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MLB · NL Central

Chicago Cubs

CHC · 2026

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Roster construction

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 231 961 −730 1st of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 3.5% 15.0% −11.6% 1st of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters -0.9 -2.9 +2.0 3rd of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters 2 6 −4 1st of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 2343 1111 +1231 28th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 29.2% 16.5% +12.7% 27th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player 10.6 4.9 +5.7 1st of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 20.7 11.4 +9.3 1st of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players 26.9 15.8 +11.1 1st of 30
Total position-player WAR 38.6 19.4 +19.2 1st of 30
Total pitching WAR 10.4 15.1 −4.7 23rd of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three 53.6% 62.2% −8.6% 23rd of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup 0.49 0.45 +0.04 7th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season 7 4 +2 1st of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season 3 1 +1 1st of 30
Hitters used 21 24 −3 24th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 29.3 28.3 +1.0 7th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 1406 1557 −151 15th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 21.1% 24.4% −3.3% 15th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older 0 397 −397 19th of 30

Staff shape

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Pitchers used 39 32 +6 2nd of 30
Rotation WAR 12.5 13.1 −0.6 16th of 30
Bullpen WAR 3.2 6.5 −3.3 23rd of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters 6.9 8.8 −1.9 24th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters 73.8% 71.5% +2.3% 12th of 30
Quality starts 68 56 +11 4th of 30
Blown saves 32 26 +5 24th of 30

Results

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Run differential 147 0 +147 3rd of 30
Run differential per game 0.91 0.00 +0.91 3rd of 30
Runs scored per game 5.25 4.48 +0.77 1st of 30
Runs allowed per game 4.34 4.48 −0.14 12th of 30
Winning percentage .549 .500 +.049 7th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage .586 .502 +.084 4th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation -5.9 -0.3 −5.6 26th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games .523 .499 +.024 13th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more .686 .500 +.186 3rd of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings .550 .510 +.040 12th of 30
Home winning percentage .568 .529 +.039 9th of 30
Road winning percentage .531 .471 +.060 7th of 30
Winning percentage within the division .500 .500 — 14th of 30
Longest winning streak 10 6 +3 2nd of 30

Batting

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Games 162 161 — 1st of 30
Team Plate Appearances 6382 6128 +253 1st of 30
Team At Bats 5564 5444 +119 1st of 30
Team Runs 850 725 +124 1st of 30
Team Hits 1398 1328 +69 6th of 30
Team Doubles 274 249 +24 6th of 30
Team Triples 26 22 +3 6th of 30
Team Home Runs 220 185 +34 3rd of 30
Team Runs Batted In 804 693 +110 1st of 30
Team Stolen Bases 114 109 +4 10th of 30
Team Walks 674 544 +129 1st of 30
Team Strikeouts 1345 1356 −11 16th of 30
Team Walk Rate 10.6% 8.9% +1.7% 1st of 30
Team Strikeout Rate 21.1% 22.1% −1.0% 7th of 30
Team Batting Average .251 .244 +.007 6th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage .339 .318 +.021 2nd of 30
Team Slugging Percentage .428 .400 +.028 1st of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging .767 .719 +.048 1st of 30

Pitching

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Wins 89 80 +8 7th of 30
Team Losses 73 80 −7 7th of 30
Team Saves 36 41 −5 23rd of 30
Team Blown Saves 28 23 +4 22nd of 30
Team Games 162 161 — 1st of 30
Team Games Started 162 161 — 1st of 30
Team Innings Pitched 1447.0 1435.2 +11.0 1st of 30
Team Innings per Game 8.9 8.9 — 2nd of 30
Team Strikeouts 1260 1356 −96 26th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings 7.8 8.5 −0.7 26th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings 3.1 3.4 −0.3 8th of 30
Team Earned Run Average 4.12 4.17 −0.05 14th of 30

Rank is among the MLB clubs with a value for that metric, best first. Descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) are ranked but not colored — for them, "high" isn't "good".