Name: Philip Humber
Rank: 128
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 2011-2012
Philip Humber was selected off waivers from the A’s by the White Sox in January of 2011. With Jake Peavy out due to injury, Humber got the opportunity to join the White Sox rotation out of spring training. He was surprisingly successful, leading the White Sox to move to a 6 man rotation once Peavy returned from injury. Despite spending some time on the DL after taking a line drive off the bat of Kosuke Fukudome in the face, Humber finished his first full season as a starting pitcher with a 9-9 record and a respectable 3.75 ERA.
Humber returned to the White Sox rotation to begin the 2012 season. The high point of his season, not to mention career, came on April 21, as he threw the 21st perfect game in major league history, defeating the Mariners 4-0. The unlikely no-no was his first career complete game. Sadly, he fell apart after the perfect game, giving up 20 runs in 13 1/3 innings over his next 3 starts. By July, he was out of the rotation. At season’s end, he was put on waivers and selected by the Astros, ending his White Sox career.
Humber’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
| Wins | Losses | ERA | Saves | IP | Hits | Runs | ER | Walks | Strike Outs | HR | HBP | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 4.83 | 0 | 63.333 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | 14 | 4.79 | 0 | 265 | 264 | 145 | 141 | 85 | 201 | 37 | 10 | 54 |