2005 Chicago Cubs

79-83 • .488 Win% • 4th in NL C

The 2005 Chicago Cubs went 79-83 (.488) finishing 4th in the NL C division. The club scored 703 runs, allowed 714, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Derrek Lee (46 HR, 107 RBI) and Carlos Zambrano (14-6, 3.26 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
4th Rank
703 R 714 RA
Diff -11

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703 Runs Scored
714 Runs Allowed
-11 Run Diff
3,100K Attendance

📈 vs. 2005 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 2005 league average (.261)
OBP .324 2% below the 2005 league average (.330)
SLG .440 6% above the 2005 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.19 1% better than the 2005 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 703 2% below the 2005 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,100,092
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Avg per Game 38,272

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2005

Batting Avg

1 Derrek Lee 0.335 2 Matt Murton 0.321 3 Todd Walker 0.305 4 Aramis Ramirez 0.302 5 Ronny Cedeno 0.300

Home Runs

1 Derrek Lee 46 2 Aramis Ramirez 31 3 Jeromy Burnitz 24 4 Michael Barrett 16 5 Corey Patterson 13

RBI

1 Derrek Lee 107 2 Aramis Ramirez 92 3 Jeromy Burnitz 87 4 Michael Barrett 61 5 Neifi Perez 54
2005 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jeromy Burnitz 160 605 84 156 31 2 24 87 57 109 5 0.258
Derrek Lee 158 594 120 199 50 3 46 107 85 109 15 0.335
Neifi Perez 154 572 59 157 33 1 9 54 18 47 8 0.274
Aramis Ramirez 123 463 72 140 30 0 31 92 35 60 0 0.302
Corey Patterson 126 451 47 97 15 3 13 34 23 118 15 0.215
Michael Barrett 133 424 48 117 32 3 16 61 40 61 0 0.276
Todd Walker 110 397 50 121 25 3 12 40 31 40 1 0.305
Jerry Hairston 114 380 51 99 25 2 4 30 31 46 8 0.261
Todd Hollandsworth 107 268 23 68 17 2 5 35 18 53 4 0.254
Nomar Garciaparra 62 230 28 65 12 0 9 30 12 24 0 0.283
Jose Macias 112 177 15 45 8 0 1 13 6 24 4 0.254
Henry Blanco 54 161 16 39 6 0 6 25 11 24 0 0.242
Jason Dubois 52 142 15 34 12 0 7 22 7 49 0 0.239
Matt Murton 51 140 19 45 3 2 7 14 16 22 2 0.321
Ronny Cedeno 41 80 13 24 3 0 1 6 5 11 1 0.300
Carlos Zambrano 34 80 8 24 6 2 1 6 0 25 0 0.300
Matt Lawton 19 78 8 19 2 0 1 5 4 8 1 0.244
Greg Maddux 35 76 4 13 0 0 1 5 0 15 1 0.171
Mark Prior 27 48 5 11 2 0 0 3 2 14 0 0.229
Glendon Rusch 46 41 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.146
Jerome Williams 18 30 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.100
Enrique Wilson 15 22 1 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.136
Ben Grieve 23 20 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 0.250
Kerry Wood 21 18 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.111
Ryan Dempster 63 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.071
Jody Gerut 11 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.071
Scott McClain 13 14 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.143
Ryan Theriot 9 13 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.154
Sergio Mitre 21 11 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.364
Rich Hill 10 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
John Koronka 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Todd Wellemeyer 22 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Mike Fontenot 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Michael Wuertz 75 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Cliff Bartosh 19 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Roberto Novoa 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Geovany Soto 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Borowski 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Fox 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adam Greenberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaTroy Hawkins 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Leicester 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Will Ohman 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Remlinger 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jermaine Van Buren 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Williamson 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2005

ERA

1 Will Ohman 2.91 2 Ryan Dempster 3.13 3 Carlos Zambrano 3.26 4 Mark Prior 3.67 5 Michael Wuertz 3.81

Wins

1 Carlos Zambrano 14 2 Greg Maddux 13 3 Mark Prior 11 4 Glendon Rusch 9 5 Jerome Williams 6

Strikeouts

1 Carlos Zambrano 202 2 Mark Prior 188 3 Greg Maddux 136 4 Glendon Rusch 111 5 Ryan Dempster 89
2005 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Greg Maddux 13 15 4.24 35 35 0 225.0 239 106 36 136
Carlos Zambrano 14 6 3.26 33 33 0 223.1 170 81 86 202
Mark Prior 11 7 3.67 27 27 0 166.2 143 68 59 188
Glendon Rusch 9 8 4.52 46 19 0 145.1 175 73 53 111
Jerome Williams 6 8 3.91 18 17 0 106.0 98 46 45 59
Ryan Dempster 5 3 3.13 63 6 33 92.0 83 32 49 89
Michael Wuertz 6 2 3.81 75 0 0 75.2 60 32 40 89
Kerry Wood 3 4 4.23 21 10 0 66.0 52 31 26 77
Sergio Mitre 2 5 5.37 21 7 0 60.1 62 36 23 37
Roberto Novoa 4 5 4.43 49 0 0 44.2 47 22 25 47
Will Ohman 2 2 2.91 69 0 0 43.1 32 14 24 45
Mike Remlinger 0 3 4.91 35 0 0 33.0 31 18 12 30
Todd Wellemeyer 2 1 6.12 22 0 1 32.1 32 22 22 32
Rich Hill 0 2 9.13 10 4 0 23.2 25 24 17 21
Cliff Bartosh 0 2 5.49 19 0 0 19.2 23 12 11 15
LaTroy Hawkins 1 4 3.32 21 0 4 19.0 18 7 7 13
John Koronka 1 2 7.47 4 3 0 15.2 19 13 8 10
Scott Williamson 0 0 5.65 17 0 0 14.1 15 9 6 23
Joe Borowski 0 0 6.55 11 0 0 11.0 12 8 1 11
Jon Leicester 0 2 9.00 6 1 0 9.0 11 9 9 7
Chad Fox 0 0 6.75 11 0 1 8.0 8 6 8 11
Jermaine Van Buren 0 2 3.00 6 0 0 6.0 2 2 9 3

👥 Roster (46)

Michael Barrett Cliff Bartosh Henry Blanco Joe Borowski Jeromy Burnitz Ronny Cedeno Ryan Dempster Jason Dubois Mike Fontenot Chad Fox Nomar Garciaparra Jody Gerut +34 more

46 players

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The 2005 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 2005 the Chicago Cubs posted a 79-83 mark (.488) and finished 4th in the NL Central. With 703 runs scored and 714 given up, the 2005 differential was -11. Against a league average of .261, the 2005 Chicago Cubs batted .269. The staff ERA of 4.19 was 1% better than the league average of 4.22. The 703 runs scored compare with a league average of 721 per club, 2% fewer.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 3,100,092 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Derrek Lee, who hit 46. The pitching staff's wins leader was Carlos Zambrano (14). Ryan Dempster closed out 33 saves. The 2005 roster runs to 46 players. Neighboring pages cover the 2004 season and the 2006 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2005 Chicago Cubs

What was the 2005 Chicago Cubs record?
The 2005 Chicago Cubs finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 2005 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Derrek Lee led the 2005 Chicago Cubs with 46 home runs.
What was the 2005 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 2005 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.19.
Did the 2005 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 2005 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2005 Chicago Cubs play?
The 2005 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 2005 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Derrek Lee (46 HR, 107 RBI) and Carlos Zambrano (14-6, 3.26 ERA).
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