# List of Chicago White Sox award winners and league leaders

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Chicago White Sox professional baseball team.

## Awards
### Most Valuable Player

* 1959 – Nellie Fox
* 1972 – Dick Allen
* 1993 – Frank Thomas
* 1994 – Frank Thomas
* 2020 – José Abreu

### Cy Young

* 1959 – Early Wynn (MLB)
* 1983 – LaMarr Hoyt (AL)
* 1993 – Jack McDowell (AL)

### Rolaids Relief Man Award

* 1990 – Bobby Thigpen

### Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award

* 2021 – Liam Hendriks

### Rookie of the Year

* 1956 – Luis Aparicio
* 1963 – Gary Peters
* 1966 – Tommie Agee
* 1983 – Ron Kittle
* 1985 – Ozzie Guillén
* 2014 – José Abreu

### Manager of the Year

* 1983 – Tony La Russa
* 1990 – Jeff Torborg
* 1993 – Gene Lamont
* 2000 – Jerry Manuel
* 2005 – Ozzie Guillén

### Gold Glove Award

* Pitcher
** Jim Kaat [3] (1973, Twins-White Sox, 1974–75, White Sox)
** Mark Buehrle [3] (2009–11)
** Jake Peavy (2012)
** Dallas Keuchel (2021)
* Catcher
** Sherm Lollar [3] (1957–59)
* First base
** Jim Spencer (1977)
** Mike Squires (1981)
* Second base
** Nellie Fox [3] (1957, 1959–60)
** Yolmer Sanchez (2019)
* Third base
** Robin Ventura [5] (1991–93, 1996, 1998)
* Shortstop
** Luis Aparicio [7] (1958–62, 1968, 1970)
** Ozzie Guillén (1990)
* Outfield
** Jim Landis [5] (1960–64)
** Tommie Agee (1966)
** Ken Berry (1970)
** Minnie Miñoso [2] (1957, 1960)
** Luis Robert (2020)

### Silver Slugger Award

* DH
** Frank Thomas [2] (1991, 2000)
** Harold Baines (1989)
** Julio Franco (1994)
* Catcher
** Carlton Fisk [3] (1981, 1985, 1988)
* First baseman
** Frank Thomas [2] (1993–94)
** José Abreu [3] (2014, 2018, 2020)
* Second baseman
** none
* Third baseman
** Joe Crede (2006)
* Shortstop
** Alexei Ramírez [2] (2010, 2014)
** Tim Anderson (2020)
* Outfielders
** Albert Belle (1998)
** Magglio Ordóñez [2] (2000, 2002)
** Jermaine Dye (2006)
** Carlos Quentin (2008)
** Eloy Jimenez (2020)
** Luis Robert Jr. (2023)

### Edgar Martínez Award

* Greg Luzinski (1981, 1983)
* Harold Baines (1987, 1988)

### MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"

    Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015,

#### "GIBBY Awards" Best Rookie

* 2014 – Jose Abreu

### World Series Most Valuable Player Award

* 2005 – Jermaine Dye

### DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

* Frank Thomas — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

### Baseball America All-Rookie Team

    See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team
* 2011 – Chris Sale (RP; one of two)

### Topps All-Star Rookie teams

* 1961
** J. C. Martin (1B)
** Charley Smith (3B)
** Floyd Robinson (OF)
* 1963
** Pete Ward (3B)
** Al Weis (SS)
** Gary Peters (LHP)
* 1966
** Tommie Agee (OF)
* 1967
** Walt Williams (OF)
* 1969
** Carlos May (OF)
* 1974
** Bucky Dent (SS)
* 1976
** Chet Lemon (OF)
* 1978
** Bill Nahorodny (C)
** Bob Molinaro (OF)
* 1979
** Ross Baumgarten (LHP)
* 1980
** Britt Burns (LHP)
* 1983
** Ron Kittle (OF)
* 1985
** Ozzie Guillén (SS)
* 1988
** Dave Gallagher (OF)
* 1989
** Carlos Martinez (1B)
* 1990
** Robin Ventura (3B)
** Scott Radinsky (LHP)
* 1995
** Ray Durham (2B)
* 1998
** Mike Caruso (SS)
** Magglio Ordóñez (OF)
* 1999
** Chris Singleton (OF)
* 2003
** Miguel Olivo (C)
* 2005
** Tadahito Iguchi (2B)
* 2008
** Alexei Ramírez (2B)
* 2009
** Chris Getz (2B)
** Gordon Beckham (3B)
* 2012
** Addison Reed (RHP)
* 2014
** José Abreu (1B)
* 2015
** Carlos Rodón (LHP)
* 2019
** Eloy Jiménez (OF)
* 2020
** Luis Robert (OF)

### Babe Ruth Award (postseason MVP)

* 2005 – Jermaine Dye

### Sporting News Performance of the Decade (2009)

* Mark Buehrle's perfect game against Tampa Bay on July 23, 2009 (only pitcher with two no-hitters in the decade, including game on April 18, 2007)

## Team award

* 1959 – American League championship
* 2000 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
* 2005 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
* 2005 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)
* 2011 – Commissioner's Award for Philanthropic Excellence
* 2012 – Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy

## Minor-league system
### MiLB Overall Starter of the Year

* 2009 – Daniel Hudson

## Other achievements
### Baseball Hall of Famers

    See Chicago White Sox#Baseball Hall of Famers

### Ford C. Frick Award recipients (broadcasters)

    See Chicago White Sox#Ford C. Frick Award recipients

### Retired numbers

    See Chicago White Sox#Retired numbers

### Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame

White Sox in the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame :
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Notes |
| 15 | Dick Allen | 1B/3B | 1972–1974 | |
| 11 | Luis Aparicio | SS | 1956–1962, 1968–1970 | |
| 4, 5, 8 | Luke Appling | SS | 1930–1943, 1945–1950 | |
| — | Harry Caray | Broadcaster | 1971–1981 | |
| 44 | Phil Cavarretta | 1B/OF | 1954–1955 | Elected mainly on his performance with Chicago Cubs, born in Chicago |
| — | Grace Comiskey | Owner | 1939–1956 | |
| — | Chuck Comiskey | Owner | 1956–1961 | |
| — | Charles Comiskey | Owner | 1901–1931 | Born in Chicago |
| 14, 32 | Larry Doby | CF Manager | 1956–1957, 1959 1978 | Elected mainly on his performance with Cleveland Indians. |
| 5, 7 | Jimmy Dykes | 3B/2B Manager | 1933–1939 1934–1946 | |
| 22 | Ed Farmer | P | 1979–1981 | Attended Chicago State University |
| 2, 26 | Nellie Fox | 2B | 1950–1963 | |
| 2, 5, 16, 24, 25, 36 | Bob Kennedy | OF/3B | 1939–1942, 1946–1948 1955–1957 | Born in Chicago |
| 10, 45 | Sherm Lollar | C | 1952–1963 | |
| 10, 42 | Al López | Manager | 1957–1965, 1968–1969 | |
| 14, 16 | Ted Lyons | P Manager | 1923–1942, 1946 1946–1948 | |
| 14 | Bill Melton | 3B | 1968–1975 | |
| 9 | Minnie Miñoso | LF | 1951–1957, 1960–1961 1964, 1976, 1980 | |
| 19 | Billy Pierce | P | 1949–1961 | |
| — | Jerry Reinsdorf | Owner | 1981–present | |
| 29 | Johnny Rigney | P | 1937–1942, 1946–1947 | Born in Oak Park |
| 7, 39 | Jim Rivera | OF | 1952–1961 | |
| 21 | Scott Sanderson | P | 1994 | |
| 10 | Ron Santo | 3B | 1974 | Elected mainly on his performance with Chicago Cubs |
| 32, 35 | Bob Shaw | P | 1958–1961 | |
| 5, 14 | Bill Skowron | 1B | 1964–1967 | Born in Chicago |
| — | Bill Veeck | Owner | 1959–1981 | Born in Chicago, grew up in Hinsdale |
| 8 | Pete Ward | 3B/LF/1B | 1963–1969 | |
| 28 | Wilbur Wood | P | 1967–1978 | |
| 24, 32 | Early Wynn | P | 1958–1962 | |