2009 Chicago Cubs

83-78 • .516 Win% • 2nd in NL C

The 2009 Chicago Cubs went 83-78 (.516) finishing 2nd in the NL C division. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 672, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Derrek Lee (35 HR, 111 RBI) and Ted Lilly (12-9, 3.10 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

83 Wins
78 Losses
.516 Win %
2nd Rank
707 R 672 RA
Diff +35

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707 Runs Scored
672 Runs Allowed
+35 Run Diff
3,168K Attendance

📈 vs. 2009 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 2% below the 2009 league average (.258)
OBP .331 equal to the 2009 league average (.330)
SLG .406 equal to the 2009 league average (.408)
Team ERA 3.84 8% better than the 2009 league average (4.19)
Runs Scored 707 1% below the 2009 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 3,168,859
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Avg per Game 39,610

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2009

Batting Avg

1 Aramis Ramirez 0.317 2 Derrek Lee 0.306 3 Jeff Baker 0.305 4 Sam Fuld 0.299 5 Ryan Theriot 0.284

Home Runs

1 Derrek Lee 35 2 Alfonso Soriano 20 3 Aramis Ramirez 15 4 Milton Bradley 12 5 Jake Fox 11

RBI

1 Derrek Lee 111 2 Aramis Ramirez 65 3 Alfonso Soriano 55 4 Kosuke Fukudome 54 5 Ryan Theriot 54
2009 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ryan Theriot 154 602 81 171 20 5 7 54 51 93 21 0.284
Derrek Lee 141 532 91 163 36 2 35 111 76 109 1 0.306
Kosuke Fukudome 146 499 79 129 38 5 11 54 93 112 6 0.259
Alfonso Soriano 117 477 64 115 25 1 20 55 40 118 9 0.241
Milton Bradley 124 393 61 101 17 1 12 40 66 95 2 0.257
Mike Fontenot 135 377 38 89 22 2 9 43 35 83 4 0.236
Geovany Soto 102 331 27 72 19 1 11 47 50 77 1 0.218
Aramis Ramirez 82 306 46 97 14 1 15 65 28 43 2 0.317
Koyie Hill 83 253 26 60 12 2 2 24 27 78 0 0.237
Micah Hoffpauir 105 234 28 56 12 1 10 35 20 46 1 0.239
Jake Fox 82 216 23 56 12 0 11 44 14 47 0 0.259
Jeff Baker 69 203 27 62 15 1 4 21 17 46 0 0.305
Reed Johnson 65 165 23 42 10 2 4 22 13 27 2 0.255
Aaron Miles 74 157 17 29 7 1 0 5 8 21 3 0.185
Bobby Scales 51 124 15 30 8 2 3 15 11 32 0 0.242
Andres Blanco 53 123 15 31 8 0 1 12 8 14 0 0.252
Sam Fuld 65 97 17 29 6 1 1 2 17 10 2 0.299
Carlos Zambrano 35 69 7 15 5 0 4 11 1 28 0 0.217
Ryan Dempster 31 64 2 8 1 0 0 5 4 20 0 0.125
Ted Lilly 27 57 2 5 1 1 0 2 2 27 0 0.088
Randy Wells 27 47 5 9 3 0 0 2 2 7 0 0.191
Rich Harden 27 43 3 8 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.186
Ryan Freel 14 28 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 0.143
Tyler Colvin 6 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.176
Joey Gathright 20 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0.214
Sean Marshall 55 13 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.231
Tom Gorzelanny 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.167
So Taguchi 6 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.273
Kevin Hart 8 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.222
Jeff Samardzija 20 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.200
Angel Guzman 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jose Ascanio 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Esmailin Caridad 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Heilman 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mitch Atkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Berg 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neal Cotts 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Fox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Grabow 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Gregg 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Marmol 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Patton 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Stevens 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Vizcaino 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Waddell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2009

ERA

1 Angel Guzman 2.95 2 Randy Wells 3.05 3 Ted Lilly 3.10 4 Carlos Marmol 3.41 5 Ryan Dempster 3.65

Wins

1 Ted Lilly 12 2 Randy Wells 12 3 Ryan Dempster 11 4 Rich Harden 9 5 Carlos Zambrano 9

Strikeouts

1 Ryan Dempster 172 2 Rich Harden 171 3 Carlos Zambrano 152 4 Ted Lilly 151 5 Randy Wells 104
2009 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ryan Dempster 11 9 3.65 31 31 0 200.0 196 81 65 172
Ted Lilly 12 9 3.10 27 27 0 177.0 151 61 36 151
Carlos Zambrano 9 7 3.77 28 28 0 169.1 155 71 78 152
Randy Wells 12 10 3.05 27 27 0 165.1 165 56 46 104
Rich Harden 9 9 4.09 26 26 0 141.0 122 64 67 171
Sean Marshall 3 7 4.32 55 9 0 85.1 91 41 32 68
Carlos Marmol 2 4 3.41 79 0 15 74.0 43 28 65 93
Aaron Heilman 4 4 4.11 70 0 1 72.1 68 33 34 65
Kevin Gregg 5 6 4.72 72 0 23 68.2 60 36 30 71
Angel Guzman 3 3 2.95 55 0 1 61.0 41 20 23 47
Tom Gorzelanny 4 2 5.63 13 7 0 38.1 39 24 13 40
Jeff Samardzija 1 3 7.53 20 2 0 34.2 46 29 15 21
Kevin Hart 3 1 2.60 8 4 0 27.2 23 8 18 13
David Patton 3 1 6.83 20 0 0 27.2 31 21 19 23
John Grabow 0 0 3.24 30 0 0 25.0 19 9 12 16
Esmailin Caridad 1 0 1.40 14 0 0 19.1 15 3 3 17
Jose Ascanio 0 1 3.52 14 0 0 15.1 18 6 9 18
Jeff Stevens 1 0 7.11 11 0 0 12.2 14 10 8 9
Justin Berg 0 0 0.75 11 0 0 12.0 10 1 1 7
Neal Cotts 0 2 7.36 19 0 0 11.0 14 9 9 9
Luis Vizcaino 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 3.2 2 0 0 3
Mitch Atkins 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0
Jason Waddell 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 1.2 3 1 0 2
Chad Fox 0 0 135.00 2 0 0 0.1 2 5 3 0

👥 Roster (45)

Jose Ascanio Mitch Atkins Jeff Baker Justin Berg Andres Blanco Milton Bradley Esmailin Caridad Tyler Colvin Neal Cotts Ryan Dempster Mike Fontenot Chad Fox +33 more

45 players

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The 2009 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 2009 the Chicago Cubs posted a 83-78 mark (.516) and finished 2nd in the NL Central. The run column shows 707 for and 672 against. Against a league average of .258, the 2009 Chicago Cubs batted .254. The staff ERA of 3.84 was 8% better than the league average of 4.19. Measured against the 718-run league average, the offense was 1% behind. Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 3,168,859 fans came through the gates.

Derrek Lee topped the Chicago Cubs with 35 home runs. The hits leader was Ryan Theriot with 171. Ted Lilly led the pitchers with 12 wins. Ryan Dempster struck out 172, the most on the club. The saves leader was Kevin Gregg with 23. In all, the roster shows 45 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2009 Chicago Cubs

What was the 2009 Chicago Cubs record?
The 2009 Chicago Cubs finished 83-78 (.516 win pct).
Who led the 2009 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Derrek Lee led the 2009 Chicago Cubs with 35 home runs.
What was the 2009 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 2009 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 2009 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 2009 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2009 Chicago Cubs play?
The 2009 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 2009 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Derrek Lee (35 HR, 111 RBI) and Ted Lilly (12-9, 3.10 ERA).
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