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National League Central · 2019

Chicago Cubs 2019

84-78Wrigley FieldNational League CentralNational League
Team WAR
44.2
26.2 bat / 18.0 pitch
Win %
.519
pyth .558
Run diff
+97
5.02 / 4.43 per g
wRC+
109
ERA
4.11
FIP 4.27
Home runs
237

The Chicago Cubs went 84-78 in 2019, a .519 winning percentage — 15th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 814 runs and allowed 717, a run differential of +97. The offence ranked 10th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.11 staff ERA was 7th of 30. Their 109 team wRC+ was 9% above league average — 6th of 30 in MLB. Kris Bryant led the position players at 5.2 WAR, and Kyle Hendricks the rotation at a 3.46 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,278 team hits
Kris Bryant153Kris Bryant — 153 hits (12.0%)Anthony Rizzo150Anthony Rizzo — 150 hits (11.7%)Javier Báez149Javier Báez — 149 hits (11.7%)Kyle Schwarber132Kyle Schwarber — 132 hits (10.3%)Jason Heyward129Jason Heyward — 129 hits (10.1%)Willson Contreras98Willson Contreras — 98 hits (7.7%)Albert Almora Jr.80Albert Almora Jr. — 80 hits (6.3%)David Bote78David Bote — 78 hits (6.1%)Victor Caratini65Victor Caratini — 65 hits (5.1%)Addison Russell51Addison Russell — 51 hits (4.0%)Ben Zobrist39Ben Zobrist — 39 hits (3.1%)Ian Happ37Ian Happ — 37 hits (2.9%)Descalso29Daniel Descalso — 29 hits (2.3%)Nico Hoerner22Nico Hoerner — 22 hits (1.7%)García15Robel García — 15 hits (1.2%)9Jon Lester — 9 hits (0.7%)9Mark Zagunis — 9 hits (0.7%)8Kyle Hendricks — 8 hits (0.6%)Cole Hamels — 6 hits (0.5%)Yu Darvish — 5 hits (0.4%)Jose Quintana — 5 hits (0.4%)Tyler Chatwood — 3 hits (0.2%)Taylor Davis — 3 hits (0.2%)Brad Brach — 1 hits (0.1%)Mike Montgomery — 1 hits (0.1%)Alec Mills — 1 hits (0.1%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

33 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Kris Bryant3B14763415331774.282.382.521.3831445.2
Anthony Rizzo1B14661315027945.293.405.520.3941514.5
Willson ContrerasC1004099824641.272.355.533.3711363.6
Javier BáezSS135561149298511.281.316.531.3491203.5
Kyle SchwarberLF15561013238922.250.339.531.3611283.1
Jason HeywardRF14658912921628.251.343.429.3311082.0
David Bote3B1153567811415.257.362.422.3391131.7
Victor CaratiniC952796511341.266.348.447.3411151.5
Ian HappLF571563711302.264.333.564.3711361.1
Jon LesterP28539160.188.264.292.249510.4
Addison Russell2B76241519232.237.308.391.299860.4
Ben Zobrist2B47176391170.260.358.313.306910.3
Nico HoernerSS2082223170.282.305.436.307910.3
Robel García2B2980155110.208.275.500.3191000.2
Kyle HendricksP29648050.148.193.167.166-60.1
Tyler ChatwoodP16213010.167.211.278.211250.1
Taylor DavisC7203140.167.250.333.256560.0
Kyle RyanP330000.000.333.000.237430.0
Brad BrachP551010.250.250.250.218300.0
Cole HamelsP23466040.143.178.167.156-130.0
Mike MontgomeryP561000.167.167.167.145-210.0
James NorwoodP110000.000.000.000.000-121-0.0
Duane Underwood Jr.P110000.000.000.000.000-121-0.0
Randy RosarioP110000.000.000.000.000-121-0.0
Steve CishekP220000.000.000.000.000-121-0.0
Mark ZagunisPH28409050.250.325.333.29382-0.0
Alec MillsP7121000.083.083.083.073-71-0.0
Adbert AlzolayP350000.000.000.000.000-121-0.1
James AdduciRF250000.000.000.000.000-121-0.1
Yu DarvishP30625030.089.119.089.098-54-0.2
Albert Almora Jr.CF1153638012322.236.271.381.27267-0.3
Jose QuintanaP31635030.093.093.111.087-61-0.3
Daniel Descalso2B79194292152.173.271.250.24145-0.7

Pitching

31 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Kyle Hendricks3030177.0111001503.463.611.137.63.8
Jose Quintana3231171.013901524.683.801.398.03.3
Yu Darvish3131178.26802293.984.181.1011.52.7
Jon Lester3131171.2131001654.464.261.508.72.5
Cole Hamels2727141.27701433.814.091.399.12.3
Brandon Kintzler62057.0331482.683.561.027.60.9
Rowan Wick31033.1202352.432.821.149.40.8
Kyle Ryan73061.0420583.543.851.388.60.8
Brad Brach58054.1540605.473.731.629.90.8
Tyler Chatwood38576.2532743.764.281.338.70.7
Alec Mills9436.0101422.754.191.1710.50.4
Steve Cishek70064.0467572.954.541.208.00.3
Pedro Strop50041.22510494.974.531.2710.60.2
David Phelps41134.1211363.414.581.409.40.2
Randy Rosario19014.1200134.404.261.408.20.1
Duane Underwood Jr.12011.2000135.404.241.3710.00.1
Danny Hultzen603.100050.002.911.8013.50.1
James Norwood909.1010112.894.821.8210.60.0
Taylor Davis101.000000.003.213.000.00.0
Tim Collins908.200043.124.831.384.20.0
Ben Zobrist101.000010.007.212.009.0-0.0
Xavier Cedeño502.000010.006.713.504.5-0.0
Allen Webster12011.000194.915.581.737.4-0.1
Tony Barnette201.100006.7512.961.500.0-0.1
Dillon Maples14011.2100185.405.961.3713.9-0.1
Daniel Descalso101.0000018.0016.212.000.0-0.1
Carl Edwards Jr.22017.0110198.475.741.4710.1-0.1
Victor Caratini202.000009.0011.211.500.0-0.1
Mike Montgomery331391.0390694.955.521.626.8-0.3
Adbert Alzolay4212.1110137.307.751.789.5-0.3
Craig Kimbrel23020.20413306.538.001.6013.1-0.7

Attendance

Announced gate at 81 home dates, 2019.

Average
38,208
81 home dates
Median
39,080
Total
3,094,865
Best
41,424
2019-08-02
Quietest
30,102
2019-04-12
On the road
33,454
what they drew away

By situation

Day and night divide the home schedule, and so do weekend and weekday. The road line is a different question.
SplitGamesAvgMedLowHigh
All home8138,20839,08030,10241,424
Night3337,21437,24131,90641,192
Day4838,89239,71230,10241,424
Weekend4139,15939,88930,10241,424
Weekday4037,23337,20731,90641,192
On the road8133,45436,8122,50353,817

Through the season

Average home crowd by month.
MonthGamesAverage
Apr1135,524
May1737,256
Jun1739,032
Jul939,344
Aug1439,934
Sep1338,001

By season

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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, 2019.

Regulation
3:08
149 games
All games
3:12
Extra innings
3:53
13 of them
Longest
4:56
2019-05-11, 15 inn
Shortest
2:28
2019-04-21

By situation

Regulation and extra innings divide the season, and so do home and road. Day and night overlap both.
SplitGamesAvgMedFastestLongest
All1623:123:092:255:36
Regulation1493:083:072:254:24
Extra innings133:533:402:595:36
Home813:123:102:284:56
Road813:113:082:255:36
Day683:133:072:285:36
Night943:113:102:254:09

Through the season

Average completed game by month.
MonthGamesAverage
Apr113:02
May173:20
Jun172:59
Jul93:12
Aug143:12
Sep133:31

By season

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Regulation games only, in minutes. 188 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.

Record versus run differential

Chicago Cubs are 84-78, a .519 win rate, while their +97 run differential implies .558. That is about 6 wins behind it, which tends to regress upward.