Chicago Cubs team records

The following lists statistical records and all-time leaders as well as awards and major accomplishments for the Chicago Cubs professional baseball club of Major League Baseball. The records list the top 5 players in each category since the inception of the Cubs.

Players that are still active with the Cubs are denoted in bold. Records updated as of August 5, 2011.

Single Season Records

MLB Record (1876–present)

Cubs All-Time Record (1876–present)

Cubs Post-1900 Record (1900–present)a

Team

Best Franchise Seasons^b

Rank	Year	Team	Wins	Losses	Win%	Post-Season
1	1906	Chicago Cubs	116	36	.763	Lost World Series to Chicago White Sox, 2-4.
2	1886	Chicago White Stockings	90	34	.726	Lost World Series vs. St. Louis Browns, 4-2.
3	1907	Chicago Cubs	107	45	.704	Won World Series vs Detroit Tigers, 4-0.
4	1909	Chicago Cubs	104	50	.675	Lost World Series to Philadelphia Athletics, 1-4.
5	1918	Chicago Cubs	84	45	.651	Lost World Series to Boston Red Sox, 2-4.

Worst Franchise Seasons

Rank	Year	Team	Wins	Losses	Win%
1	1962	Chicago Cubs	59	103	.364
	1966	Chicago Cubs	59	103	.364
3	1901	Chicago Orphans	53	86	.381
4	1956	Chicago Cubs	60	94	.390
	1960	Chicago Cubs	60	94	.390

Batting

Batting Average Rank Player Amount Year 1 Ross Barnes .429 1876 2 Cap Anson .399 1881 3 Bill Lange .389 1895 4 King Kelly .388 1886 5 Rogers Hornsby .380 1929

Hits Rank Player Amount Year 1 Rogers Hornsby 229 1929 2 Kiki Cuyler 228 1930 3 Billy Herman 227 1935 4 Woody English 214 1930 5 Frank Demaree 212 1936

Singles Rank Player Amount Year 1 Bill Everitt 169 1898 2 Bill Everitt 168 1895 3 Sparky Adams 165 1927 4 Frank Demaree 159 1936 5 Jigger Statz 158 1923

Doubles Rank Player Amount Year 1 Billy Herman 57 1935 Billy Herman 57 1936 3 Mark Grace 51 1995 4 Kiki Cuyler 50 1930 Derrek Lee 50 2005

Triples Rank Player Amount Year 1 Frank Schulte 21 1913 Vic Saier 21 1911 3 Bill Dahlen 19 1892 Bill Dahlen 19 1896 Ryne Sandberg 19 1984

Home Runs Rank Player Amount Year 1 Sammy Sosa 66 1998 2 Sammy Sosa 64 2001 3 Sammy Sosa 63 1999 4 Hack Wilson 56 1930 5 Sammy Sosa 50 2000

Extra Base Hits Rank Player Amount Year 1 Sammy Sosa 103 2001 2 Derrek Lee 99 2005 3 Hack Wilson 97 1930 4 Rogers Hornsby 94 1929 5 Sammy Sosa 89 1999 Sammy Sosa 89 2000

Grand Slams Rank Player Amount Year 1 Ernie Banks 5 1955 2 Frank Schulte 4 1911 3 Sammy Sosa 3 1998

RBIs Rank Player Amount Year 1 Hack Wilson 191 1930 2 Sammy Sosa 160 2001 3 Hack Wilson 159 1929 4 Sammy Sosa 158 1998 5 Rogers Hornsby 149 1929

Runs Rank Player Amount Year 1 Rogers Hornsby 156 1929 2 King Kelly 155 1886 Kiki Cuyler 155 1930 4 Woody English 152 1930 5 George Gore 150 1886

Walks Rank Player Amount Year 1 Jimmy Sheckard 147 1911 2 Jimmy Sheckard 122 1912 3 Richie Ashburn 116 1960 Sammy Sosa 116 2001 5 Cap Anson 113 1890

Total Bases Rank Player Amount Year 1 Sammy Sosa 425 2001 2 Hack Wilson 423 1930 3 Sammy Sosa 416 1998 4 Rogers Hornsby 409 1929 5 Sammy Sosa 397 1999

Stolen Bases Rank Player Amount Year 1 Bill Lange 154 1896 2 Walt Wilmot 98 1890 3 Walt Wilmot 74 1894 4 Bill Lange 73 1897 5 Bill Lange 67 1895 Frank Chance 67 1903

Strikeouts Rank Player Amount Year 1 Sammy Sosa 174 1997 2 Sammy Sosa 171 1998 Sammy Sosa 171 1999 4 Sammy Sosa 168 2000 Corey Patterson 168 2004

On-Base Percentage Rank Player Amount Year 1 King Kelly .483 1886 2 Ross Barnes .462 1876 3 Rogers Hornsby .459 1929 4 Bill Lange .456 1895 5 Hack Wilson .454 1930

Slugging Percentage Rank Player Amount Year 1 Sammy Sosa .737 2001 2 Hack Wilson .723 1930 3 Rogers Hornsby .679 1929 4 Derrek Lee .662 2005 5 Sammy Sosa .647 1998

OPS Rank Player Amount Year 1 Hack Wilson 1.177 1930 2 Sammy Sosa 1.174 2001 3 Rogers Hornsby 1.138 1929 4 Derrek Lee 1.080 2005 5 Hack Wilson 1.043 1929

Hitting Streak Rank Player Amount Year 1 Bill Dahlen 42 1894 2 Cal McVey 30 1876 Jerome Walton 30 1989 4 Jimmy Ryan 29 1892 5 Bill Dahlen 28 1894 Ron Santo 28 1966

Pitching

Wins Rank Player Amount Year 1 John Clarkson 53 1885 2 Al Spalding 47 1876 3 Bill Hutchinson 44 1891 4 Larry Corcoran 43 1880 5 Bill Hutchinson 42 1890 14 Mordecai Brown 29 1908

ERA Rank Player Amount Year 1 Mordecai Brown 1.04 1906 2 Jack Pfiester 1.15 1907 3 Carl Lundgren 1.17 1907 4 Mordecai Brown 1.31 1909 5 Jack Taylor 1.33 1902

Saves Rank Player Amount Year 1 Randy Myers 53 1993 2 Rod Beck 51 1998 3 Randy Myers 38 1995 Carlos Mármol 38 2010 5 Bruce Sutter 37 1979

Strikeouts Rank Player Amount Year 1 Bill Hutchinson 314 1892 2 John Clarkson 313 1886 3 John Clarkson 308 1885 4 Bill Hutchinson 289 1890 5 Fergie Jenkins 274 1970

Career Records

Batting

Batting Average Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Riggs Stephenson .336 1926–1934 Bill Madlock .336 1974–1976 3 Bill Lange .330 1893–1899 4 Cap Anson .329 1876–1897 5 Kiki Cuyler .325 1928–1935

Hits Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Cap Anson 2995 1876–1897 2 Ernie Banks 2583 1953–1971 3 Billy Williams 2510 1959–1974 4 Ryne Sandberg 2385 1982-1994 1996-1997 5 Mark Grace 2201 1988–2000

Singles Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Cap Anson 2246 1876–1897 2 Stan Hack 1692 1932–1947 3 Billy Williams 1629 1959–1974 4 Ryne Sandberg 1624 1982-1994 1996-1997 5 Ernie Banks 1574 1953–1971

Doubles Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Cap Anson 528 1876–1897 2 Mark Grace 456 1988–2000 3 Ernie Banks 407 1953–1971 4 Ryne Sandberg 403 1982-1994 1996-1997 5 Billy Williams 402 1959–1974

Triples Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Jimmy Ryan 142 1885-1889 1891-1900 2 Cap Anson 124 1876–1897 3 Frank Schulte 117 1904–1916 4 Bill Dahlen 106 1891–1898 5 Phil Cavarretta 99 1934–1953

Home Runs Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Sammy Sosa 545 1992–2004 2 Ernie Banks 512 1953–1971 3 Billy Williams 392 1959–1974 4 Ron Santo 337 1960–1973 5 Ryne Sandberg 282 1982-1994 1996-1997

Extra Base Hits Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Ernie Banks 1009 1953–1971 2 Billy Williams 881 1959–1974 3 Sammy Sosa 873 1992–2004 4 Ryne Sandberg 761 1982-1994 1996-1997 5 Ron Santo 756 1960–1973

Grand Slams Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Ernie Banks 12 1953–1971 2 Bill Nicholson 8 1939–1948 Billy Williams 8 1959–1974 Sammy Sosa 8 1992–2004

RBIs Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Cap Anson 1879 1876–1897 2 Ernie Banks 1636 1953–1971 3 Sammy Sosa 1414 1992–2004 4 Billy Williams 1353 1959–1974 5 Ron Santo 1290 1960–1973

Runs Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Cap Anson 1719 1876–1897 2 Jimmy Ryan 1409 1885-1889 1891-1900 3 Ryne Sandberg 1316 1982-1994 1996-1997 4 Billy Williams 1306 1959–1974 5 Ernie Banks 1305 1953–1971

Walks Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Stan Hack 1092 1932–1947 2 Ron Santo 1071 1960–1973 3 Cap Anson 952 1876–1897 4 Mark Grace 946 1988–2000 5 Billy Williams 911 1959–1974

Total Bases Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Ernie Banks 4706 1953–1971 2 Billy Williams 4262 1959–1974 3 Cap Anson 4062 1876–1897 4 Sammy Sosa 3980 1992–2004 5 Ryne Sandberg 3786 1982-1994 1996-1997

Stolen Bases Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Frank Chance 400 1898–1912 2 Bill Lange 399 1893–1899 3 Jimmy Ryan 369 1885-1889 1891-1900 4 Ryne Sandberg 344 1982-1994 1996-1997 5 Joe Tinker 304 1902-1912 1916

Strikeouts Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Sammy Sosa 1815 1992–2004 2 Ron Santo 1271 1960–1973 3 Ryne Sandberg 1259 1982-1994 1996-1997 4 Ernie Banks 1236 1953–1971 5 Billy Williams 934 1959–1974

• On-base percentage: Hack Wilson, .403 (1926–1931)
• Slugging percentage: Hack Wilson, .590 (1926–1931)
• OPS: Hack Wilson, .992 (1926–1931)

Pitching

Wins Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Charlie Root 201 1926–1941 2 Mordecai Brown 188 1904-1912 1916 3 Bill Hutchinson 181 1889–1895 4 Larry Corcoran 175 1880–1885 5 Fergie Jenkins 167 1966-1973 1982-1983

ERA Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Al Spalding 1.78 1876–1878 2 Mordecai Brown 1.80 1904-1912 1916 3 Jack Pfiester 1.85 1906–1911 4 Orval Overall 1.91 1906-1910 1913 5 Jake Weimer 2.14 1903–1905

Saves Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Lee Smith 180 1980–1987 2 Bruce Sutter 133 1976–1980 3 Randy Myers 112 1993–1995 4 Ryan Dempster 87 2004- 5 Carlos Mármol 84 2006-

Strikeouts Rank Player Amount Years Played 1 Fergie Jenkins 2038 1966-1973 1982-1983 2 Carlos Zambrano 1533 2001- 3 Kerry Wood 1439 1998–2008 2011- 4 Charlie Root 1432 1926–1941 5 Rick Reuschel 1367 1972-1981 1983-1984

MLB award winners

Most Valuable Player Award winners

• Frank Schulte - 1911
• Rogers Hornsby - 1929
• Gabby Hartnett - 1935
• Phil Cavarretta - 1945
• Hank Sauer - 1952
• Ernie Banks - 1958
• Ernie Banks - 1959
• Ryne Sandberg - 1984
• Andre Dawson - 1987
• Sammy Sosa - 1998

Cy Young Award winners

• Fergie Jenkins - 1971
• Bruce Sutter - 1979
• Rick Sutcliffe - 1984
• Greg Maddux - 1992

National League Rookie of the Year Award winners

• Billy Williams - 1961
• Ken Hubbs - 1962
• Jerome Walton - 1989
• Kerry Wood - 1998
• Geovany Soto - 2008

National League Manager of the Year Award winners

• Jim Frey - 1984
• Don Zimmer - 1989
• Lou Piniella - 2008

National League Hank Aaron Award winners

• Sammy Sosa - 1999
• Aramis Ramirez - 2008

Roberto Clemente Award winners

• Rick Sutcliffe - 1987
• Sammy Sosa - 1998

Baseball Hall of Famers

The following table lists Hall of Famers that list the Chicago Cubs as their primary team as designated by the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Year Inducted	Name	Position	Years with Cubs
1939	Cap Anson	First Baseman	1876–1897
1945	King Kelly	Right Fielder	1880–1886
1946	Frank Chance	First Baseman	1898–1912
1946	Johnny Evers	Second Baseman	1902–1913
1946	Joe Tinker	Shortstop	1902-1912 1916
1949	Mordecai Brown	Pitcher	1904-1912 1916
1955	Gabby Hartnett	Catcher	1922–1940
1968	Kiki Cuyler	Left Fielder	1928–1935
1975	Billy Herman	Second Baseman	1931–1941
1977	Ernie Banks	Shortstop	1953–1971
1979	Hack Wilson	Center Fielder	1926–1931
1987	Billy Williams	Left Fielder	1959–1974
1991	Fergie Jenkins	Pitcher	1966-1973 1982-1983
2005	Ryne Sandberg	Second Baseman	1982-1994 1996-1997
2006	Bruce Sutter	Pitcher	1976–1980

Other Hall-of-Famers associated with Cubs

Grover Cleveland Alexander Richie Ashburn Lou Boudreau Roger Bresnahan Jack Brickhouse - Ford C. Frick Award recipient Lou Brock John Clarkson Harry Caray - Ford C. Frick Award recipient Andre Dawson Dizzy Dean Hugh Duffy Dennis Eckersley Jimmie Foxx Rich Gossage Clark Griffith

Burleigh Grimes Rogers Hornsby Monte Irvin George Kelly Ralph Kiner Chuck Klein Tony Lazzeri Freddie Lindstrom Rabbit Maranville Robin Roberts Al Spalding Bill Veeck Rube Waddell Hoyt Wilhelm

Footnotes

• ^a The Official Chicago Cubs Website does not recognize accomplishments before 1900, but they are listed on the Official MLB Website and Baseball-Reference.com.

• ^b Determined by winning percentage, minimum of 120 games played.

References

• "All-Time Leaders". Chicago Cubs Official Website. http://mlb.mlb.com/chc/history/all_time_leaders.jsp. Retrieved August 4, 2007. 
• "Chicago Cubs Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/leaders_bat.shtml. Retrieved July 28, 2007. 
• "Chicago Cubs Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/leaders_pitch.shtml. Retrieved July 28, 2007. 
• "Chicago Cubs Season Records". Chicago Cubs Official Website. http://mlb.mlb.com/chc/history/season_records.jsp. Retrieved July 28, 2007. 
• "Hitting Charts". Baseball-Almanac.com. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/himenu.shtml. Retrieved July 28, 2007. 
• "Hall of Fame". National Baseball Hall of Fame. http://www.baseballhalloffame.org. Retrieved March 7, 2008.