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

Defensive Regression Analysis

Filters
Positions
    Multi-Year   1-Year
#
G
Inn
 
Arm
A2
PB
 
Arm
GO2
CS
A2
PB
1 Derrek Lee
1B
153
1,339.3
 
-2.0
-1.5
-2.0
 
2.2
2.2
2 Aramis Ramirez
3B
147
1,282.7
 
2.4
1.9
2.4
 
-7.5
-7.5
3 Ryan Theriot
SS
149
1,266.0
 
0.1
0.1
0.1
 
-12.3
-12.3
4 Geovany Soto
C
136
1,150.3
 
0.2
0.2
-2.1
2.3
 
-2.3
-4.4
-0.2
-4.6
2.3
5 Kosuke Fukudome
RF
137
1,103.7
 
5.9
5.3
7.5
-1.6
 
-1.3
0.1
-1.5
6 Alfonso Soriano
LF
108
937.3
 
8.1
8.6
4.7
3.3
 
-0.9
-3.4
2.5
7 Mark DeRosa
2B
95
670.0
 
1.6
2.4
1.6
 
-0.8
-0.8
8 Jim Edmonds
CF
77
627.7
 
1.5
2.4
-0.5
2.0
 
4.9
0.4
4.5
9 Reed Johnson
CF
78
563.7
 
-9.5
-16.8
-8.1
-1.4
 
-11.0
-7.3
-3.6
10 Mike Fontenot
2B
82
498.7
 
1.9
3.9
1.9
 
2.3
2.3
11 Ronny Cedeno
2B
43
273.0
 
0.8
2.9
0.8
 
-0.5
-0.5
12 Mark DeRosa
RF
38
266.7
 
1.3
4.8
1.6
-0.3
 
4.4
5.7
-1.2
13 Henry Blanco
C
45
257.7
 
0.6
2.5
0.3
0.3
 
-2.2
-2.0
2.5
0.4
-2.7
14 Felix Pie
CF
39
197.3
 
1.1
5.4
0.4
0.7
 
3.1
0.9
2.2
15 Mark DeRosa
LF
27
185.0
 
-1.3
-7.1
-1.2
-0.1
 
-0.2
0.5
-0.7
16 Ronny Cedeno
SS
27
182.7
 
1.8
9.7
1.8
 
-1.4
-1.4
17 Reed Johnson
LF
26
124.7
 
1.3
10.1
1.3
-0.1
 
5.1
5.0
0.1
18 Mark DeRosa
3B
22
114.3
 
-0.8
-7.1
-0.8
 
2.9
2.9
19 Eric Patterson
LF
9
68.0
 
0.3
4.4
0.3
0.0
 
-0.2
-0.5
0.3
20 Matt Murton
LF
10
62.0
 
1.3
21.6
1.4
-0.1
 
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
21 Daryle Ward
1B
13
60.0
 
0.0
0.3
0.0
 
-0.4
-0.4
22 Kosuke Fukudome
CF
12
59.0
 
-0.6
-10.2
-0.5
-0.1
 
-5.8
-3.1
-2.7
23 Micah Hoffpauir
1B
6
47.7
 
-0.3
-5.4
-0.3
 
-1.4
-1.4
24 Koyie Hill
C
9
42.7
 
0.1
2.5
0.1
0.0
 
-1.0
-0.8
-0.5
-1.3
0.4
25 Casey McGehee
3B
6
41.7
 
-0.3
-7.0
-0.3
 
2.3
2.3
26 Micah Hoffpauir
LF
7
38.0
 
-0.1
-3.3
-0.1
-0.0
 
-1.1
-1.0
-0.1
27 Micah Hoffpauir
RF
5
36.0
 
-0.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.0
 
-1.0
-0.9
-0.2
28 Daryle Ward
LF
6
25.0
 
0.1
5.8
0.2
-0.0
 
0.9
1.0
-0.1
29 Reed Johnson
RF
6
23.3
 
0.0
1.6
0.0
-0.0
 
-0.6
-0.5
-0.1
30 Daryle Ward
RF
3
17.0
 
0.1
3.4
0.1
0.0
 
0.0
0.1
-0.1
31 Ronny Cedeno
3B
7
12.0
 
-0.0
-2.6
-0.0
 
-0.6
-0.6
32 Felix Pie
LF
1
8.7
 
0.1
14.1
0.1
0.0
 
0.6
0.6
-0.0
33 Eric Patterson
2B
2
8.0
 
-0.1
-10.2
-0.1
 
-1.2
-1.2
34 Matt Murton
RF
2
4.0
 
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
 
0.0
0.0
-0.0
35 Mark DeRosa
1B
1
2.0
 
-0.0
-7.8
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
36 Ronny Cedeno
LF
1
2.0
 
0.0
1.6
0.0
-0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
37 Eric Patterson
CF
1
2.0
 
-0.0
-12.2
-0.0
-0.0
 
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
38 Henry Blanco
1B
1
1.7
 
-0.0
-3.3
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
39 Alfonso Soriano
2B
1
1.0
 
-0.0
-12.7
-0.0
 
0.9
0.9
40 Ronny Cedeno
CF
1
1.0
 
-0.0
-4.6
-0.0
-0.0
 
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
41 Mark DeRosa
SS
1
1.0
 
0.0
10.0
0.0
 
0.3
0.3
42 Mike Fontenot
SS
1
1.0
 
-0.0
-8.3
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
  19        
15.6
1.3
12.4
2.2
-1.7
2.6
  
-25.0
-18.2
-1.3
-7.3
1.8
-5.5
-0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James