Chicago Cubs all-time roster

1876 to 2026 · 1,859 players

How many players have played for the Chicago Cubs?

1,859 players have a season with the Chicago Cubs on file, from 1876 to 2026: 1,047 at the plate and 809 on the mound. Ernie Banks played the most games for the club, 2,528. Chicago Cubs all-time leaders →

Hitters with the most games

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Every Chicago Cubs hitter, 1876 to 2026

Player↓	Years↓	G↓	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
Ernie Banks	1953–1971	2,528	2,583	512	1,636	.274
Cap Anson	1876–1897	2,276	2,995	97	0	.329
Billy Williams	1959–1974	2,213	2,510	392	1,353	.296
Ryne Sandberg	1982–1997	2,151	2,385	282	1,061	.285
Ron Santo	1960–1973	2,126	2,171	337	1,290	.279
Phil Cavarretta	1934–1953	1,953	1,927	92	896	.292
Stan Hack	1932–1947	1,938	2,193	57	642	.301
Gabby Hartnett	1922–1940	1,926	1,867	231	1,153	.297
Mark Grace	1988–2000	1,910	2,201	148	1,004	.308
Sammy Sosa	1992–2004	1,811	1,985	545	1,414	.284
Jimmy Ryan	1885–1900	1,660	2,073	99	0	.307
Don Kessinger	1964–1975	1,648	1,619	11	431	.255
Joe Tinker	1902–1916	1,537	1,436	28	0	.259
Frank Schulte	1904–1915	1,492	1,522	86	0	.271
Johnny Evers	1902–1913	1,409	1,340	9	0	.276
Bill Nicholson	1939–1948	1,349	1,323	205	833	.272
Charlie Grimm	1925–1936	1,334	1,454	61	697	.296
Billy Herman	1931–1940	1,333	1,703	37	577	.310
Ian Happ	2017–2026	1,294	1,069	197	625	.244
Frank Chance	1898–1912	1,274	1,268	20	0	.297
Glenn Beckert	1965–1973	1,247	1,423	22	353	.283
Tom Burns	1880–1891	1,239	1,291	39	0	.264
Anthony Rizzo	2012–2020	1,216	1,231	228	744	.274
Shawon Dunston	1985–1995	1,140	1,100	98	448	.265
Woody English	1927–1936	1,098	1,248	31	373	.291
Billy Jurges	1931–1947	1,072	928	20	390	.254
Ned Williamson	1879–1889	1,065	1,050	61	0	.260
Aramis Ramirez	2004–2011	1,061	1,186	224	767	.296
Jimmy Sheckard	1906–1912	1,001	907	17	0	.257
Fred Pfeffer	1883–1897	999	992	76	0	.253
Johnny Kling	1900–1910	997	946	15	0	.273
Bill Dahlen	1891–1898	986	1,166	57	0	.299
Riggs Stephenson	1926–1934	978	1,167	49	589	.336
Bill Buckner	1977–1983	953	1,127	81	514	.301
Randy Hundley	1966–1977	947	758	80	364	.240
Heinie Zimmerman	1907–1915	915	996	42	0	.305
Andy Pafko	1943–1950	911	1,001	114	549	.295
Kiki Cuyler	1928–1934	904	1,157	75	584	.328
Jody Davis	1981–1987	902	777	116	434	.253
Keith Moreland	1982–1987	902	912	100	491	.281
Leon Durham	1981–1987	897	882	135	479	.281
Jimmy Slagle	1902–1908	896	906	1	0	.268
Starlin Castro	2010–2015	891	991	62	363	.281
Manny Trillo	1975–1988	881	708	32	300	.261
Nico Hoerner	2019–2026	862	903	44	350	.279
Hack Wilson	1926–1931	850	1,017	190	768	.322
Solly Hofman	1904–1911	843	785	14	0	.270
Augie Galan	1934–1940	838	887	58	422	.279
Jose Cardenal	1972–1977	821	864	61	343	.296
Derrek Lee	2004–2009	815	941	163	518	.304

What the columns mean: H · HR · RBI · AVG

Pitchers with the most games

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Every Chicago Cubs pitcher, 1876 to 2026

Player↓	Years↓	G↓	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.
Charlie Root	1926–1941	605	201	156	40	3,137.1	3.55	1,432
Lee Smith	1980–1987	458	40	51	180	682.0	2.92	644
Carlos Marmol	2006–2012	452	21	28	115	514.2	3.38	671
Guy Bush	1923–1934	428	152	101	27	2,201.2	3.81	712
Don Elston	1953–1964	410	43	47	55	610.2	3.73	416
Pedro Strop	2014–2021	376	20	22	28	340.0	2.89	386
Bill Hutchison	1889–1895	367	182	158	3	3,026.0	3.56	1,226
Ryan Dempster	2004–2011	358	62	61	87	1,078.2	3.88	987
Bill Lee	1934–1947	351	136	116	9	2,193.0	3.50	856
Mordecai Brown	1904–1916	346	188	86	39	2,329.0	1.80	1,043
Rick Reuschel	1972–1984	345	131	120	3	2,204.1	3.50	1,314
Kyle Farnsworth	1999–2004	343	22	37	4	478.2	4.78	467
Fergie Jenkins	1967–1983	341	161	124	1	2,491.2	3.20	1,890
Kerry Wood	1998–2012	341	80	68	35	1,279.0	3.67	1,470
Bob Rush	1948–1957	339	110	140	7	2,132.2	3.71	1,076
James Russell	2010–2015	321	10	16	3	272.2	4.09	197
Carlos Zambrano	2001–2011	319	125	81	0	1,826.2	3.60	1,542
Willie Hernandez	1977–1982	312	25	28	19	445.2	3.84	311
Hippo Vaughn	1913–1921	305	151	105	4	2,216.1	2.33	1,138
Bruce Sutter	1976–1980	300	32	30	133	493.1	2.39	494
Hector Rondon	2013–2017	296	18	13	77	296.1	3.22	303
Sean Marshall	2006–2011	292	32	40	7	530.0	3.96	439
Greg Maddux	1986–2005	280	124	101	0	1,879.2	3.53	1,224
Kyle Hendricks	2014–2024	277	97	81	0	1,580.1	3.68	1,259
Bill Hands	1966–1972	276	92	86	9	1,564.0	3.18	900
Terry Adams	1995–1999	276	19	26	37	330.2	4.03	287
Ed Reulbach	1905–1912	271	135	62	9	1,826.0	2.19	790
Clark Griffith	1893–1900	265	152	96	1	2,188.2	3.40	573
Michael Wuertz	2004–2008	265	13	7	1	262.1	3.57	270
Pat Malone	1928–1934	265	115	79	8	1,632.0	3.57	878

What the columns mean: W · L · SV · IP · ERA · K

Regular season, each player’s seasons with the club under every name it has played as. A pitcher who also batted is in both tables. A season split between two clubs is filed as one combined line and counts for neither.