By the Numbers...

[Lipman 1]

For discussion.

By the Numbers:

White Sox end at 93-69 .574; 3^rd best record in the A.L.
1^st half: 54-35; 2^nd half: 39-34
+160 in runs scored; 4^th best differential in the A.L.
Home record: 53-28 Best record in the A.L.
Road record: 40-41 (at Houston 0-4)

Division record: 44-32
Vs. Cleveland: 10-9
Vs. Detroit: 12-7
Vs. Kansas City: 9-10
Vs. Minnesota: 13-6

Vs. Teams over .500 for the season
Overall: 27-29; Home: 17-10; Road: 10-19

Vs. Tampa Bay 3-3 overall; 2-1 home; 1-2 road
Vs. Yankees 1-5; 1-2; 0-3
Vs. Boston 4-3; 2-2; 2-1
Vs. Toronto 4-3; 2-1; 2-2
Vs. Houston 2-5; 2-1; 0-4
Vs. Seattle 3-3; 1-2; 2-1
Vs. Oakland 4-3; 3-1; 1-2
Vs. Milwaukee 1-2 road
Vs. St. Louis 2-1 home
Vs. Cincinnati 3-1; 2-1; 1-1

Games blown (Sox led in the 7^th inning or later and lost): 9
2 times in the 7^th inning
5 times in the 8^th inning
2 times in the 9^th inning

1 time in the 6^th inning (Seven inning game); 10 total for the year

Pitchers responsible:

Bummer- 3 times
Hendriks- 2 times
Crochet- 1 time
Giolito- 1 time
Kimbrel- 1 time
Marshall- 1 time
Ruiz- 1 time

Games rallied to win when trailing in the 7^th inning or later: 9
2 times in the 7^th inning
4 times in the 8^th inning
3 times in the 9^th inning

[Frater Perdurabo]

So - the Sox bullpen (10 blown leads) and late inning offense (9 wins when trailing late) almost canceled each other out?

[notjimrose]

Despite all the hand-wringing about how bad the second half was, the Sox finished with a winning record every month of the season for the first time since 1994 and the first time in a full season since 1905.

Month W L W-L%
April 14 11 .560
May 19 10 .655
June 14 11 .560
July 14 12 .538
August 16 12 .571
September 14 12 .538
October 2 1 .667

[Dumpjerry]

Despite all the hand-wringing about how bad the second half was, the Sox finished with a winning record every month of the season for the first time since 1994 and the first time in a full season since 1905.

Month W L W-L%
April 14 11 .560
May 19 10 .655
June 14 11 .560
July 14 12 .538
August 16 12 .571
September 14 12 .538
October 2 1 .667

Stop using facts to ruin a perfectly good rant/narrative.

[Lipman 1]

So - the Sox bullpen (10 blown leads) and late inning offense (9 wins when trailing late) almost canceled each other out?

Almost... but close is only good in horseshoes, hand grenades' and nuclear war. That one game possibly cost them home field advantage and as the numbers show that could be very important. Best home record in the A.L. vs. a losing record on the road and 0-4 in Houston.

We'll see.

[Lipman 1]

Despite all the hand-wringing about how bad the second half was, the Sox finished with a winning record every month of the season for the first time since 1994 and the first time in a full season since 1905.

Month W L W-L%
April 14 11 .560
May 19 10 .655
June 14 11 .560
July 14 12 .538
August 16 12 .571
September 14 12 .538
October 2 1 .667

The numbers say the Sox played to a .606 winning percentage in the first half and a .534 percentage in the second half. That's a pretty good drop off.

They also lost 19 games in the second half to teams with losing records for the season...Royals, Twins, Angels, Rangers, Indians and Tigers.

That's not good at all.

[Dumpjerry]

The numbers say the Sox played to a .606 winning percentage in the first half and a .534 percentage in the second half. That's a pretty good drop off.

They also lost 19 games in the second half to teams with losing records for the season...Royals, Twins, Angels, Rangers, Indians and Tigers.

That's not good at all.

The is a 7% difference. Over 162 games, it's 11 games.

[Lipman 1]

The is a 7% difference. Over 162 games, it's 11 games.

And you don't think 11 games is significant? Especially given the bad losses to those bad teams?

If you win half, say five of those 11 games, now you are at 97-98 wins and have home field advantage at least part of the way.

Maybe the Sox win a game or two in Houston anything is possible but it simply would be a lot better and easier if the Sox knew, if push came to shove, they had game #5 at home in their pocket. especially given how well they play at home.

[Dumpjerry]

And you don't think 11 games is significant? Especially given the bad losses to those bad teams?

If you win half, say five of those 11 games, now you are at 97-98 wins and have home field advantage at least part of the way.

Maybe the Sox win a game or two in Houston anything is possible but it simply would be a lot better and easier if the Sox knew, if push came to shove, they had game #5 at home in their pocket. especially given how well they play at home.

6% of the games played. Same as one NFL game.

In MLB, you win 60, lose 60 and work for the other 42. Sox lost 69 all season. They did damn good.

[Kobo]

The numbers say the Sox played to a .606 winning percentage in the first half and a .534 percentage in the second half. That's a pretty good drop off.

They also lost 19 games in the second half to teams with losing records for the season...Royals, Twins, Angels, Rangers, Indians and Tigers.

That's not good at all.

For weeks you went on and on about the Sox being complacent, constantly bringing up how they finished last year and trying to use that as a comparison to this year. They just went 7-3 after clinching the division which completely negates whatever argument you were trying to make in comparison to last year, had a winning record in every month, yet somehow this is "not good". I don't get it. Should they have won more games? Yes. But from what I see, they did everything they were supposed to do, including not being complacent after clinching the division.

[Wsoxmike59]

I felt in 2005 the Sox flew under the radar even though they lead wire to wire. I have a feeling the 2021 Sox did so as well. They won the division handily despite missing several key players for large chunks of the year. So on paper they won 93 games, but I feel this team is every bit as strong as the 2005 version. Had they been healthy the entire year this is easily a 100+ win team.

So my prediction is, we can sneak up on a few teams, and if the Sox get past Houston in the first round we can go all the way. I view the Houston series as a dead heat match up. Houston can pound the baseball, but as we learned in 1983 (vs BAL ALCS) and 2005 (11-1 post season) good pitching can stop good hitting.

so in the wise words of Ozzie Guillen circa 2005…..Don’t be happy just to make the Playoffs, win this thing!

[SOX ADDICT '73]

Pitchers responsible:

Bummer- 3 times
Hendriks- 2 times
Crochet- 1 time
Giolito- 1 time
Kimbrel- 1 time
Marshall- 1 time
Ruiz- 1 time

How in the heck did Codi Heuer manage to stay off of this list?

[Hitmen77]

The numbers say the Sox played to a .606 winning percentage in the first half and a .534 percentage in the second half. That's a pretty good drop off.

They also lost 19 games in the second half to teams with losing records for the season...Royals, Twins, Angels, Rangers, Indians and Tigers.

That's not good at all.

Their winning pct. dropped off 110 points in 2005 between the first half and second half.

[Lipman 1]

For weeks you went on and on about the Sox being complacent, constantly bringing up how they finished last year and trying to use that as a comparison to this year. They just went 7-3 after clinching the division which completely negates whatever argument you were trying to make in comparison to last year, had a winning record in every month, yet somehow this is "not good". I don't get it. Should they have won more games? Yes. But from what I see, they did everything they were supposed to do, including not being complacent after clinching the division.

So who said anything about what the Sox did the last week as "not good" if fact I posted that I feel a lot better about the Houston series after seeing what they were able to do.

[FielderJones]

Best home record in the A.L. vs. a losing record on the road and 0-4 in Houston.

In Houston, starting the likes of Mercedes, Vaughn, Goodwin, Mendick, Lamb, Collins, Garcia.

Unavailable in Houston: Jiménez, Robert, Sheets.

So, go ahead Houston. Look past the White Sox.