Chicago White Sox - Statistics & Facts

The MLB franchise the Chicago White Sox was founded in 1901 and is a member of the American League Central division. The White Sox have won the World Series three times in their history, securing their latest title in the 2005 season. The team was purchased by Jerry Reinsdorf for about 20 million U.S. dollars in 1981 and has remained in his ownership ever since. Reinsdorf also owns one of the other famous sports franchises in the Windy City - the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.

The franchise value of the Chicago White Sox has risen considerably in recent years, more than doubling from 695 million U.S. dollars in 2014 to 1.69 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. The White Sox generated around 124 million U.S. dollars in revenue in 2020 and, during the same year, the team's operating income had a deficit of 40 million U.S. dollars, a harsh decline in that year as will all other professional sports clubs due to the COVD-19 pandemic.

The average attendance at Chicago White Sox games was at around 21.4 thousand in the 2019 season, with a total cumulative attendance of 1.63 million. For the same season, the average ticket price for a White Sox home game was 28.38 U.S. dollars, marking a slight increase on prices from the previous year. The team's official Twitter account has over 920 thousand followers.

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