⭐ Division Winner

2008 Chicago Cubs

97-64 • .602 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 2008 Chicago Cubs went 97-64 (.602) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 855 runs, allowed 671, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Alfonso Soriano (29 HR, 75 RBI) and Ryan Dempster (17-6, 2.96 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

97 Wins
64 Losses
.602 Win %
1st Rank
855 R 671 RA
Diff +184

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855 Runs Scored
671 Runs Allowed
+184 Run Diff
3,299K Attendance

📈 vs. 2008 NL Average

Batting Avg .277 7% above the 2008 league average (.260)
OBP .354 7% above the 2008 league average (.330)
SLG .442 7% above the 2008 league average (.412)
Team ERA 3.87 10% better than the 2008 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 855 17% above the 2008 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,299,840
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Avg per Game 40,738

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2008

Batting Avg

1 Micah Hoffpauir 0.342 2 Carlos Zambrano 0.337 3 Ryan Theriot 0.307 4 Mike Fontenot 0.305 5 Reed Johnson 0.303

Home Runs

1 Alfonso Soriano 29 2 Aramis Ramirez 27 3 Geovany Soto 23 4 Mark DeRosa 21 5 Derrek Lee 20

RBI

1 Aramis Ramirez 111 2 Derrek Lee 90 3 Mark DeRosa 87 4 Geovany Soto 86 5 Alfonso Soriano 75
2008 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Derrek Lee 155 623 93 181 41 3 20 90 71 119 8 0.291
Ryan Theriot 149 580 85 178 19 4 1 38 73 58 22 0.307
Aramis Ramirez 149 554 97 160 44 1 27 111 74 94 2 0.289
Mark DeRosa 149 505 103 144 30 3 21 87 69 106 6 0.285
Kosuke Fukudome 150 501 79 129 25 3 10 58 81 104 12 0.257
Geovany Soto 141 494 66 141 35 2 23 86 62 121 0 0.285
Alfonso Soriano 109 453 76 127 27 0 29 75 43 103 19 0.280
Reed Johnson 109 333 52 101 21 0 6 50 19 68 5 0.303
Jim Edmonds 85 250 47 64 17 2 19 49 45 58 0 0.256
Mike Fontenot 119 243 42 74 22 1 9 40 34 51 2 0.305
Ronny Cedeno 99 216 36 58 12 0 2 28 18 41 4 0.269
Henry Blanco 58 120 15 35 3 0 3 12 6 22 0 0.292
Daryle Ward 89 102 8 22 7 0 4 17 16 24 0 0.216
Felix Pie 43 83 9 20 2 1 1 10 7 29 3 0.241
Carlos Zambrano 38 83 9 28 4 1 4 14 0 24 0 0.337
Micah Hoffpauir 33 73 14 25 8 0 2 8 6 24 1 0.342
Ted Lilly 34 62 2 11 2 0 0 5 1 29 1 0.177
Ryan Dempster 33 61 4 10 2 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.164
Jason Marquis 39 59 8 12 3 0 2 10 3 17 0 0.203
Matt Murton 19 40 2 10 2 0 0 6 1 5 0 0.250
Eric Patterson 13 38 5 9 1 0 1 7 5 12 2 0.237
Casey McGehee 9 24 1 4 1 0 0 5 0 8 0 0.167
Rich Harden 12 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.087
Koyie Hill 10 21 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.095
Sean Marshall 34 15 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.333
Sean Gallagher 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Rich Hill 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kevin Hart 21 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jon Lieber 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Neal Cotts 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Howry 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Carlos Marmol 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff Samardzija 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Michael Wuertz 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jose Ascanio 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Eyre 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Fox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Gaudin 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Angel Guzman 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carmen Pignatiello 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Wells 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kerry Wood 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2008

ERA

1 Rich Harden 1.77 2 Carlos Marmol 2.68 3 Ryan Dempster 2.96 4 Kerry Wood 3.26 5 Michael Wuertz 3.63

Wins

1 Ryan Dempster 17 2 Ted Lilly 17 3 Carlos Zambrano 14 4 Jason Marquis 11 5 Bob Howry 7

Strikeouts

1 Ryan Dempster 187 2 Ted Lilly 184 3 Carlos Zambrano 130 4 Carlos Marmol 114 5 Jason Marquis 91
2008 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ryan Dempster 17 6 2.96 33 33 0 206.2 174 68 76 187
Ted Lilly 17 9 4.09 34 34 0 204.2 187 93 64 184
Carlos Zambrano 14 6 3.91 30 30 0 188.2 172 82 72 130
Jason Marquis 11 9 4.53 29 28 0 167.0 172 84 70 91
Carlos Marmol 2 4 2.68 82 0 7 87.1 40 26 41 114
Rich Harden 5 1 1.77 12 12 0 71.0 39 14 30 89
Bob Howry 7 5 5.35 72 0 1 70.2 90 42 13 59
Kerry Wood 5 4 3.26 65 0 34 66.1 54 24 18 84
Sean Marshall 3 5 3.86 34 7 1 65.1 60 28 23 58
Sean Gallagher 3 4 4.45 12 10 0 58.2 58 29 22 49
Jon Lieber 2 3 4.05 26 1 0 46.2 59 21 6 27
Michael Wuertz 1 1 3.63 45 0 0 44.2 44 18 20 30
Neal Cotts 0 2 4.29 50 0 0 35.2 38 17 13 43
Kevin Hart 2 2 6.51 21 0 0 27.2 39 20 18 23
Jeff Samardzija 1 0 2.28 26 0 1 27.2 24 7 15 25
Chad Gaudin 4 2 6.26 24 0 0 27.1 29 19 10 27
Rich Hill 1 0 4.12 5 5 0 19.2 13 9 18 15
Scott Eyre 2 0 7.15 19 0 0 11.1 15 9 4 14
Angel Guzman 0 0 5.59 6 1 0 9.2 10 6 4 10
Jose Ascanio 0 0 7.94 6 0 0 5.2 8 5 4 3
Randy Wells 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.1 0 0 2 1
Chad Fox 0 1 5.40 3 0 0 3.1 2 2 3 1
Carmen Pignatiello 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 0.2 2 1 2 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to LAN 3-0

👥 Roster (42)

Jose Ascanio Henry Blanco Ronny Cedeno Neal Cotts Mark DeRosa Ryan Dempster Jim Edmonds Scott Eyre Mike Fontenot Chad Fox Kosuke Fukudome Sean Gallagher +30 more

42 players

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The 2008 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 2008 Chicago Cubs reads 97 wins and 64 losses, good for 1st in the NL Central. The club took the division title. Runs came in at 855 scored against 671 allowed (+184). The team batting average of .277 was 7% above the 2008 league mark of .260. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.87 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.29.

Wrigley Field was home in 2008, drawing a total attendance of 3,299,840. Alfonso Soriano topped the Chicago Cubs with 29 home runs. Aramis Ramirez drove in a team-high 111 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ryan Dempster (17). Kerry Wood saved 34 games. In the NL Division Series, the Chicago Cubs lost to LAN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2008 Chicago Cubs

What was the 2008 Chicago Cubs record?
The 2008 Chicago Cubs finished 97-64 (.602 win pct).
Did the 2008 Chicago Cubs make the playoffs?
The 2008 Chicago Cubs finished first in their division.
Who led the 2008 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Alfonso Soriano led the 2008 Chicago Cubs with 29 home runs.
What was the 2008 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 2008 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 2008 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 2008 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2008 Chicago Cubs play?
The 2008 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
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