Cubs Pwned the First Half
I can say, with some fair amount of certainty, that very few Cubs fans that read this website have been witness to the outstanding level of play that our beloved Cubbies put up during the first half this season. .600 winning percentage, utter dominance at home, best run differential in the league, best starting staff in the NL, best offense in the NL, and top three in defense and overall pitching. And to all that, we just added an pitcher who could end up being our ace and are due to get back one of our best hitters, who has only played 53% of our games to date.
Gawk in amazement at our statistical dominance after the jump...
Team Performance
Category | Number | Rank in NL |
Wins | 57 |
1st |
Winning Percentage |
.600 |
1st |
Run Differential |
+102 |
1st |
Strength of Schedule |
.491 | 6th |
Runs Scored |
507 | 1st |
Batting Average |
.281 | 1st |
On-Base Percentage |
.360 | 1st |
Slugging Percentage |
.443 | 1st |
Walks |
382 | 1st |
Home Runs |
102 | 5th |
Runs Allowed |
401 | 3rd |
Team ERA |
3.89 | 3rd |
Starters' ERA |
3.88 | 1st |
Relievers' ERA |
3.92 | 8th |
Strikeouts |
707 |
4th |
Walks Allowed | 320 | 7th |
Home Runs Allowed |
98 |
9th |
Team Defensive Efficiency |
.713 |
3rd |
Team Fielding Percentage |
.983 |
8th |
Team Errors |
58 |
7th |
Starting Pitchers (NL Rank by Position)
Name |
Win Shares |
VORP |
Pitching Runs Created |
ERA |
Zambrano |
14(Tied 1st) |
36.8(6th) |
64 (6th) |
2.84(Tied 4th) |
Dempster |
10(9th) |
28.0(12th) | 58(11th) |
3.25(11th) |
Lilly |
5(Tied 31st) |
10.8(69th) |
43 (27th) |
4.68 (40th) |
Marquis |
3(Tied 50th) |
12.0(59th) |
34 (47th) |
4.44 (34th) |
Relief Pitchers (NL Rank by Position)
Name |
WXRL |
WPA |
Wood |
1.389(14th) |
0.43(Tied 47th) |
Marmol |
2.484(6th) |
1.52(8th) |
Howry |
1.262(23rd) |
0.89(22nd) |
Wuertz |
-.204(264th) |
-0.58(199th) |
Marshall |
0.512(61st) |
0.53(39th) |
Eyre |
0.463(64th) |
0.43(Tied 47th) |
Lieber |
0.578(56th) |
0.02(98th) |
Cotts |
0.097(104th) |
-0.03(121st) |
Individual Performance (NL Rank by Position)
Player |
Win Shares |
Defensive Win Shares |
VORP |
Runs Created |
RAA2 |
GPA |
OBP | SLG |
Soto | 14(1st) |
4.8(2nd) |
27.8(2nd) |
51(3rd) | 6 |
.288(3rd) |
.369(3rd) | .522(2nd) |
Lee | 11(Tied 5th) |
1.4(2nd) |
28.5(3rd) |
60(6th) |
5 |
.286(5th) |
.372(6th) |
.508(4th) |
*DeRosa |
12(5th) |
3.3(4th) |
18.9(5th) |
54(3rd) |
7 |
.274(4th) |
.377(2nd) |
.453(5th) |
Theriot |
9(Tied 6th) |
3.4(4th) |
20.4(8th) |
49(4th) |
3 |
.262(5th) |
.394(1st) |
.369(9th) |
Ramirez |
13(3rd) |
2.3(4th) |
26.0(3rd) |
63(Tied 2nd) |
1 |
.294(4th) |
.386(2nd) |
.515(2nd) |
**Soriano |
8(Tied 27th) | 1.3(Tied 36th) |
15.8(8th) |
38(12th) |
7 |
.278(7th) |
.332 | .547 |
***Edmonds |
5(Tied 44th) |
1.4(37th) |
12.6(9th) |
26(15th) |
-2 |
.295(2nd) |
.328(16th) |
.424(11th) |
Fukudome |
13(Tied 9th) | 2.6(7th) |
11.9(9th) |
57(2nd) |
9 |
.266(6th) |
.383(2nd) |
.408(12th) |
* - Not sure which categories account just for DeRosa's time at 2b (53 games played) or his overall numbers at all positions.
** - For all the outfielders, rankings for Win Shares is among ALL
NL Outfielders. Soriano would rank 7th in OBP and 4th in SLG if he
qualified.
*** - For most cases, Edmonds rankings reflect his time with San Diego. His Cubs numbers are 269/369/552. That would rank him first in OBP and SLG, but that's in only 157 plate appearances as a Cub.The negative 2 RAA2 for his defense though is just as a Cubbie, he had a postive 2 as a Padre. The only regular Cub that has not been a postive with the glove so far.
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