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Chicago White Sox All-Time 25-Man Roster

By Benjamin Chase

Apr 10, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of a monument outside U.S Cellular Field prior to a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins . Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 10, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of a monument outside U.S Cellular Field prior to a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins . Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /
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Carlton Fisk, 1981-1993, 28.8 bWAR

“Pudge” may have his biggest moment as a member of the “other” Sox team, but he’s most widely known as a member of the White Sox.

Fisk signed as a free agent with the White Sox in 1981. He had been the 4th overall selection of the 1967 draft of the Boston Red Sox and played with them through 1980, and actually produced more bWAR with the Red Sox.

Fisk ended up spending the rest of his career with the White Sox, playing 13 years in Chicago, retiring at age 45.

While his career number would have been no contest, Fisk did only slightly lead the White Sox in career bWAR at the catching position.

With the White Sox, Fisk played in 1,421 games, coming to the plate 5,500 times, hitting .257/.329/.438 with 214 home runs and 67 stolen bases.

Fisk was the anchor and the face of the franchise during some lean years for the White Sox at the end of the 1980s before the team had a resurgence in the early 1990s.

With the White Sox, Fisk was elected to 4 All-Star games, won 3 Silver Sluggers, and finished 3rd in the 1983 MVP voting.

When he retired, Fisk had played the most games ever at catcher, only being passed after retirement by yet another “Pudge”, Ivan Rodriguez. Fisk is still ranked 4th overall in bWAR among all catchers.

He was elected to the Hall of Fame on his second ballot in 2000.

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