Chicago Cubs (1876–2025)
150 seasons from 1876 to 2025
The Chicago Cubs have played since 1876, a total of 150 seasons. The franchise's all-time record is 11,419-10,837 (.513). They have won 3 World Series titles.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- L (Losses):
- Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
- Win% (Winning Percentage):
- Wins divided by games decided.
Data updated
150 seasons
| Year | League | W | L | Win% | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NL | 92 | 70 | .568 | 2 | Wild Card |
| 2024 | NL | 83 | 79 | .512 | 3 | - |
| 2023 | NL | 83 | 79 | .512 | 2 | - |
| 2022 | NL | 74 | 88 | .457 | 3 | - |
| 2021 | NL | 71 | 91 | .438 | 4 | - |
| 2020 | NL | 34 | 26 | .567 | 1 | Division |
| 2019 | NL | 84 | 78 | .519 | 3 | - |
| 2018 | NL | 95 | 68 | .583 | 2 | Wild Card |
| 2017 | NL | 92 | 70 | .568 | 1 | Division |
| 2016 | NL | 103 | 58 | .640 | 1 | World Series · Division |
| 2015 | NL | 97 | 65 | .599 | 3 | Wild Card |
| 2014 | NL | 73 | 89 | .451 | 5 | - |
| 2013 | NL | 66 | 96 | .407 | 5 | - |
| 2012 | NL | 61 | 101 | .377 | 5 | - |
| 2011 | NL | 71 | 91 | .438 | 5 | - |
| 2010 | NL | 75 | 87 | .463 | 5 | - |
| 2009 | NL | 83 | 78 | .516 | 2 | - |
| 2008 | NL | 97 | 64 | .602 | 1 | Division |
| 2007 | NL | 85 | 77 | .525 | 1 | Division |
| 2006 | NL | 66 | 96 | .407 | 6 | - |
| 2005 | NL | 79 | 83 | .488 | 4 | - |
| 2004 | NL | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | - |
| 2003 | NL | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 | Division |
| 2002 | NL | 67 | 95 | .414 | 5 | - |
| 2001 | NL | 88 | 74 | .543 | 3 | - |
| 2000 | NL | 65 | 97 | .401 | 6 | - |
| 1999 | NL | 67 | 95 | .414 | 6 | - |
| 1998 | NL | 90 | 73 | .552 | 2 | Wild Card |
| 1997 | NL | 68 | 94 | .420 | 5 | - |
| 1996 | NL | 76 | 86 | .469 | 4 | - |
| 1995 | NL | 73 | 71 | .507 | 3 | - |
| 1994 | NL | 49 | 64 | .434 | 5 | - |
| 1993 | NL | 84 | 78 | .519 | 4 | - |
| 1992 | NL | 78 | 84 | .481 | 4 | - |
| 1991 | NL | 77 | 83 | .481 | 4 | - |
| 1990 | NL | 77 | 85 | .475 | 4 | - |
| 1989 | NL | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1 | Division |
| 1988 | NL | 77 | 85 | .475 | 4 | - |
| 1987 | NL | 76 | 85 | .472 | 6 | - |
| 1986 | NL | 70 | 90 | .438 | 5 | - |
| 1985 | NL | 77 | 84 | .478 | 4 | - |
| 1984 | NL | 96 | 65 | .596 | 1 | Division |
| 1983 | NL | 71 | 91 | .438 | 5 | - |
| 1982 | NL | 73 | 89 | .451 | 5 | - |
| 1981 | NL | 38 | 65 | .369 | 6 | - |
| 1980 | NL | 64 | 98 | .395 | 6 | - |
| 1979 | NL | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 | - |
| 1978 | NL | 79 | 83 | .488 | 3 | - |
| 1977 | NL | 81 | 81 | .500 | 4 | - |
| 1976 | NL | 75 | 87 | .463 | 4 | - |
| 1975 | NL | 75 | 87 | .463 | 5 | - |
| 1974 | NL | 66 | 96 | .407 | 6 | - |
| 1973 | NL | 77 | 84 | .478 | 5 | - |
| 1972 | NL | 85 | 70 | .548 | 2 | - |
| 1971 | NL | 83 | 79 | .512 | 3 | - |
| 1970 | NL | 84 | 78 | .519 | 2 | - |
| 1969 | NL | 92 | 70 | .568 | 2 | - |
| 1968 | NL | 84 | 78 | .519 | 3 | - |
| 1967 | NL | 87 | 74 | .540 | 3 | - |
| 1966 | NL | 59 | 103 | .364 | 10 | - |
| 1965 | NL | 72 | 90 | .444 | 8 | - |
| 1964 | NL | 76 | 86 | .469 | 8 | - |
| 1963 | NL | 82 | 80 | .506 | 7 | - |
| 1962 | NL | 59 | 103 | .364 | 9 | - |
| 1961 | NL | 64 | 90 | .416 | 7 | - |
| 1960 | NL | 60 | 94 | .390 | 7 | - |
| 1959 | NL | 74 | 80 | .481 | 5 | - |
| 1958 | NL | 72 | 82 | .468 | 5 | - |
| 1957 | NL | 62 | 92 | .403 | 7 | - |
| 1956 | NL | 60 | 94 | .390 | 8 | - |
| 1955 | NL | 72 | 81 | .471 | 6 | - |
| 1954 | NL | 64 | 90 | .416 | 7 | - |
| 1953 | NL | 65 | 89 | .422 | 7 | - |
| 1952 | NL | 77 | 77 | .500 | 5 | - |
| 1951 | NL | 62 | 92 | .403 | 8 | - |
| 1950 | NL | 64 | 89 | .418 | 7 | - |
| 1949 | NL | 61 | 93 | .396 | 8 | - |
| 1948 | NL | 64 | 90 | .416 | 8 | - |
| 1947 | NL | 69 | 85 | .448 | 6 | - |
| 1946 | NL | 82 | 71 | .536 | 3 | - |
| 1945 | NL | 98 | 56 | .636 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1944 | NL | 75 | 79 | .487 | 4 | - |
| 1943 | NL | 74 | 79 | .484 | 5 | - |
| 1942 | NL | 68 | 86 | .442 | 6 | - |
| 1941 | NL | 70 | 84 | .455 | 6 | - |
| 1940 | NL | 75 | 79 | .487 | 5 | - |
| 1939 | NL | 84 | 70 | .545 | 4 | - |
| 1938 | NL | 89 | 63 | .586 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1937 | NL | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 | - |
| 1936 | NL | 87 | 67 | .565 | 2 | - |
| 1935 | NL | 100 | 54 | .649 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1934 | NL | 86 | 65 | .570 | 3 | - |
| 1933 | NL | 86 | 68 | .558 | 3 | - |
| 1932 | NL | 90 | 64 | .584 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1931 | NL | 84 | 70 | .545 | 3 | - |
| 1930 | NL | 90 | 64 | .584 | 2 | - |
| 1929 | NL | 98 | 54 | .645 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1928 | NL | 91 | 63 | .591 | 3 | - |
| 1927 | NL | 85 | 68 | .556 | 4 | - |
| 1926 | NL | 82 | 72 | .532 | 4 | - |
| 1925 | NL | 68 | 86 | .442 | 8 | - |
| 1924 | NL | 81 | 72 | .529 | 5 | - |
| 1923 | NL | 83 | 71 | .539 | 4 | - |
| 1922 | NL | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5 | - |
| 1921 | NL | 64 | 89 | .418 | 7 | - |
| 1920 | NL | 75 | 79 | .487 | 5 | - |
| 1919 | NL | 75 | 65 | .536 | 3 | - |
| 1918 | NL | 84 | 45 | .651 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1917 | NL | 74 | 80 | .481 | 5 | - |
| 1916 | NL | 67 | 86 | .438 | 5 | - |
| 1915 | NL | 73 | 80 | .477 | 4 | - |
| 1914 | NL | 78 | 76 | .506 | 4 | - |
| 1913 | NL | 88 | 65 | .575 | 3 | - |
| 1912 | NL | 91 | 59 | .607 | 3 | - |
| 1911 | NL | 92 | 62 | .597 | 2 | - |
| 1910 | NL | 104 | 50 | .675 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1909 | NL | 104 | 49 | .680 | 2 | - |
| 1908 | NL | 99 | 55 | .643 | 1 | World Series |
| 1907 | NL | 107 | 45 | .704 | 1 | World Series |
| 1906 | NL | 116 | 36 | .763 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1905 | NL | 92 | 61 | .601 | 3 | - |
| 1904 | NL | 93 | 60 | .608 | 2 | - |
| 1903 | NL | 82 | 56 | .594 | 3 | - |
| 1902 | NL | 68 | 69 | .496 | 5 | - |
| 1901 | NL | 53 | 86 | .381 | 6 | - |
| 1900 | NL | 65 | 75 | .464 | 6 | - |
| 1899 | NL | 75 | 73 | .507 | 8 | - |
| 1898 | NL | 85 | 65 | .567 | 4 | - |
| 1897 | NL | 59 | 73 | .447 | 9 | - |
| 1896 | NL | 71 | 57 | .555 | 5 | - |
| 1895 | NL | 72 | 58 | .554 | 4 | - |
| 1894 | NL | 57 | 75 | .432 | 8 | - |
| 1893 | NL | 56 | 71 | .441 | 9 | - |
| 1892 | NL | 70 | 76 | .479 | 7 | - |
| 1891 | NL | 82 | 53 | .607 | 2 | - |
| 1890 | NL | 83 | 53 | .610 | 2 | - |
| 1889 | NL | 67 | 65 | .508 | 3 | - |
| 1888 | NL | 77 | 58 | .570 | 2 | - |
| 1887 | NL | 71 | 50 | .587 | 3 | - |
| 1886 | NL | 90 | 34 | .726 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1885 | NL | 87 | 25 | .777 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1884 | NL | 62 | 50 | .554 | 5 | - |
| 1883 | NL | 59 | 39 | .602 | 2 | - |
| 1882 | NL | 55 | 29 | .655 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1881 | NL | 56 | 28 | .667 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1880 | NL | 67 | 17 | .798 | 1 | Pennant |
| 1879 | NL | 46 | 33 | .582 | 4 | - |
| 1878 | NL | 30 | 30 | .500 | 4 | - |
| 1877 | NL | 26 | 33 | .441 | 5 | - |
| 1876 | NL | 52 | 14 | .788 | 1 | Pennant |
Chicago Cubs: the seasons in brief
The table below lists all 150 seasons filed under the CHN team code, from 1876 to 2025. The first season, 1876, finished 52-14, 1st; the most recent, 2025, finished 92-70, 2nd. In 2022 the Chicago Cubs went 74-88 (.457), 3rd in the National League. For 2023, the table shows 83 wins and 79 losses, 2nd in the National League. In 2024 the Chicago Cubs went 83-79 (.512), 3rd in the National League. Names used under CHN: the Chicago White Stockings (1876 to 1889), the Chicago Colts (1890 to 1897), the Chicago Orphans (1898 to 1902), and the Chicago Cubs (1903 to 2025). The League column reads NL, the National League, throughout. The best winning percentage belongs to 1880, when the Chicago Cubs went 67-17 (.798). At the other end of the table sits 1962, a 59-103 season. The most wins in one season came in 1906, with 116.
The Chicago Cubs won at least a hundred games in 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1935, and 2016. World Series championships came in 1907, 1908, and 2016. Other pennant seasons were 1945, 1938, 1935, 1932, 1929, 1918 and earlier years back to 1876. The Chicago Cubs won their division in 1984, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, and 2020. The Wild Card entries are 1998, 2015, 2018, and 2025. The club finished second in 2025, 2023, 2018, 2009, 1998, 1972 and earlier years back to 1883. The club put together winning records in every year from 1926 to 1939. The longest stretch of losing records ran from 1953 to 1962. For the full franchise record across names and cities, see Chicago Cubs. Each season listed links to a team-season page carrying the roster, leaders and league comparison; the newest is 2025.
Chicago Cubs: Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the all-time record of the Chicago Cubs?
- 11,419-10,837 across 150 seasons, .513.
- How many World Series have the Chicago Cubs won?
- 3 World Series titles.
- What seasons did the Chicago Cubs play?
- From 1876 to 2025.