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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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

Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Kerry Wood
RP
31.0
1.9
12.2
8.6
10
Y
6
1
1995
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 4)
2 Carlos Zambrano
SP
27.1
5.6
14.7
9.3
8
Y
7
12
1997
 Free Agency (Amateur)
3 Aramis Ramirez
3B
30.0
2.9
22.9
10.2
6
N
7
23
2003
 Trade PIT NL
4 Michael Wuertz
RP
29.5
0.5
2.5
0.1
5
Y
6
3
1997
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 11
5 Derrek Lee
1B
32.8
1.8
18.0
5.9
5
N
11
25
2003
 Trade FLO NL
6 Ryan Dempster
SP
31.2
6.9
18.3
12.3
5
N
1
21
2004
 Free Agency
7 Ronny Cedeno
2B
25.4
0.1
4.8
-0.3
4
Y
8
27
1999
 Free Agency (Amateur)
8 Ryan Theriot
SS
28.6
2.2
16.7
2.3
4
Y
6
5
2001
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 3
9 Geovany Soto
C
25.4
3.2
22.6
9.7
4
Y
6
5
2001
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 11
10 Rich Hill
SP
28.3
0.4
1.2
0.6
4
Y
6
4
2002
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 4
11 Matt Murton
LF
26.7
-0.0
0.2
-0.5
4
N
7
31
2004
 Trade BOS AL
12 Henry Blanco
C
36.8
0.1
3.4
0.5
4
N
12
8
2004
 Free Agency
13 Carlos Marmol
RP
25.7
2.7
12.1
7.4
3
Y
7
3
1999
 Free Agency (Amateur)
14 Angel Guzman
SW
26.5
0.0
0.2
-0.2
3
N
11
12
1999
 Free Agency
15 Sean Marshall
SP
25.8
1.6
4.4
1.9
3
Y
6
3
2003
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 6
16 Mike Fontenot
2B
28.1
3.3
12.0
6.1
3
N
2
2
2005
 Trade BAL AL
17 Scott Eyre
RP
36.1
-0.3
0.2
-0.4
3
N
11
29
2005
 Free Agency
18 Bobby Howry
RP
34.9
-0.1
2.7
-1.1
3
N
12
2
2005
 Free Agency
19 Carmen Pignatiello
RP
25.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
2
Y
6
5
2000
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 20
20 Felix Pie
CF
23.4
0.1
1.9
-0.0
2
Y
7
3
2001
 Free Agency (Amateur)
21 Sean Gallagher
SP
22.5
0.5
2.6
0.9
2
Y
6
7
2004
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 12
22 Eric Patterson
LF
25.2
-0.1
0.4
-0.4
2
Y
6
7
2004
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 8
23 Chad Fox
RP
37.8
-0.0
0.0
-0.2
2
N
1
14
2005
 Free Agency
24 Koyie Hill
C
29.3
-0.5
0.2
-0.3
2
N
11
10
2006
 Free Agency
25 Mark DeRosa
2B
33.3
1.8
21.5
9.4
2
N
11
14
2006
 Free Agency
26 Neal Cotts
RP
28.3
0.4
1.6
-0.3
2
N
11
16
2006
 Trade CHA AL
27 Alfonso Soriano
LF
32.5
2.0
16.9
7.9
2
N
11
20
2006
 Free Agency
28 Kevin Hart
RP
25.5
-0.7
0.0
-1.5
2
N
12
7
2006
 Trade BAL AL
29 Ted Lilly
SP
32.5
4.0
13.0
7.1
2
N
12
15
2006
 Free Agency
30 Daryle Ward
1B
33.0
-0.2
1.6
-0.3
2
N
12
15
2006
 Free Agency
31 Jason Marquis
SP
29.9
3.0
8.3
3.5
2
N
12
19
2006
 Free Agency
32 Micah Hoffpauir
LF
28.3
0.6
3.2
1.8
1
Y
6
4
2002
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 13
33 Casey McGehee
3B
25.7
-0.2
0.4
-0.1
1
Y
6
3
2003
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 10
34 Jeff Samardzija
RP
23.4
0.5
2.7
1.2
1
Y
6
6
2006
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 5
35 Jose Ascanio
RP
23.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
1
N
12
4
2007
 Trade ATL NL
36 Kosuke Fukudome
RF
31.2
0.5
13.9
3.0
1
N
12
12
2007
 Free Agency (1st Tm)
37 Jon Lieber
RP
38.2
0.3
2.3
0.1
1
N
1
16
2008
 Free Agency
38 Reed Johnson
CF
31.6
0.9
10.5
3.3
1
N
3
25
2008
 Free Agency
39 Randy Wells
RP
25.8
0.3
0.6
0.4
1
N
4
16
2008
 Returned to Original Tm after Draft TOR AL
40 Jim Edmonds
CF
38.0
1.1
11.9
5.9
1
N
5
14
2008
 Free Agency
41 Rich Harden
SP
26.6
3.2
8.1
6.0
1
N
7
8
2008
 Trade OAK AL
42 Chad Gaudin
RP
25.3
-0.4
0.6
-0.9
1
N
7
8
2008
 Trade OAK AL
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Player Pos Hometown
Jose Ascanio RP Maracay (Venezuela)
Henry Blanco C Miranda (VE)
Ronny Cedeno 2B Carabobo (VE)
Neal Cotts RP Lebanon, IL (US)
Ryan Dempster SP Gibsons, BC (CA)
Mark DeRosa 2B Oradell, NJ (US)
Jim Edmonds CF Diamond Bar, CA (US)
Scott Eyre RP Magna, UT (US)
Mike Fontenot 2B Slidell, LA (US)
Chad Fox RP Westfield, TX (US)
Kosuke Fukudome RF Osaka City, Osaka (JP)
Sean Gallagher SP Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Chad Gaudin RP Harahan, LA (US)
Angel Guzman SW Caracas (Venezuela)
Rich Harden SP Victoria, BC (CA)
Kevin Hart RP Dallas, TX (US)
Koyie Hill C Lawton, OK (US)
Rich Hill SP Milton, MA (US)
Micah Hoffpauir LF Jacksonville, TX (US)
Bobby Howry RP Phoenix, AZ (US)
Reed Johnson CF Riverside, CA (US)
Derrek Lee 1B Sacramento, CA (US)
Jon Lieber RP Council Bluffs, IA (US)
Ted Lilly SP Oakhurst, CA (US)
Carlos Marmol RP Bonao (D.R.)
Jason Marquis SP Staten Island, NY (US)
Sean Marshall SP Midlothian, VA (US)
Casey McGehee 3B Soquel, CA (US)
Matt Murton LF McDonough, GA (US)
Eric Patterson LF Kennesaw, GA (US)
Felix Pie CF La Romana (D.R.)
Carmen Pignatiello RP Lenox, IL (US)
Aramis Ramirez 3B Santo Domingo (DO)
Jeff Samardzija RP Valparaiso, IN (US)
Alfonso Soriano LF San Pedro de Marcoris (DO)
Geovany Soto C Rio Piedras (PR)
Ryan Theriot SS Baton Rouge, LA (US)
Daryle Ward 1B Riverside, CA (US)
Randy Wells RP Belleville, IL (US)
Kerry Wood RP Grand Prairie, TX (US)
Michael Wuertz RP Austin, MN (US)
Carlos Zambrano SP Carabobo (VE)

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James