Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Chicago Whute Sox.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.

Last year, the White Soc posted only 41 wins and was one of the worst teams ever to disgrace the diamond.  Nobody from the ’24 roster came close to breaking the top 50; however, there is one new entry, a former player who appears here based on the latest algorithm.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.

1. Frank Thomas

2. Luke Appling

3. Ed Walsh

4. Ted Lyons

5. Red Faber

You can find the entire list here.

With the new algorithm, Lee Tannehill enters at #49.

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Debuting for the Chicago White Sox in 1903, Lee Tannehill played his entire MLB career with the team, mainly used at Third Base and occasionally at Shortstop.

Tannehill was a light hitter but was strong defensively, even leading the American League in Defensive bWAR  twice (1909 & 1911), he was a four-time leader in Assists at Third, the two-time leader in Double Plays Turned at Third, and a three-time leader at Range Factor per Game at Third.  Offensively, he accumulated 833 Hits, but was still important in the White Sox capture of the 1906 World Series.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Chicago White Sox.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the White Sox did not make the playoffs, and we had no new entrants.  For the first time ever, the only change was lowering a player based on the past year!

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Frank Thomas

2. Ed Walsh

3. Luke Appling

4. Ted Lyons

5. Red Faber

You can find the entire list here.

The only change was a first for us.  Tim Anderson had such a bad season, that he dropped from #43 to #48.  We have dropped players one spot before, this is unprecedented, especially for a team with as long as a history as the White Sox.

We thank you for your continued support for our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top Chicago White Sox.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Chicago was not able to make the playoffs, but they were contenders.  There were no new entrants, though one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Frank Thomas

2. Ed Walsh

3. Luke Appling

4. Ted Lyons

5. Red Faber

You can find the entire list here.

Shortstop, Tim Anderson, climbed from #50 to #43.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post-2021 revision of our top 50 Chicago White Sox.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Chicago made it to the playoffs but were unable to get past Houston in the Divisional round.  We have one significant jump in the rankings, and one new entry.

As always, we present our top five, though there were no changes.

1. Frank Thomas

2. Ed Walsh

3. Luke Appling

4. Ted Lyons

5. Red Faber

You can find the entire list here.

Current White Sox star, Jose Abreu, climbed to #20 from #17.

Shortstop, Tim Anderson, debuts at #50.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

One of the most enigmatic players in White Sox history, Tim Anderson was at one time the heart of the team.

Anderson was a First Round Pick (17^th Overall) in 2013, and it only took him three seasons to become a starting Shortstop for the team.  Finishing seventh in Rookie of the Year voting in 2016, Anderson showcased the five tools since his callup, winning the Batting Title in 2019 (.335), and double digits in Home Runs five years in a row (2017-21) with All-Star nods in 2021 & 2022.

Unfortunatly, Anderson an abysmal 2023, where he had a negative 2.0 bWAR, had a Slash Line of .245/.286/.296m which placed him dead last in Slugging, OPS (.582) and got knocked out ny Jse Ramirez.  The White Sox declined his option, and we dropped him five spots from his previous rank, the first time we ever had to do so.

Anderson leaves Chicago with 1,021 Hits, 1,021 Runs and 98 Home Runs.

Magglio Ordonez proved to be a very good hitter over his fifteen-year career, with 2,156 Hits, a .308 career Batting Average, a Batting Title in 2007, and had good power numbers with three Silver Slugger Awards and a career Slugging Average over .500.  In 2007, Ordonez was the runner-up for the American League MVP Award, and he went to six All-Star games.  He was good player for a long time but his career bWAR of 38.5, while decent, is not really indicative of a Hall of Fame inductee by today’s standards.

The first half of George Gore's career was by far the best half, where he was a member of the Chicago White Stockings, the team that became the iconic Chicago Cubs.

Guy Harris “Doc” White was not a superstar but was a player that teams would covert for his dependable and durable production.

Chet Lemon split his career with the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, and over his career, the Centerfielder's main calling card was a dependable defense with underrated offensive skill.

Forget about Robin Ventura headbutting Nolan Ryan’s fist.

Wilbur Wood began his first five seasons in the Majors with Boston and Pittsburgh, but he did not accomplish much of note.  He was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1966, and after a year in the minors and developing the knuckleball, he would become one of the better Pitchers in ChiSox history.

The Hall of Fame victim always pointed at about the Black Sox Scandal is "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, but Pitcher, Eddie Cicotte, might have also been cost a Cooperstown plaque.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2021 revision of our top 50 Chicago White Sox of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League. 

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

There are no new additions in the Top 50, though there were minor changes through the list, but nothing affecting our top five.  As always, we announce them here.

They are:

1. Frank Thomas

2. Ed Walsh

3. Luke Appling

4. TedLyons

5. Red Faber

You can find the entire list here.

Jose Abreu, who won the MVP in 2020, rocketed up to #33 to #20.

We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Chicago White Sox. 

The White Sox were an inaugural team of the American League, and while they have been the adversary of the Chicago Cubs of the National League, the Chi-Sox were a formidable team in their own right.

The White Sox won their first World Series in 1906, and their second in 1917, but they were cursed when they allegedly threw the 1919 World Series to Cincinnati in 1919.  The White Sox straggled for decades and after decades of struggles they won the World Series again in 2005.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2019 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. FrankThomas

2. Ed Walsh

3. Luke Appling

4. Ted Lyons

5. Red Faber

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

As always we thank you for your support.

Tommy John would have better years with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, but this should not discount what he did in Chicago from 1965 to 1971.

Willie Kamm was so highly regarded in the minors that he would become the first player purchased for six figures when the White Sox bought him from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League in 1922.  Kamm may not have become a Hall of Famer, but he did become a popular figure in Chicago.

Forget about Robin Ventura’s face meeting Nolan Ryan’s fist.  This was a very good Major League baseball player who was a former first round pick and was a two-time All-Star, the first one being with Chicago.

Wilbur Wood had bounced around from the majors to minors in two organizations (Boston and Pittsburgh) for a few years, and when he was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1966 for a Player to be Named Later, nobody really paid attention.

In 2007, Alexei Ramirez left Cuba to apply for Dominican citizenship, which allowed him to play pro baseball in the United States.  The Chicago White Sox would make the most lucrative offer, and in the following year, he was their starting Second Baseman.