Will Venable

Decision cost by category

Record

57-52

wins-losses

Games

111

with decision data

Lineup

4.91 R 0.04 R/G

Bunts

3.07 R 0.03 R/G

IBBs

2.02 R 0.02 R/G

Relievers

17.00 R 0.15 R/G

Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.

Cost by category

Chicago White Sox cost themselves 4.91 R from lineup decisions, 17.00 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 3.07 R from bunts, 2.02 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 4.91 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 17.00 R BUNTS · 3.07 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 2.02 R

Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).

How this compares — league ranking

Lineup decisions

Will Venable ranks 30th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 1.34 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.60 R
3 Craig Stammen SD 1.73 R
28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 4.24 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 4.57 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.91 R

Bunt decisions

Will Venable ranks 26th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.28 R
2 Don Kelly PIT 0.56 R
3 Craig Counsell CHC 0.65 R
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26 Will Venable CWS 3.07 R
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28 Kevin Cash TB 3.63 R
29 Torey Lovullo AZ 3.64 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 3.77 R

Intentional walks

Will Venable ranks 16th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Joe Espada HOU 0.49 R
2 Clayton McCullough MIA 0.88 R
3 Chad Tracy BOS 0.68 R
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16 Will Venable CWS 2.02 R
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28 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.96 R
29 Dave Roberts LAD 3.95 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.78 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Aug 2 @ TB W Griffin Jax 9-1 +0.99

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.99 R

Aug 1 @ TB L Drew Rasmussen 0-1 +3.27

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.20 R

Jul 31 @ TB W Nick Martinez 6-1 +0.70

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.70 R

Jul 30 vs NYY W Ryan Weathers 2-1 +4.17

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.81 R

Jul 29 vs NYY W Cam Schlittler 6-5 +0.70

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.70 R

Jul 28 vs NYY L Gerrit Cole 2-3 +2.82

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.81 R

Jul 27 vs NYY L Max Fried 5-9 +1.29

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.29 R

Most costly decisions

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JUL 30 · vs NYY +4.17 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.81 R

vs Ryan Weathers · W 2-1

AUG 1 · @ TB +3.27 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.20 R

vs Drew Rasmussen · L 0-1

JUL 28 · vs NYY +2.82 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.81 R

vs Gerrit Cole · L 2-3

JUL 27 · vs NYY +1.29 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~1.29 R

vs Max Fried · L 5-9

Tenure summary

Will Venable manages the Chicago White Sox, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.

Through 111 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 10.00 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 4.91 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 57-52 record places them 5 games over .500. Venable has called 25 sacrifice bunts (3.07 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 14 times for an expected cost of 2.02 R.

Deep analytical views

The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.

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How this is calculated

Stats reflect only Will Venable's tenure as White Sox manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.

Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.