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Who are the top Chicago White Sox of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:
10. Paul Konerko: spending nearly his entire career with the White Sox (16 of 18 seasons), Konerko was a 21st century fan favorite who slugged 439 career home runs (432 with Chicago, second only to Frank Thomas), earned six All-Star selections, and was ALCS MVP during the team’s 2005 World Series run.
9. Billy Pierce: in pitching 13 of his 18 MLB seasons with Chicago, Pierce was dominant in his prime in the 1950s with seven All-Star selections, a pair of 20-win seasons, and an ERA tite.
8. Minnie Minoso: incredibly playing until the age of 54, Minoso spent the majority of his MLB career with the White Sox (a dozen seasons); an 8x All-Star and 3x Gold Glover, he hit .304 in a Chicago uniform and led the league in stolen bases 3x while finishing top-five for MVP 5x, finally making the Hall of Fame in 2022 by the Veteran’s Committee.
7. Eddie Collins: the leader in career hits among second basemen (3,315), Collins spent 12 of his 25 MLB seasons with the White Sox, hitting .331 with Chicago while leading the league in stolen bases 3x, finishing top-five for MVP three consecutive seasons, and winning a World Series title in 1917.
6. Nellie Fox: across his 14 seasons in a White Sox uniform, Fox did it all – perennially among the league leaders in at-bats, he paced the league in hits 4x, earned 15 All-Star selections, won three Gold Gloves at second base, and took home AL MVP honors in 1959.
5. Red Faber: second only to Ted Lyons for career wins as a White Sox (254), Faber pitched two decades for Chicago and racked up 20 wins 4x, highlighted by back-to-back ERA crowns in 1921-1922 and a World Series title in 1917.
4. Ted Lyons: the winningest pitcher in White Sox history (260 wins), Lyons played all 21 of his MLB seasons with the team, posting a trio of 20-win seasons and earning an ERA title en route to the Hall of Fame.
3. Ed Walsh: one of the most dominant pitchers of the early 20th century, Walsh had four 20-win seasons and a pair of ERA titles during his 14 years with the White Sox; moreover, he is last pitcher with a 40-win season (40-15 in 1908) and holds the MLB record for lowest career ERA (1.82).
2. Luke Appling: the White Sox all-time leader in games played and at-bats, Appling spent his entire 20-year Hall of Fame career with Chicago, earning seven All-Star selections, winning a pair of batting titles, and setting a team record for career hits.
1. Frank Thomas: a dominant force in the 1990s, Thomas was a batting champion and back-to-back AL MVP who made five All-Star teams and won three Silver Sluggers during his 16 seasons with the White Sox, in the process setting a slew of team records, including career home runs and runs batted in; moreover, he is the only player in MLB history to compile seven straight years of a .300+ batting average, 20+ home runs, 100+ runs batted in, 100+ runs scored, and 100+ walks.
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Note: All statistics as of time of publication.
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