DATABALL

Chicago Cubs

MLBUnited StatesWrigley FieldFounded 18703rd in MLB3 titlesLast 2016In the mix

Rankings Across Categories

raw value · rank · percentile · grade
Performance
Q rating
8.5
4th LgB
ELO Performance
1616
5th LgB
Title odds
6.0%
6th LgB-
Attention
Social reach
117.0M
7th LgB-
Star power
2.5M
9th LgC+
Attention Share
3.6%
8th LgC+
Social momentum
55.0%
6th LgB-
Business
Payroll
$242M
8th LgC+
Revenue
$520M
4th LgB
Franchise value
$3.8B
4th LgB

Ranked within 30 in MLB · 2.2K across all sports

Team Performance

standings, percentile-graded within the league
Record & form
Rank %
86.7%B+
Win%
56.9%B
Wins
74B
Losses
56
Last 16
12-4
Efficiency
Point Diff
0.8B
Off
0.7A
Def
0.1C
#67in economics, globalof 2,461#4in MLB economicsof 30

Lineup on court

derived starting five · tap a player
Rotation

Derived from roster Q & position — not an official depth chart.

Front office & coaching
Craig Counsell
Coach · 286.7K views
T
Thomas S. Ricketts
Owner · 87.3K views
Jed Hoyer
President · 45.0K views
Franchise legends
Greg Maddux
P · 360.4K views
Ryne Sandberg
2B · 221.0K views
Theo Epstein
Exec · 208.0K views
Carlos Pena
Batter · 146.0K views
Ben Zobrist
Batter · 133.1K views

Roster Stats Breakdown

114 tracked · active roster by Q score
DepthBioModelBoxAdvancedAttentionMoney
#PlayerRolePosAgeQMVP RkViews Rk LgPAHRAVGOBPSLGwRC+wOBAK%Wiki / yrSocial / yrMomentumY/YWk ×ValueSalaryEndorse
1
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCrow-Armstrong
StartBatter24.39.94235389827950.3910.4970.598155.2990.4992714669.8K36.8M62%-1%2.3×$22.1M$19.7M$2.5M
2
Seiya SuzukiSuzuki
StartBatter31.99.1381514534120810.3810.4880.586131.8850.48625.223131.3K7.2M73%9%0.5×$6.4M$5.7M$638.2K
3
alex-bregman-baseballalex-bregman-baseball
Start3B329795429916590.3600.3760.453105.2390.34015.976
4
Cody BellingerBellinger
StartBatter31989224343011230.3640.3780.458119.4680.35816.175538.6K29.6M39%-15%0.3×$26.4M$23.7M$2.6M
5
kevin-gausman-baseballkevin-gausman-baseball
StartP358.79816590.3570.3340.445
6
Dansby SwansonSwanson
StartBatter32.58.5123714524018700.2130.3250.44990.9130.3152332235.0K12.9M73%10%0.5×$12.5M$11.2M$1.3M
7
Ian HappHapp
StartBatter328.21141834987020810.2150.3570.457108.1450.34630.96121.7K6.7M70%5%1.2×$5.6M$5.0M$586.9K
8
Kyle TuckerTucker
StartBatter29.58.2262264674911230.2370.3660.431102.4320.33618.463632.9K34.8M91%96%0.5×$24.6M$22.0M$2.6M
9
Isaac ParedesParedes
StartBatter27.48.2902764886715500.3570.3760.455119.6690.36114.18571.9K4.0M8%-44%0.5×$3.9M$3.5M$385.9K
10
Shota ImanagaImanaga
RotationP32.97.815221628960.2330.390.467107.6K5.9M38%-16%0.8×$4.7M$4.3M$475.9K
11
Michael BuschBusch
RotationBatter28.77.61622895419914430.2460.4820.435111.8500.35022.23678.4K59%-2%1.5×$3.7M$3.3M$396.0K
12
Michael ConfortoConforto
RotationBatter33.47.426912920990.20.30.529.2147.9K8.1M32%-20%0.4×$6.7M$6.1M$684.9K
13
Nico HoernerHoerner
RotationBatter29.27.424118452592780.3660.3520.42193.7160.3188.898127.8K7.0M86%54%0.6×$5.6M$5.1M$581.4K
14
Matthew BoydBoyd
RotationP35.56.825034990.20.30.477.8K10%-39%1.6×$2.5M$2.1M$363.5K
15
clay-holmes-baseballclay-holmes-baseball
ReserveP336.628040.20.30.3

Upcoming games

next on the schedule · rated by projected draw
Sep 8@Milwaukee Brewers7.0
Sep 9@Milwaukee Brewers7.0
Sep 11vsPittsburgh Pirates6.0
Sep 12vsPittsburgh Pirates6.0
Sep 13vsPittsburgh Pirates6.0
Sep 14vsAtlanta Braves7.1

Attention KPIs

reach, audience, search and heat — last 12 months
Reach & audience
Social media views
59.8M
all platforms · year
#4
15.0M
Social followers
all platforms
#4
4.1M
Avid fans
10.3M casual
#4
510.0K
Avg TV / game
audience
#4
32.9K
Avg attendance
per game
Search & share
Wiki searches (year)
664.4K
Wikipedia
Attention share · league
2.9%
of league attention
Momentum & heat
Momentum
55%
percentile
Year over year
-2.6%
vs last year
Week heat rank
#202
spike vs expected
Month heat rank
#285
spike vs expected
Year heat rank
#1,042
spike vs expected

Business KPIs

revenue, value, audience, and fan base
Broadcast $218.4M
Commercial $145.6M
Matchday $156.0M
Revenue & value
#4
$520.0M
Revenue
annual
#4
$46.4M
Operating profit
annual
#4
$3.8B
Franchise value
estimated
Costs & attention capital
#8
$241.8M
Payroll
annual
3.6M
AUM
roster pageviews / yr

rank = within MLB (30 clubs)

Cap utilization$242M committed · $1M over the cap
CBT
$241M
2nd tier
$261M
3rd tier
$281M
Surcharge
$301M
Range $241M$301M · thresholds are approximate MLB 2025-26 figures
Attention per $M revenue
1.3K

Chicago Cubs draws 1.3K views for every million dollars of revenue — outsized attention on a modest budget is the number a sponsor cares about, and nobody else publishes it.

Talent vs attention

every league player · this club's roster shown as headshots
1.0K10.0K100.0K1.0M0255075100talent percentile →wiki searches (stabilized / yr) →

Attention over time

weekly Wikipedia views
This year · 52 weeks
Since founding · monthly

Championship odds

live market win probabilities · this club highlighted
6.0% to win the title
6th of 30 in the market