National League Central · 2017
Chicago Cubs 2017
- Team WAR
- 40.3 25.2 bat / 15.2 pitch
- Win %
- .568 pyth .576
- Run diff
- +127 5.07 / 4.29 per g
- wRC+
- 102
- ERA
- 3.87 FIP 4.25
- Home runs
- 219
The Chicago Cubs went 92-70 in 2017, a .568 winning percentage — 7th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 822 runs and allowed 695, a run differential of +127. The offence ranked 4th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.87 staff ERA was 6th of 30. Their 102 team wRC+ was 2% above league average — 11th of 30 in MLB. Kris Bryant led the position players at 6.5 WAR, and Jon Lester the rotation at a 4.33 ERA.
Where the offence comes from
Roster contribution by share of the team total.
Batting
33 players, ranked by dbWAR.
| Kris Bryant | 3B | 151 | 665 | 162 | 29 | 73 | 7 | .295 | .409 | .537 | .404 | 149 | 6.5 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 157 | 691 | 156 | 32 | 109 | 10 | .273 | .392 | .507 | .384 | 136 | 4.3 |
| Willson Contreras | C | 117 | 428 | 104 | 21 | 74 | 5 | .276 | .356 | .499 | .366 | 124 | 3.0 |
| Javier Báez | SS | 137 | 508 | 128 | 23 | 75 | 10 | .273 | .317 | .480 | .329 | 99 | 2.2 |
| Ian Happ | CF | 113 | 413 | 92 | 24 | 68 | 8 | .253 | .328 | .514 | .353 | 115 | 1.9 |
| Addison Russell | SS | 105 | 385 | 84 | 12 | 43 | 2 | .239 | .304 | .418 | .309 | 86 | 1.3 |
| Jon Jay | LF | 141 | 433 | 112 | 2 | 34 | 6 | .296 | .374 | .375 | .334 | 102 | 1.2 |
| Kyle Schwarber | LF | 129 | 486 | 89 | 30 | 59 | 1 | .211 | .315 | .467 | .337 | 104 | 1.2 |
| Albert Almora Jr. | CF | 123 | 323 | 89 | 8 | 46 | 1 | .298 | .338 | .445 | .337 | 104 | 1.2 |
| Tommy La Stella | 2B | 73 | 151 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .288 | .389 | .472 | .373 | 128 | 1.1 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 123 | 481 | 112 | 11 | 59 | 4 | .259 | .326 | .389 | .314 | 89 | 0.7 |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B | 126 | 496 | 101 | 12 | 50 | 2 | .232 | .318 | .375 | .305 | 84 | 0.5 |
| Jon Lester | P | 28 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .148 | .203 | .259 | .206 | 18 | 0.4 |
| Miguel Montero | C | 75 | 213 | 40 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .216 | .310 | .346 | .292 | 75 | 0.2 |
| Mike Montgomery | P | 19 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .333 | .218 | 26 | 0.2 |
| Héctor Rondón | P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | .437 | 171 | 0.0 |
| Félix Peña | P | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .178 | -0 | 0.0 |
| Rob Zastryzny | P | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .291 | 75 | 0.0 |
| Brett Anderson | P | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .198 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Jake Arrieta | P | 29 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .131 | .145 | .213 | .154 | -16 | 0.0 |
| Victor Caratini | C | 29 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .254 | .333 | .356 | .304 | 83 | 0.0 |
| John Lackey | P | 30 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .132 | .179 | .151 | .154 | -16 | -0.0 |
| Pedro Strop | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -117 | -0.0 |
| Carl Edwards Jr. | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -117 | -0.0 |
| Jen-Ho Tseng | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -117 | -0.0 |
| Justin Grimm | P | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -117 | -0.1 |
| Taylor Davis | 3B | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .232 | 36 | -0.1 |
| Eddie Butler | P | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .099 | -52 | -0.1 |
| Dylan Floro | P | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -117 | -0.1 |
| Brian Duensing | P | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -117 | -0.1 |
| Jose Quintana | P | 15 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .080 | .111 | .080 | .091 | -57 | -0.2 |
| Mark Zagunis | RF | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .222 | .000 | .158 | -13 | -0.2 |
| Kyle Hendricks | P | 24 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .120 | .095 | -55 | -0.2 |
Pitching
23 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.
| Jon Lester | 32 | 32 | 180.2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 180 | 4.33 | 4.10 | 1.32 | 9.0 | 2.9 |
| Jake Arrieta | 30 | 30 | 168.1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 163 | 3.53 | 4.16 | 1.22 | 8.7 | 2.6 |
| Kyle Hendricks | 24 | 24 | 139.2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 3.03 | 3.88 | 1.19 | 7.9 | 2.5 |
| Mike Montgomery | 44 | 14 | 130.2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 100 | 3.38 | 4.07 | 1.21 | 6.9 | 1.6 |
| Carl Edwards Jr. | 73 | 0 | 66.1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 2.98 | 3.40 | 1.01 | 12.8 | 1.2 |
| Pedro Strop | 69 | 0 | 60.1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 2.83 | 3.31 | 1.18 | 9.7 | 1.1 |
| Brian Duensing | 68 | 0 | 62.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 2.74 | 3.41 | 1.22 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Wade Davis | 59 | 0 | 58.2 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 79 | 2.30 | 3.38 | 1.14 | 12.1 | 1.1 |
| Koji Uehara | 49 | 0 | 43.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 3.98 | 3.79 | 1.16 | 10.5 | 0.6 |
| Héctor Rondón | 61 | 0 | 57.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 4.24 | 4.12 | 1.22 | 10.8 | 0.6 |
| Eddie Butler | 13 | 11 | 54.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3.95 | 4.66 | 1.43 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| John Lackey | 31 | 30 | 170.2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 149 | 4.59 | 5.30 | 1.28 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
| Dillon Maples | 6 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10.13 | 2.41 | 2.25 | 18.6 | 0.2 |
| Pierce Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.16 | 3.00 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Jon Jay | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.16 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Miguel Montero | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.16 | 2.00 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Rob Zastryzny | 4 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8.31 | 5.31 | 2.00 | 7.6 | -0.1 |
| Seth Frankoff | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 7.66 | 2.00 | 9.0 | -0.1 |
| Dylan Floro | 3 | 0 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.52 | 5.54 | 1.76 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Jen-Ho Tseng | 2 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7.50 | 6.32 | 1.17 | 12.0 | -0.1 |
| Leonys Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 22.66 | 4.50 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Justin Grimm | 50 | 0 | 55.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 5.53 | 5.36 | 1.34 | 9.6 | -0.2 |
| Félix Peña | 25 | 0 | 34.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5.24 | 5.78 | 1.54 | 9.7 | -0.3 |
Attendance
Announced gate at 81 home dates, 2017.
- Average
- 39,501 81 home dates
- Median
- 40,430
- Total
- 3,199,562
- Best
- 42,186 2017-07-21
- Quietest
- 32,905 2017-05-23
- On the road
- 34,460 what they drew away
By situation
| Split | Games | Avg | Med | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All home | 81 | 39,501 | 40,430 | 32,905 | 42,186 |
| Night | 36 | 38,650 | 38,688 | 32,905 | 41,865 |
| Day | 45 | 40,182 | 41,051 | 34,864 | 42,186 |
| Weekend | 38 | 40,676 | 41,166 | 36,258 | 42,186 |
| Weekday | 43 | 38,462 | 38,636 | 32,905 | 42,046 |
| On the road | 81 | 34,460 | 36,776 | 13,445 | 48,322 |
Through the season
| Month | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Apr | 9 | 39,398 |
| May | 16 | 38,181 |
| Jun | 13 | 39,582 |
| Jul | 11 | 41,413 |
| Aug | 17 | 39,637 |
| Sep | 14 | 39,227 |
| Oct | 1 | 40,971 |
By season
Announced gate — tickets distributed, which is the figure every reference publishes and is not the same as people through the turnstile. A game the feed reports no gate for is left out rather than counted as empty. Seasons before attendance was carried into the lake are absent from the trend rather than shown as zero.
Game time
First pitch to final out across 162 completed games, 2017.
- Regulation
- 3:05 152 games
- All games
- 3:09
- Extra innings
- 4:06 10 of them
- Longest
- 6:05 2017-05-07, 18 inn
- Shortest
- 2:05 2017-05-23
By situation
| Split | Games | Avg | Med | Fastest | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 162 | 3:09 | 3:05 | 2:05 | 6:05 |
| Regulation | 152 | 3:05 | 3:04 | 2:05 | 4:04 |
| Extra innings | 10 | 4:06 | 3:58 | 3:17 | 6:05 |
| Home | 81 | 3:11 | 3:07 | 2:05 | 6:05 |
| Road | 81 | 3:06 | 3:01 | 2:14 | 4:05 |
| Day | 73 | 3:07 | 3:05 | 2:14 | 4:22 |
| Night | 89 | 3:10 | 3:05 | 2:05 | 6:05 |
Through the season
| Month | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Apr | 9 | 3:14 |
| May | 16 | 3:21 |
| Jun | 13 | 2:58 |
| Jul | 11 | 3:13 |
| Aug | 17 | 3:16 |
| Sep | 14 | 3:08 |
| Oct | 1 | 2:30 |
By season
Regulation games only, in minutes. 185 minutes this season.
Elapsed time from first pitch to final out. The feed does not itemise delays, so a rain delay is inside these numbers with no way to subtract it. Games called early are excluded — five innings in ninety-three minutes is not a short game — but they still count in attendance, because the crowd turned up.
Chicago Cubs are 92-70, a .568 win rate, while their +127 run differential implies .576. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.