Christina Gough
Research expert covering sports and video gaming
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 1.76 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. The White Sox generated around 258 million U.S. dollars in revenue in 2021 but, during the same year, the team's operating loss came in at 9.5 million U.S. dollars.
The average attendance at Chicago White Sox games was at around 25.7 thousand in the 2022 season, with a total cumulative attendance of almost 1.98 million. For the same season, the average ticket price for a White Sox home game was 34.43 U.S. dollars, marking a slight increase on prices from the previous year. The team's official Twitter account has around one million followers.
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 1.76 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. The White Sox generated around 258 million U.S. dollars in revenue in 2021 but, during the same year, the team's operating loss came in at 9.5 million U.S. dollars.
The average attendance at Chicago White Sox games was at around 25.7 thousand in the 2022 season, with a total cumulative attendance of almost 1.98 million. For the same season, the average ticket price for a White Sox home game was 34.43 U.S. dollars, marking a slight increase on prices from the previous year. The team's official Twitter account has around one million followers.
