2006 Chicago Cubs

66-96 • .407 Win% • 6th in NL C

The 2006 Chicago Cubs went 66-96 (.407) finishing 6th in the NL C division. The club scored 716 runs, allowed 834, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Aramis Ramirez (38 HR, 119 RBI) and Carlos Zambrano (16-7, 3.41 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

66 Wins
96 Losses
.407 Win %
6th Rank
716 R 834 RA
Diff -118

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716 Runs Scored
834 Runs Allowed
-118 Run Diff
3,123K Attendance

📈 vs. 2006 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 1% above the 2006 league average (.264)
OBP .319 4% below the 2006 league average (.334)
SLG .421 1% below the 2006 league average (.427)
Team ERA 4.74 6% worse than the 2006 league average (4.49)
Runs Scored 716 7% below the 2006 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,123,215
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Avg per Game 38,558

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2006

Batting Avg

1 Ryan Theriot 0.328 2 Michael Barrett 0.307 3 Matt Murton 0.297 4 Juan Pierre 0.292 5 Aramis Ramirez 0.291

Home Runs

1 Aramis Ramirez 38 2 Jacque Jones 27 3 Michael Barrett 16 4 Matt Murton 13 5 Phil Nevin 12

RBI

1 Aramis Ramirez 119 2 Jacque Jones 81 3 Matt Murton 62 4 Michael Barrett 53 5 Ronny Cedeno 41
2006 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Juan Pierre 162 699 87 204 32 13 3 40 32 38 58 0.292
Aramis Ramirez 157 594 93 173 38 4 38 119 50 63 2 0.291
Ronny Cedeno 151 534 51 131 18 7 6 41 17 109 8 0.245
Jacque Jones 149 533 73 152 31 1 27 81 35 116 9 0.285
Matt Murton 144 455 70 135 22 3 13 62 45 62 5 0.297
Michael Barrett 107 375 54 115 25 3 16 53 33 41 0 0.307
Todd Walker 94 318 38 88 16 1 6 40 38 27 0 0.277
Henry Blanco 74 241 23 64 15 2 6 37 14 38 0 0.266
Neifi Perez 87 236 27 60 13 1 2 24 5 21 0 0.254
John Mabry 107 210 16 43 8 1 5 25 23 57 0 0.205
Phil Nevin 67 179 26 49 4 0 12 33 17 52 0 0.274
Derrek Lee 50 175 30 50 9 0 8 30 25 41 8 0.286
Angel Pagan 77 170 28 42 6 2 5 18 15 28 4 0.247
Freddie Bynum 71 136 20 35 5 5 4 12 9 44 8 0.257
Ryan Theriot 53 134 34 44 11 3 3 16 17 18 13 0.328
Jerry Hairston 38 82 8 17 3 0 0 4 4 14 3 0.207
Cesar Izturis 22 73 4 17 2 0 0 6 5 8 0 0.233
Carlos Zambrano 37 73 9 11 0 0 6 11 1 27 1 0.151
Tony Womack 19 50 6 14 1 0 1 2 4 4 1 0.280
Greg Maddux 22 43 2 4 1 0 0 4 2 17 1 0.093
Sean Marshall 24 40 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 19 0 0.125
Scott Moore 16 38 6 10 2 0 2 5 2 10 0 0.263
Rich Hill 17 30 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.100
Geovany Soto 11 25 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.200
Carlos Marmol 21 23 3 6 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 0.261
Buck Coats 18 18 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 0.167
Glendon Rusch 25 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Mark Prior 9 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.077
Angel Guzman 15 12 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.167
Juan Mateo 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.000
Michael Restovich 10 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.167
Wade Miller 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.143
Kerry Wood 4 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Roberto Novoa 66 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Jose Reyes 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.200
Ryan O'Malley 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
David Aardsma 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Dempster 74 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Les Walrond 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jerome Williams 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Eyre 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Howry 84 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Will Ohman 78 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jae Kuk Ryu 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Williamson 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Michael Wuertz 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2006

ERA

1 Michael Wuertz 2.66 2 Bob Howry 3.17 3 Scott Eyre 3.38 4 Carlos Zambrano 3.41 5 David Aardsma 4.08

Wins

1 Carlos Zambrano 16 2 Greg Maddux 9 3 Rich Hill 6 4 Sean Marshall 6 5 Carlos Marmol 5

Strikeouts

1 Carlos Zambrano 210 2 Rich Hill 90 3 Greg Maddux 81 4 Sean Marshall 77 5 Will Ohman 74
2006 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carlos Zambrano 16 7 3.41 33 33 0 214.0 162 81 115 210
Greg Maddux 9 11 4.69 22 22 0 136.1 153 71 23 81
Sean Marshall 6 9 5.59 24 24 0 125.2 132 78 59 77
Rich Hill 6 7 4.17 17 16 0 99.1 83 46 39 90
Carlos Marmol 5 7 6.08 19 13 0 77.0 71 52 59 59
Bob Howry 4 5 3.17 84 0 5 76.2 70 27 17 71
Roberto Novoa 2 1 4.26 66 0 0 76.0 77 36 32 53
Ryan Dempster 1 9 4.80 74 0 24 75.0 77 40 36 67
Glendon Rusch 3 8 7.46 25 9 0 66.1 86 55 33 59
Will Ohman 1 1 4.13 78 0 0 65.1 51 30 34 74
Scott Eyre 1 3 3.38 74 0 0 61.1 61 23 30 73
Angel Guzman 0 6 7.39 15 10 0 56.0 68 46 37 60
David Aardsma 3 0 4.08 45 0 0 53.0 41 24 28 49
Juan Mateo 1 3 5.32 11 10 0 45.2 51 27 23 35
Mark Prior 1 6 7.21 9 9 0 43.2 46 35 28 38
Michael Wuertz 3 1 2.66 41 0 0 40.2 35 12 16 42
Scott Williamson 2 3 5.08 31 0 0 28.1 27 16 16 32
Wade Miller 0 2 4.57 5 5 0 21.2 19 11 18 20
Kerry Wood 1 2 4.12 4 4 0 19.2 19 9 8 13
Les Walrond 0 1 6.23 10 2 0 17.1 19 12 12 21
Jae Kuk Ryu 0 1 8.40 10 1 0 15.0 23 14 6 17
Ryan O'Malley 1 1 2.13 2 2 0 12.2 10 3 7 4
Jerome Williams 0 2 7.30 5 2 0 12.1 15 10 11 5

👥 Roster (46)

David Aardsma Michael Barrett Henry Blanco Freddie Bynum Ronny Cedeno Buck Coats Ryan Dempster Scott Eyre Angel Guzman Jerry Hairston Rich Hill Bob Howry +34 more

46 players

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The 2006 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 2006 the Chicago Cubs posted a 66-96 mark (.407) and finished 6th in the NL Central. The Chicago Cubs scored 716 runs and allowed 834, a run differential of -118. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .267, 1% better than the league's .264. Pitchers allowed 4.74 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.49. Measured against the 771-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 3,123,215 fans came through the gates. For power, Aramis Ramirez led the way with 38 homers. Juan Pierre collected the most hits, 204. Carlos Zambrano was the top winner, with 16 victories. Ryan Dempster saved 24 games. In all, the roster shows 46 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2006 Chicago Cubs

What was the 2006 Chicago Cubs record?
The 2006 Chicago Cubs finished 66-96 (.407 win pct).
Who led the 2006 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Aramis Ramirez led the 2006 Chicago Cubs with 38 home runs.
What was the 2006 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 2006 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.74.
Did the 2006 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 2006 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2006 Chicago Cubs play?
The 2006 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 2006 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Aramis Ramirez (38 HR, 119 RBI) and Carlos Zambrano (16-7, 3.41 ERA).
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