Chicago Cubs

Every MLB player the encyclopedia attributes to the Chicago Cubsfrom profile season records, grouped by position, first season to last. Coverage follows the encyclopedia’s per-era source depth.

Every position room Chicago Cubs has passed down, steadiest first. The DH room is their most stable — 3 holders across 49 years, a new one every 16.3 on average.

1. DH3 holders · 2 handoffs · 1973–2021 · one every 16.3y
   Andre Thornton1973–1976→Kyle Schwarber2015–2020→Kris Bryant2015–2021
2. 3B18 holders · 17 handoffs · 1880–2024 · one every 8.1y
   Tom Burns1880–1891→Barry McCormick1896–1901→James Casey1903–1905→Harry Steinfeldt1906–1910→Heinie Zimmerman1907–1916→Charlie Deal1916–1921→Bernie Friberg1919–1925→Stan Hack1932–1947→Bill Serena1949–1954→Randy Jackson1950–1959→Ron Santo1960–1973→Bill Madlock1974–1976→Steve Ontiveros1977–1980→Ron Cey1983–1986→Aramis Ramirez2003–2011→Mark DeRosa2007–2008→Jeimer Candelario2016–2023→Patrick Wisdom2020–2024
3. 1B21 holders · 20 handoffs · 1876–2026 · one every 7.2y
   Cap Anson1876–1897→Bill Everitt1895–1900→Frank Chance1898–1912→Vic Saier1911–1917→Fred Merkle1917–1920→Ray Grimes Sr.1921–1924→Charlie Grimm1925–1936→Phil Cavarretta1934–1953→Eddie Waitkus1941–1948→Dee Fondy1951–1957→Ernie Banks1953–1971→Dale Long1957–1959→Larry Biittner1976–1980→Bill Buckner1977–1984→Dave Kingman1978–1980→Leon Durham1981–1988→Mark Grace1988–2000→Derrek Lee2004–2010→Anthony Rizzo2012–2021→Willson Contreras2016–2022→Michael Busch2024–2026
4. 2B20 holders · 19 handoffs · 1883–2026 · one every 7.2y
   Fred Pfeffer1883–1897→Johnny Evers1902–1913→Bill Sweeney1907–1914→George Grantham1922–1924→Sparky Adams1922–1927→Rogers Hornsby1929–1932→Billy Herman1931–1941→Lonny Frey1937–1947→Don Johnson1943–1948→Eddie Miksis1951–1956→Gene Baker1953–1957→Tony Taylor1958–1960→Paul Popovich1964–1973→Glenn Beckert1965–1973→Manny Trillo1975–1988→Ryne Sandberg1982–1997→Eric Young Sr.2000–2001→Darwin Barney2010–2014→Ben Zobrist2016–2019→Nico Hoerner2019–2026
5. C19 holders · 18 handoffs · 1879–2015 · one every 7.2y
   Silver Flint1879–1889→Johnny Kling1900–1911→Roger Bresnahan1900–1915→Jimmy Archer1909–1917→Bob O'Farrell1915–1934→Gabby Hartnett1922–1940→Ken O'Dea1935–1938→Clyde McCullough1940–1956→Bob Scheffing1941–1950→Sammy Taylor1958–1962→Randy Hundley1966–1977→George Mitterwald1974–1977→Jody Davis1981–1988→Joe Girardi1989–2002→Rick Wilkins1991–1995→Scott Servais1995–1998→Michael Barrett2004–2007→Geovany Soto2005–2012→Welington Castillo2010–2015
6. SS23 holders · 22 handoffs · 1876–2026 · one every 6.6y
   John Peters1876–1879→Bill Dahlen1891–1898→Joe Tinker1902–1916→Charlie Hollocher1918–1924→Zeb Terry1920–1922→Woody English1927–1936→Billy Jurges1931–1947→Lennie Merullo1941–1947→Roy Smalley Jr.1948–1953→Andre Rodgers1961–1964→Don Kessinger1964–1975→Ivan De Jesus Sr.1977–1981→Larry Bowa1982–1985→Shawon Dunston1985–1997→Rey Sanchez1991–1997→José Hernández1994–2003→Ricky Gutierrez2000–2001→Alex Gonzalez2002–2004→Ryan Theriot2005–2010→Starlin Castro2010–2015→Javier Báez2014–2021→Addison Russell2015–2019→Dansby Swanson2023–2026