The 2024 Chicago White Sox find themselves on the wrong side of history. While there are a number of advanced statistics that illustrate the franchise's futility, the most glaring number is in the loss column. This year's White Sox team has lost more games than any other team in the modern MLB era.
Chicago tied the previous record of 120 losses with a week remaining in the season. The most fascinating aspect of the White Sox season is how they got to this point. Unlike other downtrodden professional sports franchises, Chicago's fall from grace was rather sudden — its historically bad campaign comes three years after its last postseason appearance and two years after finishing at .
500. After an abrupt freefall, Chicago is in the doldrums alongside other massively unsuccessful professional sports franchises in North America. When looking at a snapshot of the past year of pro sports, the White Sox season is one of the worst, though there are franchises that have somehow struggled even more.
In the wake of Chicago's historically poor season, take a closer look at where it ranks among some of the other struggling franchises in North America. When taking win percentage and the breadth of team success into account, you may soon realize that the White Sox situation isn't as uniquely bad as it may seem. MORE: Who has the most losses in MLB history? Worst records in North American professional sports in 2024 The White Sox are turning in a historically poor MLB season, but there are a.
