1997 Chicago Cubs
68 - 94
1996 / 1998 (Organization)
5th place in the NL Central (16 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		42 - 39 (.519)
26 - 55 (.321)		 -1.4 wins
-11.6 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 687 / 771 ( -84 )
Allowed/Expected: 759 / 764 ( +5 )
Pyth Record: 73 - 89 (-5)
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Wrigley Field
Attendance: 2,190,308 Avg Att: 27,041 (0.96)
Att Rank: 6 / 14 Lg Avg: 28,118
       
Park Factor: 1.04    
HR Factor: 1.10 R/L HR: 1.18 / 0.98
Notes:


Defensive Regression Analysis

Filters
Positions
    Multi-Year   1-Year
#
G
Inn
 
Arm
A2
PB
 
Arm
GO2
CS
A2
PB
1 Sammy Sosa
RF
161
1,417.0
 
8.3
5.8
5.2
3.1
 
5.2
2.9
2.3
2 Mark Grace
1B
148
1,291.0
 
8.7
6.7
8.7
 
15.0
15.0
3 Ryne Sandberg
2B
126
991.7
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
 
-9.4
-9.4
4 Scott Servais
C
118
966.0
 
4.4
4.5
1.9
2.5
 
7.8
1.7
1.3
3.0
4.7
5 Brian McRae
CF
107
913.3
 
-9.8
-10.8
-8.4
-1.4
 
-4.7
-3.5
-1.2
6 Kevin Orie
3B
112
901.3
 
7.3
8.1
7.3
 
15.2
15.2
7 Shawon Dunston
SS
108
829.7
 
-10.0
-12.1
-10.0
 
-13.8
-13.8
8 Doug Glanville
LF
120
803.3
 
5.5
6.8
3.3
2.2
 
6.2
3.2
3.0
9 Tyler Houston
C
41
321.3
 
-6.0
-18.8
-3.7
-2.3
 
-8.4
-0.6
-3.8
-4.4
-4.0
10 Lance Johnson
CF
39
281.3
 
-0.1
-0.3
-0.2
0.1
 
-0.1
0.8
-0.9
11 Rey Sanchez
SS
63
279.0
 
4.1
14.6
4.1
 
-0.8
-0.8
12 Dave Hansen
3B
51
269.0
 
-1.5
-5.6
-1.5
 
-3.6
-3.6
13 Rey Sanchez
2B
32
230.7
 
2.5
10.7
2.5
 
-0.6
-0.6
14 Manny Alexander
SS
28
226.3
 
2.1
9.2
2.1
 
5.6
5.6
15 Doug Glanville
CF
30
218.3
 
-0.3
-1.5
-0.6
0.2
 
0.4
0.5
-0.1
16 Brant Brown
LF
27
195.7
 
-0.4
-2.2
-0.4
-0.0
 
0.2
-0.7
0.9
17 Jose Hernandez
3B
47
182.3
 
0.2
1.0
0.2
 
-3.6
-3.6
18 Brooks Kieschnick
LF
26
167.0
 
-0.6
-3.3
-0.5
-0.1
 
-0.7
-0.5
-0.1
19 Dave Clark
LF
24
160.0
 
1.2
7.3
1.4
-0.2
 
2.4
1.9
0.5
20 Mike Hubbard
C
20
141.7
 
-1.2
-8.8
-1.4
0.1
 
-1.5
0.3
-1.0
-0.8
-0.7
21 Jose Hernandez
2B
20
115.3
 
-0.2
-2.1
-0.2
 
-3.0
-3.0
22 Brant Brown
1B
12
89.0
 
-0.5
-5.4
-0.5
 
-2.1
-2.1
23 Jose Hernandez
SS
21
83.3
 
0.0
0.6
0.0
 
2.7
2.7
24 Tyler Houston
3B
12
75.0
 
-0.2
-2.9
-0.2
 
1.4
1.4
25 Miguel Cairo
2B
9
54.3
 
0.6
11.8
0.6
 
-1.2
-1.2
26 Shawon Dunston
LF
7
41.0
 
0.3
6.9
0.4
-0.1
 
3.5
3.7
-0.2
27 Manny Alexander
2B
4
34.0
 
-0.3
-8.8
-0.3
 
-1.5
-1.5
28 Dave Hansen
1B
4
29.0
 
-0.1
-2.7
-0.1
 
-1.5
-1.5
29 Terrell Lowery
LF
5
26.0
 
-0.0
-1.5
-0.0
-0.0
 
0.6
0.1
0.5
30 Robin Jennings
LF
4
18.0
 
-0.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.0
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
31 Jose Hernandez
LF
6
18.0
 
0.0
0.6
0.0
-0.0
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
32 Robin Jennings
CF
2
12.0
 
-0.1
-6.5
-0.1
-0.0
 
-1.1
-1.1
-0.0
33 Tyler Houston
1B
2
10.0
 
-0.0
-4.0
-0.0
 
0.5
0.5
34 Brooks Kieschnick
RF
1
8.0
 
0.0
2.8
0.0
-0.0
 
0.6
0.6
-0.0
35 Jose Hernandez
1B
1
8.0
 
-0.0
-1.2
-0.0
 
-0.6
-0.6
36 Miguel Cairo
SS
2
5.7
 
0.0
4.6
0.0
 
0.5
0.5
37 Kevin Orie
SS
3
4.0
 
-0.0
-1.1
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
38 Terrell Lowery
CF
2
4.0
 
-0.0
-10.7
-0.1
0.0
 
0.6
-0.0
0.6
39 Doug Glanville
RF
1
3.0
 
0.0
0.4
0.0
-0.0
 
0.6
0.7
-0.0
40 Dave Hansen
2B
1
2.0
 
-0.0
-4.5
-0.0
 
-0.3
-0.3
41 Scott Servais
1B
1
2.0
 
0.0
2.0
0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
42 Dave Clark
RF
1
1.0
 
-0.0
-5.0
-0.0
0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
43 Tyler Houston
SS
1
1.0
 
-0.0
-2.5
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
44 Tyler Houston
2B
1
1.0
 
0.0
12.7
0.0
 
0.4
0.4
45 Rey Sanchez
3B
1
1.0
 
0.0
13.0
0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
46 Mike Hubbard
3B
1
0.3
 
-0.0
-0.9
-0.0
 
-0.0
-0.0
  21        
13.4
1.2
12.6
3.8
-3.2
0.3
  
10.2
7.3
5.0
1.4
-3.6
-2.1
-0.0
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