2008 Chicago Cubs
97 - 64
2007 / 2009 (Organization)
1st place in the NL Central
Home Record:
Away Record: 		55 - 26 (.679)
42 - 38 (.525)		 +9.9 wins
+6.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 855 / 763 ( +92 )
Allowed/Expected: 671 / 772 ( +101 )
Pyth Record: 99 - 62 (-2)
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Wrigley Field
Attendance: 3,300,200 Avg Att: 40,743 (1.20)
Att Rank: 5 / 16 Lg Avg: 34,068
       
Park Factor: 1.05    
HR Factor: 1.07 R/L HR: 1.07 / 1.06
Notes:
- Central Division Champions
- Lost to Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS

Fielding


Left Field
Alfonso Soriano
32.5
937
0.8
Mark DeRosa
33.3
185
-0.1
Reed Johnson
31.6
125
0.1
Eric Patterson
25.2
68
0.0
Matt Murton
26.7
62
0.1
Micah Hoffpauir
28.3
38
-0.0
Daryle Ward
33.0
25
0.0
Felix Pie
23.4
9
0.0
Ronny Cedeno
25.4
2
0.0
9
31.8
1451
1.0

Center Field
Jim Edmonds 38.0
628
0.1
Reed Johnson 31.6
564
-0.9
Felix Pie 23.4
197
0.1
Kosuke Fukudome 31.2
59
-0.1
Eric Patterson 25.2
2
-0.0
Ronny Cedeno 25.4
1
-0.0
6
33.2
1451
-0.7


Right Field
Kosuke Fukudome 31.2
1104
0.6
Mark DeRosa 33.3
267
0.1
Micah Hoffpauir 28.3
36
-0.0
Reed Johnson 31.6
23
0.0
Daryle Ward 33.0
17
0.0
Matt Murton 26.7
4
0.0
6
31.5
1451
0.7
Shortstop
Ryan Theriot 28.6
1266
0.0
Ronny Cedeno 25.4
183
0.2
Mark DeRosa 33.3
1
0.0
Mike Fontenot 28.1
1
-0.0
4
28.2
1451
0.2
Second Base
Mark DeRosa 33.3
670
0.2
Mike Fontenot 28.1
499
0.2
Ronny Cedeno 25.4
273
0.1
Eric Patterson 25.2
8
-0.0
Alfonso Soriano 32.5
1
-0.0
5
30.0
1451
0.4
Third Base
Aramis Ramirez 30.0
1283
0.2
Mark DeRosa 33.3
114
-0.1
Casey McGehee 25.7
42
-0.0
Ronny Cedeno 25.4
12
-0.0
4
30.1
1451
0.1
First Base
Derrek Lee 32.8
1339
-0.2
Daryle Ward 33.0
60
0.0
Micah Hoffpauir 28.3
48
-0.0
Mark DeRosa 33.3
2
-0.0
Henry Blanco 36.8
2
-0.0
5
32.7
1451
-0.2
 
Catcher
Geovany Soto 25.4
1150
0.0
Henry Blanco 36.8
258
0.1
Koyie Hill 29.3
43
0.0
3
27.6
1451
0.1
 
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James