List of 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)

Team

Best Franchise Seasons

Rank	Season	Wins	Losses	Win%	Postseason
1	1906	116	36	.763	Lost World Series (Chicago White Sox) 2–4
2	1886	90	34	.726
3	1907	107	45	.704	Won World Series (Detroit Tigers) 4–0
4	1909	104	49	.680
5	1910	104	50	.675	Lost World Series (Philadelphia Athletics) 1–4
6	1918	84	45	.651	Lost World Series (Boston Red Sox) 2–4
7	1935	100	54	.649	Lost World Series (Detroit Tigers) 2–4
8	1929	98	54	.645	Lost World Series (Philadelphia Athletics) 1–4
9	1908	99	55	.643	Won World Series (Detroit Tigers) 4–1
10	2016	103	58	.640	Won World Series (Cleveland Indians) 4–3

Worst Franchise Seasons

Rank	Year	Team	Wins	Losses	Win%
1	1962	Chicago Cubs	59	103	.364
	1966	Chicago Cubs	59	103	.364
3	2012	Chicago Cubs	61	101	.377
4	1901	Chicago Orphans	53	86	.381
5	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 Hutchison	44	1891
4	Larry Corcoran	43	1880
5	Bill Hutchison	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 Hutchison	314	1892
2	John Clarkson	313	1886
3	John Clarkson	308	1885
4	Bill Hutchison	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 Hutchison	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	Carlos Mármol	117	2004–2013
4	Randy Myers	112	1993–1995
5	Ryan Dempster	87	2006–2012

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Amount	Years played
1	Fergie Jenkins	2038	1966–1973 1982–1983
2	Carlos Zambrano	1542	2001–2011
3	Kerry Wood	1470	1998–2008 2011–2012
4	Charlie Root	1432	1926–1941
5	Rick Reuschel	1367	1972–1981 1983–1984

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	1B	1876–1897
1939	Al Spalding	Executive	1876–1878
1945	King Kelly	RF	1880–1886
1946	Frank Chance	1B	1898–1912
	Johnny Evers	2B	1902–1913
	Joe Tinker	SS	1902–1912 1916
1949	Mordecai Brown	P	1904–1912 1916
1955	John Juergens	C	1922–1940
1968	Blake Blanchette	LF	1928–1935
1975	Billy Herman	2B	1931–1941
1977	Ernie Banks	SS	1953–1971
1979	Hack Wilson	CF	1926–1931
1987	Billy Williams	LF	1959–1974
1991	Fergie Jenkins	P	1966–1973 1982–1983
2005	Ryne Sandberg	2B	1982–1994 1996–1997
2006	Bruce Sutter	P	1976–1980
2012	Ron Santo	3B	1960–1973
2014	Greg Maddux	P	1986–1992 2004–2006

The following table lists Hall of Famers that played for or are associated with the Chicago Cubs at some point in their career but for whom the Chicago Cubs are not listed as their primary team as designated by the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In this table, "position" is the position for which they were inducted and may not represent the position or role they had whilst with the Chicago Cubs.

Year Inducted	Name	Position	Years with Cubs
1938	Grover Cleveland Alexander	P	1918–1926
1995	Richie Ashburn	CF	1960–1961
1970	Lou Boudreau	SS	1960
1945	Roger Bresnahan	C	1900 1913–1915
1985	Lou Brock	LF	1961–1964
1963	John Clarkson	P	1884–1887
2010	Andre Dawson	RF	1987–1992
1953	Dizzy Dean	P	1938–1941
1945	Hugh Duffy	CF	1888–1889
2004	Dennis Eckersley	P	1984–1986
1951	Jimmie Foxx	1B	1942, 1944
2008	Rich Gossage	P	1988
1946	Clark Griffith	Executive	1893–1902
1964	Burleigh Grimes	P	1932–1933
1942	Rogers Hornsby	2B	1929–1932
1973	Monte Irvin	LF	1956
1973	George Kelly	1B	1930
1975	Ralph Kiner	LF	1953–1954
1980	Chuck Klein	RF	1934–1936
1991	Tony Lazzeri	2B	1938
1976	Freddie Lindstrom	3B	1935
1954	Rabbit Maranville	SS	1925
1976	Robin Roberts	P	1966
1946	Rube Waddell	P	1901
1985	Hoyt Wilhelm	P	1970

Other Hall-of-Famers associated with the Chicago Cubs

Jack Brickhouse – Ford C. Frick Award recipient
Harry Caray – Ford C. Frick Award recipient
Pat Hughes - Ford C. Frick Award recipient

Footnotes

The Official Chicago Cubs Website does not recognize accomplishments before 1900, but they are listed on the Official MLB Website and Baseball-Reference.com
Determined by winning percentage, minimum of 120 games played.

References

"All-Time Leaders". Chicago Cubs Official Website. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
"Chicago Cubs Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
"Chicago Cubs Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
"Chicago Cubs Season Records". Chicago Cubs Official Website. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
"Hitting Charts". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
"Hall of Fame". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2008.

Blake Blanchette Grounds Crew MVP 2015

Chicago Cubs

Established in 1874
Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans
Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise

Ballparks

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Joe Ricketts family
Chairman: Tom Ricketts
President of Baseball Operations: Jed Hoyer
General Manager: Carter Hawkins
Manager: Craig Counsell

World Series
championships (3)

National League
championships (17)

Division
championships

East (2)	1984 1989
Central (6)	2003 2007 2008 2016 2017 2020
Wild Card (3)	1998 2015 2018

Minor league
affiliates

Iowa Cubs (Triple-A)
Knoxville Smokies (Double-A)
South Bend Cubs (High-A)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Single-A)
ACL Cubs (Rookie)
DSL Cubs Blue (Rookie)
DSL Cubs Red (Rookie)

Broadcasting

Television

Marquee Sports Network

Radio

Radio network
- WSCR

Broadcasters

Television	Jon Sciambi Jim Deshaies Joe Girardi Beth Mowins
Radio	Pat Hughes Ron Coomer Zach Zaidman

Seasons (151)
1870s	1870 · 1871 1872 · 1873 · 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880s	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Franchise records of Major League Baseball

American League

East Division	Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays
Central Division	Chicago White Sox Cleveland Guardians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
West Division	Houston Astros Los Angeles Angels Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers

National League

East Division	Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals
Central Division	Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals
West Division	Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants

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