Chicago Cubs

CHC · NL Central · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	206	736	−530	3rd of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	4.4%	16.2%	−11.9%	3rd of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-0.5	-2.4	+1.8	2nd of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	1	5	−4	1st of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	1429	805	+623	27th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	25.9%	17.4%	+8.5%	25th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	7.8	3.7	+4.1	1st of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	14.1	8.4	+5.7	1st of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players	18.5	11.7	+6.8	1st of 30
Total position-player WAR	26.6	13.9	+12.7	1st of 30
Total pitching WAR	4.6	10.5	−5.9	26th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	53.0%	63.7%	−10.7%	21st of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.45	0.41	+0.03	8th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	5	2	+2	1st of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season	1	0	—	2nd of 30
Hitters used	19	21	−2	23rd of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	29.5	28.4	+1.1	6th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	978	1035	−57	13th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	20.7%	22.8%	−2.1%	13th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	0	288	−288	19th of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Pitchers used	36	27	+8	1st of 30
Rotation WAR	6.3	9.2	−2.9	24th of 30
Bullpen WAR	2.7	3.6	−0.9	22nd of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	4.8	6.7	−1.9	27th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	67.7%	70.4%	−2.7%	18th of 30
Quality starts	36	40	−4	21st of 30
Blown saves	23	18	+4	23rd of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	100	0	+100	4th of 30
Run differential per game	0.86	0.00	+0.86	4th of 30
Runs scored per game	5.13	4.49	+0.64	2nd of 30
Runs allowed per game	4.27	4.49	−0.22	10th of 30
Winning percentage	.578	.500	+.078	5th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.583	.501	+.082	4th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	-0.6	-0.1	−0.5	19th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.581	.500	+.080	6th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.703	.498	+.205	2nd of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.625	.515	+.110	7th of 30
Home winning percentage	.593	.524	+.069	6th of 30
Road winning percentage	.561	.476	+.085	5th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.545	.500	+.045	10th of 30
Longest winning streak	10	6	+3	2nd of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	116	115	—	3rd of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4576	4365	+210	1st of 30
Team At Bats	3982	3878	+103	3rd of 30
Team Runs	595	518	+76	2nd of 30
Team Hits	988	945	+42	5th of 30
Team Doubles	194	179	+14	8th of 30
Team Triples	20	15	+4	7th of 30
Team Home Runs	144	133	+10	9th of 30
Team Runs Batted In	558	495	+62	3rd of 30
Team Stolen Bases	86	78	+7	12th of 30
Team Walks	497	388	+108	1st of 30
Team Strikeouts	999	966	+32	21st of 30
Team Walk Rate	10.9%	8.9%	+2.0%	1st of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	21.8%	22.1%	−0.3%	14th of 30
Team Batting Average	.248	.244	+.004	10th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.338	.318	+.020	2nd of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.415	.401	+.014	6th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.753	.720	+.033	3rd of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	67	57	+9	5th of 30
Team Losses	49	57	−8	5th of 30
Team Saves	25	29	−4	25th of 30
Team Games	116	115	—	3rd of 30
Team Games Started	116	115	—	3rd of 30
Team Innings Pitched	1037.2	1023.0	+14.1	3rd of 30
Team Innings per Game	8.9	8.9	—	1st of 30
Team Strikeouts	898	966	−68	24th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings	7.8	8.5	−0.7	24th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings	3.0	3.4	−0.4	4th of 30
Team Earned Run Average	4.05	4.18	−0.13	12th 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".