Chicago Cubs
6 roto titles · 126 seasons (1901–2026)
The Chicago Cubs have taken six Roto Champ titles across 126 seasons. Five of them arrived between 1906 and 1945, and then nothing at all for 70 seasons, which makes the recent title the start of a second era rather than a continuation. Their average finish is 11.3 all time, against 12.6 over the last ten seasons, essentially unchanged from its historical level.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Heinie Zimmerman in 1912, worth a 22.5 z-score. Hack Wilson is the franchise’s most persistent roto presence, owning 5 of its 50 best seasons. Read the All-Franchise Team below knowing its slots are strict: Charlie Grimm, Anthony Rizzo and Harry Steinfeldt all out-rate somebody who made it, and missed only because their position ran out of room.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Chicago Cubs placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s qualifying roster (9 hitters by PA, 5 starters, a closer).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2025 | 3rd of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 12th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 10th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 20th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2021 | 22nd of 30 | View roster → |
| 2020 | 9th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2019 | 17th of 30 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Chicago Cubs’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams by z-score, a full roto roster: a player at each spot, five starters, a closer.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- 1BCharlie Grimmposition full21 seasons91.6
- 1BAnthony Rizzoposition full8 seasons83.7
- 3BHarry Steinfeldtposition full10 seasons82.0
- 3BAramis Ramirezposition full8 seasons79.7
- 1BMark Graceposition full9 seasons78.6
- 1BPhil Cavarrettaposition full16 seasons74.6
- SPEd Reulbachposition full8 seasons43.0
- SPBob Rushposition full10 seasons40.8
- SPJake Arrietaposition full6 seasons40.8
- SPRyan Dempsterposition full9 seasons39.9
Closest to making it, by z-score. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time (hitters and pitchers, each scored vs their own pool).
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHC1912 | 22.5 | |
95R14HR99RBI23SB.372AVG | |||
| 2 | CHC1943 | 22.0 | |
95R29HR128RBI4SB.309AVG | |||
| 3 | CHC1909 | 21.6 | |
27W172K7SV1.31ERA0.87WHIP | |||
| 4 | CHC1930 | 21.3 | |
146R56HR191RBI3SB.356AVG | |||
| 5 | CHC1930 | 21.2 | |
155R13HR134RBI37SB.355AVG | |||
| 6 | CHC1920 | 20.9 | |
27W173K5SV1.91ERA1.11WHIP | |||
| 7 | CHC1998 | 20.9 | |
134R66HR158RBI18SB.308AVG | |||
| 8 | CHC1911 | 20.5 | |
105R21HR107RBI23SB.300AVG | |||
| 9 | CHC1944 | 20.4 | |
116R33HR122RBI3SB.287AVG | |||
| 10 | CHC2005 | 20.4 | |
120R46HR107RBI15SB.335AVG | |||
| 11 | CHC2015 | 20.3 | |
22W236K0SV1.77ERA0.86WHIP | |||
| 12 | CHC1929 | 20.1 | |
156R39HR149RBI2SB.380AVG | |||