2-0.0
Minnie Minoso0.00.00.0
Cal Abrams0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL19.718.6-0.4
  
Designated Hitter
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
------ ------ ------
TOTAL0.00.00.0
  
Pinch Hitter
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Ron Northey2.51.71.0
Sammy Esposito0.60.40.2
Jim Delsing0.40.40.0
Sherm Lollar0.20.6-0.3
Les Moss0.30.4-0.0
Fred Hatfield0.30.5-0.1
Dave Philley0.20.5-0.3
Bubba Phillips0.30.3-0.0
Jim Rivera0.30.30.0
Walt Dropo0.10.3-0.1
Dick Donovan0.10.10.0
Jack Harshman0.20.10.0
Cal Abrams0.20.00.1
Larry Doby0.10.1-0.0
Bob Kennedy0.00.2-0.2
Minnie Minoso0.00.1-0.0
Bob Nieman0.10.00.1
Ron H. Jackson0.00.1-0.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL5.96.00.5
  
Pinch Runner
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Bubba Phillips0.10.2-0.0
Jim Delsing0.10.10.0
Jim Rivera0.00.1-0.1
Fred Hatfield0.00.0-0.0
Sammy Esposito0.00.00.0
Jim Brideweser0.00.0-0.0
Luis Aparicio0.00.00.0
Billy Pierce0.00.00.0
Ron H. Jackson0.00.00.0
Dick Donovan0.00.00.0
Jack Harshman0.00.00.0
Howie Pollet0.00.0-0.0
Earl Battey0.00.00.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL0.30.4-0.1
  
Pitcher Offense
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Dick Donovan1.91.80.9
Jack Harshman2.01.51.1
Billy Pierce0.72.0-0.4
Jim A. Wilson0.81.40.0
Bob Keegan0.30.8-0.2
Gerry Staley0.30.6-0.1
Millard 'Dixie' Howell0.30.30.2
Howie Pollet0.10.20.0
Jimmie McDonald0.00.1-0.0
Mike Fornieles0.00.1-0.0
Jim Derrington0.00.1-0.0
Paul LaPalme0.00.0-0.0
Harry Byrd0.00.0-0.0
Morrie Martin0.00.00.0
Connie Johnson0.00.0-0.0
Ellis Kinder0.00.0-0.0
Sandy Consuegra0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL6.69.11.4
  
Starting Pitching
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Billy Pierce16.212.24.1
Jack Harshman14.610.14.6
Dick Donovan12.611.31.4
Jim A. Wilson7.88.5-0.7
Bob Keegan4.85.1-0.3
Gerry Staley4.42.91.5
Howie Pollet0.70.8-0.1
Jimmie McDonald0.70.8-0.1
Sandy Consuegra0.40.8-0.4
Connie Johnson0.30.6-0.3
Jim Derrington0.20.6-0.5
Millard 'Dixie' Howell0.40.30.1
Harry Byrd0.20.2-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL63.254.29.5
  
Relief Pitching
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Millard 'Dixie' Howell2.73.0-0.3
Paul LaPalme1.61.40.2
Ellis Kinder1.70.90.8
Sandy Consuegra1.30.90.4
Gerry Staley1.11.00.1
Jim A. Wilson0.90.9-0.0
Bob Keegan1.10.40.6
Mike Fornieles0.40.5-0.1
Billy Pierce0.50.5-0.0
Howie Pollet0.60.30.3
Jimmie McDonald0.20.6-0.4
Morrie Martin0.20.3-0.1
Jerry Dahlke0.10.3-0.2
Dick Donovan0.00.2-0.1
Jack Harshman0.10.1-0.0
Bill Fischer0.00.1-0.1
Harry Byrd0.00.1-0.1
Dick Marlowe0.00.1-0.1
Connie Johnson0.00.00.0
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TOTAL12.611.60.8


Team pWins over Positional Average by Position
PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFOth
1956 Chicago White Sox11.71.3-1.4-0.4-0.31.13.21.0-0.40.5


*Player won-loss records are calculated using Retrosheet play-by-play data. For some seasons, Retrosheet does not have full play-by-play data for all games. In these cases, some games may be missing.
The number of Games shown here are the number of games for which Retrosheet play-by-play data exist and were used in these calculations.



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