The following lists the results of every season of the Chicago Cubs baseball club of Major League Baseball beginning in 1870 and continuing to 1876 as a charter member of the National League (NL). The White Stockings changed their name in 1890 to the Chicago Colts and again in 1898 to the Chicago Orphans until finally settling in 1903 with the name of the Chicago Cubs.

While the organization Major League Baseball recognizes only seasons in select leagues from 1876 to the present as major league, many baseball historians consider major league baseball to have started earlier. Some include seasons from the National Association, and others include its predecessor organization, the National Association of Base Ball Players.

The Chicago Cubs have completed 153 seasons of baseball. Within this time, the Cubs have won 17 National League pennants, 3 World Series championships, 3 pre-World Series Championships, and tied for 2 pre-World Series Championships. By virtue of their pennants and playoff championships, the Cubs can claim to be the best team in baseball in eight different seasons. However, they also lay claim to the longest championship drought in North American sports history: 108 seasons from their second World Series title in 1908 to their third in 2016.

The Cubs have been members of three organized leagues, beginning with the amateur National Association of Base Ball Players in 1870, followed by three seasons in the professional National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, and the National League since 1876.

Year by year

Key to colors World Series championsNational League champions^Division champions¤Wild Card berth (1995–present)

Key to abbreviations NA – National Association of Professional Base Ball Players NABBP – National Association of Base Ball Players NL – National League NLWC – National League Wild Card Game/Series NLDS – National League Division Series NLCS – National League Championship Series

Key to awards MVP – Most Valuable Player Award CYA – Cy Young Award ROY – Rookie of the Year Award MOY – Manager of the Year Award CB POY – Comeback Player of the Year Award WS MVP – World Series Most Valuable Player Award

+ Chicago Cubs regular season record by seasonMLBseasonTeamseasonLeagueDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsFinishChicago White Stockings18701870NABBP * 1st227 .759—18711871NA 2nd199 .679218741874NA 5th2831.47518.518751875NA 6th3037.4483518761876NL * 1st5214 .788—1877 1877 NL 5th 26 33 .441 15½1878 1878 NL 4th 30 30 .500 111879 1879 NL 4th 46 33 .582 10½1880 1880NL *1st 67 17 .798 —1881 1881NL * 1st 56 28 .667 —1882 1882NL * 1st 55 29 .655 —1883 1883 NL 2nd 59 39 .602 41884 1884 NL 5th 62 50 .554 221885 1885NL * 1st 87 25 .777 —Tied World Series (Browns) 3–3–1 *1886 1886NL * 1st 90 34 .726 —Lost World Series (Browns) 4–2 *1887 1887 NL 3rd 71 50 .587 6½1888 1888 NL 2nd 77 58 .570 91889 1889 NL 3rd 67 65 .508 19Chicago Colts1890 1890 NL 2nd 84 53 .613 61891 1891 NL 2nd 82 53 .607 3½1892 1892 NL 7th 70 76 .479 301893 1893 NL 9th 56 71 .441 291894 1894 NL 8th 57 75 .432 341895 1895 NL 4th 72 58 .554 151896 1896 NL 5th 71 57 .555 18½1897 1897 NL 9th 59 73 .447 34Chicago Orphans1898 1898 NL 4th 85 65 .567 17½1899 1899 NL 8th 75 73 .507 261900 1900 NL 6th 65 75 .464 19 1901 NL 6th 53 86 .381 37 1902 NL 5th 68 69 .496 34Chicago Cubs 1903 NL 3rd 82 56 .594 8 1904 NL 2nd 93 60 .608 13 1905 NL 3rd 92 61 .601 13 1906NL * 1st 116 36 .763 —Lost World Series (White Sox) 4–2 * †1907NL * 1st 107 45 .704 —Won World Series (Tigers) 4–0 † †1908NL * 1st 99 55 .643 —Won World Series (Tigers) 4–1 † 1909 NL 2nd 104 49 .680 6½ 1910NL * 1st 104 50 .675 —Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–1 * 1911 NL 2nd 92 62 .597 7½Frank Schulte (MVP) 1912 NL 3rd 91 59 .607 11½ 1913 NL 3rd 88 65 .575 13½ 1914 NL 4th 78 76 .506 16½ 1915 NL 4th 73 80 .477 17½ 1916 NL 5th 67 86 .438 26½ 1917 NL 5th 74 80 .481 24 1918NL *1st 84 45 .651 —Lost World Series (Red Sox) 4–2 * 1919 NL 3rd 75 65 .536 21 1920 NL 5th 75 79 .487 18 1921 NL 7th 64 89 .418 30 1922 NL 5th 80 74 .519 131923 NL 4th 83 71 .539 12½ 1924 NL 5th 81 72 .529 121925 NL 8th 68 86 .442 27½ 1926 NL 4th 82 72 .532 7 1927 NL 4th 85 68 .556 8½ 1928 NL 3rd 91 63 .591 4 1929NL *1st 98 54 .645 —Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–1 *Rogers Hornsby (MVP) 1930 NL 2nd 90 64 .584 2 1931 NL 3rd 84 70 .545 17 1932NL * 1st 90 64 .584 —Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–0 * 1933 NL 3rd 86 68 .558 6 1934 NL 3rd 86 65 .570 8 1935NL * 1st 100 54 .649 —Lost World Series (Tigers) 4–2 *Gabby Hartnett (MVP) 1936 NL 2nd 87 67 .565 5 1937 NL 2nd 93 61 .604 3 1938NL * 1st 89 63 .586 —Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–0 * 1939 NL 4th 84 70 .545 13 1940 NL 5th 75 79 .487 25 1941 NL 6th 70 84 .455 30 1942 NL 6th 68 86 .442 38 1943 NL 5th 74 79 .484 30½ 1944 NL 4th 75 79 .487 30 1945NL * 1st 98 56 .636 —Lost World Series (Tigers) 4–3 *Phil Cavarretta (MVP) 1946 NL 3rd 82 71 .536 14½ 1947 NL 6th 69 85 .448 25 1948 NL 8th 64 90 .416 27½ 1949 NL 8th 61 93 .396 36 1950 NL 7th 64 89 .418 26½ 1951 NL 8th 62 92 .403 34½ 1952 NL 5th 77 77 .500 19½Hank Sauer (MVP) 1953 NL 7th 65 89 .422 40 1954 NL 7th 64 90 .416 33 1955 NL 6th 72 81 .471 26 1956 NL 8th 60 94 .390 33 1957 NL 7th 62 92 .403 33 1958 NL 5th 72 82 .468 20Ernie Banks (MVP) 1959 NL 5th 74 80 .481 13Ernie Banks (MVP) 1960 NL 7th 60 94 .390 35 1961 NL 7th 64 90 .416 29Billy Williams (ROY) 1962 NL 9th 59 103 .364 42½Ken Hubbs (ROY) 1963 NL 7th 82 80 .506 17 1964 NL 8th 76 86 .469 17 1965 NL 8th 72 90 .444 25 1966 NL 10th 59 103 .364 36 1967 NL 3rd 87 74 .540 14 1968 NL 3rd 84 78 .519 13 1969 NL East 2nd 92 70 .568 8 1970 NL East 2nd 84 78 .519 5 1971 NL East 3rd 83 79 .512 14Fergie Jenkins (CYA) 1972 NL East 2nd 85 70 .548 11 1973 NL East 5th 77 84 .478 5 1974 NL East 6th 66 96 .407 22 1975 NL East 5th 75 87 .463 17½ 1976 NL East 4th 75 87 .463 26 1977 NL East 4th 81 81 .500 20 1978 NL East 3rd 79 83 .488 11 1979 NL East 5th 80 82 .494 18Bruce Sutter (CYA) 1980 NL East 6th 64 98 .395 27 1981 NL East 6th 15 37 .288 17½5th2328.4516 1982 NL East 5th 73 89 .451 19 1983 NL East 5th 71 91 .438 19 1984 NLEast ^1st 96 65 .596 —Lost NLCS (Padres) 3–2Ryne Sandberg (MVP)Rick Sutcliffe (CYA)Jim Frey (MOY) 1985 NL East 4th 77 84 .478 23½ 1986 NL East 5th 70 90 .438 37 1987 NL East 6th 76 85 .472 18½Andre Dawson (MVP) 1988 NL East 4th 77 85 .475 24 1989 NLEast ^ 1st 93 69 .574 —Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–1Jerome Walton (ROY)Don Zimmer (MOY) 1990 NL East 4th 77 85 .475 18 1991 NL East 4th 77 83 .481 20 1992 NL East 4th 78 84 .481 18Greg Maddux (CYA) 1993 NL East 4th 84 78 .519 13 1994 NL Central 5th 49 64 .434 16½Playoffs cancelled 1995 NL Central 3rd 73 71 .507 12 1996 NL Central 4th 76 86 .469 12 1997 NL Central 5th 68 94 .420 16 1998 NL Central2nd ¤ 90 73 .552 12½Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–0Sammy Sosa (MVP)Kerry Wood (ROY) 1999 NL Central 6th 67 95 .414 30 2000 NL Central 6th 65 97 .401 30 2001 NL Central 3rd 88 74 .543 5 2002 NL Central 5th 67 95 .414 30 2003 NLCentral ^ 1st 88 74 .543 — Won NLDS (Braves) 3–2Lost NLCS (Marlins) 4–3 2004 NL Central 3rd 89 73 .549 16 2005 NL Central 4th 79 83 .488 21 2006 NL Central 6th 66 96 .407 17½ 2007 NLCentral ^ 1st 85 77 .525 — Lost NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–0 2008 NLCentral ^ 1st 97 64 .602 — Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0 Geovany Soto (ROY)Lou Piniella (MOY) 2009 NL Central 2nd 83 78 .516 8½ 2010 NL Central 5th 75 87 .463 16 2011 NL Central 5th 71 91 .438 25 2012 NL Central 5th 61 101 .377 36 2013 NL Central 5th 66 96 .407 31 2014 NL Central 5th 73 89 .451 17 2015 NL Central3rd ¤ 97 65 .599 3 Won NLWC (Pirates)Won NLDS (Cardinals) 3–1 Lost NLCS (Mets) 4–0 Jake Arrieta (CYA)Kris Bryant (ROY)Joe Maddon (MOY) † 2016NL *Central ^1st 103 58 .640 —Won NLDS (Giants) 3–1 Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2 Won World Series (Indians) 4–3 †Kris Bryant (MVP)Ben Zobrist (WS MVP) 2017 NLCentral ^ 1st 92 70 .568 — Won NLDS (Nationals) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–1 2018 NL Central2nd ¤ 95 68 .583 1 Lost NLWC (Rockies) 2019 NL Central 3rd 84 78 .519 7 2020 NLCentral ^ 1st 34 26 .567 — Lost NLWC (Marlins) 2–0 2021 NL Central 4th 71 91 .438 24 2022 NL Central 3rd 74 88 .457 19 2023 NL Central 2nd 83 79 .512 9 2024 NL Central 3rd 83 79 .512 10 2025 NL Central2nd ¤ 92 70 .568 5 Won NLWC (Padres) 2–1Lost NLDS (Brewers) 3–2 2026 NL Central2nd ¤ 89 73 .549 14 Lost NLWC (Padres) 2–0

Record by decade The following table describes the Cubs' MLB win–loss record by decade.

Decade Wins Losses Pct 1870s 253 194 .566 1880s 691 395 .636 1890s 711 654 .521 1900s 879 592 .598 1910s 826 668 .553 1920s 807 728 .526 1930s 889 646 .579 1940s 736 802 .479 1950s 672 866 .437 1960s 735 868 .459 1970s 785 827 .487 1980s 735 821 .472 1990s 739 813 .476 2000s 807 811 .499 2010s 817 803 .504 2020s 437 433 .502All-time 1141910837

Postseason record by year The Cubs have reached the postseason twenty-three times in their history, with the first being in 1906 and the most recent being in 2026. +YearFinishRoundOpponentResult National League Champions World Series Chicago White Sox 2 4 World Series Champions World Series Detroit Tigers 4 0 World Series Champions World Series Detroit Tigers 4 1 National League Champions World Series Philadelphia Athletics 1 4 National League Champions World Series Boston Red Sox 2 4 National League Champions World Series Philadelphia Athletics 1 4 National League Champions World Series New York Yankees 0 4 National League Champions World Series Detroit Tigers 2 4 National League Champions World Series New York Yankees 0 4 National League Champions World Series Detroit Tigers 3 4 National League East Champions NLCS San Diego Padres 2 3 National League East Champions NLCS San Francisco Giants 1 4 National League Wild Card NLDS Atlanta Braves 0 3 National League Central Champions NLDS Atlanta Braves 3 2 NLCS Florida Marlins 3 4 National League Central Champions NLDS Arizona Diamondbacks 0 3 National League Central Champions NLDS Los Angeles Dodgers 0 3 National League Wild Card NLWC Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 NLDS St Louis Cardinals 3 1 NLCS New York Mets 0 4 World Series Champions NLDS San Francisco Giants 3 1 NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers 4 2 World Series Cleveland Indians 4 3 National League Central Champions NLDS Washington Nationals 3 2 NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers 1 4 National League Wild Card NLWC Colorado Rockies 0 1 National League Central Champions NLWC Miami Marlins 0 2 National League Wild Card NLWC San Diego Padres 2 1 NLDS Milwaukee Brewers 2 3 National League Wild Card NLWC San Diego Padres 0 223 Totals 10-20 51 81

All-time records

As of October 1, 2026 Totals Wins Losses Ties All-time regular season record 11,508 10,910 157 All-time postseason record 51 81 —   Wild Card Game/Series 3 6 —   National League Division Series 14 18 —   National League Championship Series 11 21 —   World Series 23 36 — All-time regular and postseason record 11,559 10,991 157

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