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Cubs 2026 Projected Pitching Performance


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2026 Cubs Projected Pitching

Through games of Monday, 10 August 2026.
All results are from true, unadjusted data.

Explanation of the Table

The Table below shows two lines for each pitcher and for the team as a whole: Actual and Projected. The Actual lines are just what it says: the actual stats for this season to date; the Projected lines want a little explanation.

The projecting has two steps. The first is simple: for each man, we calculate the ratio of his current-season-to-date BFPs (Batters Faced Pitcher, the equivalent of Plate Appearances for batters) to his career BFPs, then multiply all his career stats by that ratio to get what one might call his “raw” career-performance data pro-rated to his current-year number of BFPs. So, as a hypothetical example, a man with 5,000 career BFPs and 250 BFPs this season would have a ratio of 250/5000, or .050; so, if he had yielded, say, 1215 career Hits, his raw projected Hits number for this season would be 1215 x .05, or 61 (if the calculated number is fractional, as with 60.75, we round it off to the nearest whole number).

That much is simple and, we hope, clear. The second adjustment takes a little explaining. It derives from the fact that—for a team or for an individual man—the number of BFPs that will be had for a given number of Outs made (which is to say “innings played”) depends exactly on the on-base percentage: the higher the on-base percentage, the more BFPs the man or team will see in any given number of innings.

To clarify: imagine a staff with a great .250 on-base percentage; that number means that, on average, one man in four that they see at the plate will get on safely. The converse of that is that three men in four will make out. (For simplicity’s sake in this elementary example, we ignore outs made on the bases.) So, in an average inning, the batters, to make the three outs that constitute an inning, will send 4 men to the plate. If we next imagine a staff with an equally absurd .500 on-base percentage, only half the batters it faces make an out: thus, to make the three outs that define an inning, the batters would have—again, on average—to send 6 men to the plate. So (as should be intuitively obvious anyway), for a given number of innings, a higher OBP means more PAs.

The consequence of that is that each man’s “raw”stat projections, which were based on his BFPs for this season, are slightly inaccurate, because his—and the team’s—BFPs would be different (perhaps higher, perhaps lower) from what they are if all the men were performing at their career rates. To correct for that, we calculate each man’s career "outs rate" (all Outs made per plate appearance, which does include outs made behind him on the bases) and multiply it by his percentage of the staff’s total BFPs; we then sum up those outs rates to get a projected team Outs rate, and from that—holding Outs made (which, again, is just innings played) constant—we can reckon the projected team BFP total. We can then adjust each projected stat line by the ratio of expected team BFPs to actual BFPs (which normally yields a number fairly close to, but not equalling,1.0), giving us the true projected stats for each man and for the team.

(For this season for this team’s pitching, the adjustment factor, rounded to three decimal places—the actual calculations use many more decimals— is 1.007)

Incidentally, that last adjustment is the reason that even rookies, whose whole “career” is just the current season, can have “adjusted” lines that differ slightly from their actual data lines, and why the TPP numbers here may differ slightly from those on other pages here.

You can see the overall “win-capability” of the team (its wins projected from these team numbers and the corresponding team batting numbers) at our “Projected Team-Performances” page.

The Table

Pitcher (alphabetical by last name) G PA AB H 2B 3B HR TB BB R OUTS SH SF HBP ROE IBB SB TPP
Javier Assad, actual: 20 306 281 67 7 0 13 113 20 31 229 2 1 2 0 1 2 585
Javier Assad, projected: 20 308 275 67 12 2 10 110 28 29 229 1 1 3 2 0 5 664
Charlie Barnes, actual: 1 17 13 4 1 0 0 5 3 4 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 1402
Charlie Barnes, projected: 1 17 15 5 1 0 1 7 2 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1458
Ty Blach, actual: 1 9 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ty Blach, projected: 1 9 8 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 324
Matthew Boyd, actual: 14 329 301 74 11 1 9 114 23 33 239 0 0 5 1 0 0 593
Matthew Boyd, projected: 14 331 300 76 14 2 12 130 24 42 239 1 2 4 2 0 3 729
Ben Brown, actual: 20 265 242 45 7 1 2 60 19 16 204 0 2 2 3 0 6 351
Ben Brown, projected: 20 267 243 58 10 1 7 91 19 31 204 1 2 2 2 0 5 599
Edward Cabrera, actual: 14 309 275 72 9 0 14 123 29 46 217 1 2 1 1 0 10 816
Edward Cabrera, projected: 14 311 269 61 11 0 11 104 35 37 217 0 1 5 2 0 12 729
Pitcher (alphabetical by last name) G PA AB H 2B 3B HR TB BB R OUTS SH SF HBP ROE IBB SB TPP
Aaron Civale, actual: 5 40 37 10 1 0 1 14 2 3 28 1 0 0 0 0 1 655
Aaron Civale, projected: 5 40 37 9 2 0 1 16 3 5 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 648
Tyler Ferguson, actual: 16 62 57 10 2 0 3 21 2 6 47 0 0 3 0 0 0 523
Tyler Ferguson, projected: 16 62 53 11 2 1 2 18 7 8 47 0 1 1 0 0 1 628
Kevin Gausman, actual: 1 26 25 4 1 0 1 8 1 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 362
Kevin Gausman, projected: 1 26 24 6 1 0 1 10 2 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 648
Hunter Harvey, actual: 4 18 17 5 0 0 2 11 1 3 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 1403
Hunter Harvey, projected: 4 18 16 4 1 0 0 6 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 527
Gavin Hollowell, actual: 14 62 53 11 3 0 2 20 8 5 43 0 0 1 0 0 0 664
Gavin Hollowell, projected: 14 62 53 13 2 0 3 23 8 8 43 0 0 1 0 0 1 879
Clay Holmes, actual: 1 18 15 6 1 0 1 10 2 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1136
Clay Holmes, projected: 1 18 16 4 1 0 0 5 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 648
Pitcher (alphabetical by last name) G PA AB H 2B 3B HR TB BB R OUTS SH SF HBP ROE IBB SB TPP
Cade Horton, actual: 2 26 24 4 0 0 1 7 2 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 309
Cade Horton, projected: 2 26 24 5 1 0 1 8 2 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 405
Shota Imanaga, actual: 23 533 499 116 18 1 25 211 29 54 398 1 1 3 2 0 3 620
Shota Imanaga, projected: 23 537 508 114 18 1 25 209 25 54 398 1 1 2 4 0 2 599
Antoine Kelly, actual: 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antoine Kelly, projected: 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carson Kelly, actual: 1 5 5 2 0 0 2 8 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2895
Carson Kelly, projected: 1 5 5 2 0 0 2 8 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2916
Luke Little, actual: 1 5 5 2 0 0 1 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2237
Luke Little, projected: 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 324
Corbin Martin, actual: 7 25 20 5 0 0 2 11 5 6 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1352
Corbin Martin, projected: 7 25 21 6 1 0 1 12 3 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1041
Pitcher (alphabetical by last name) G PA AB H 2B 3B HR TB BB R OUTS SH SF HBP ROE IBB SB TPP
Riley Martin, actual: 8 31 28 5 0 0 1 8 2 2 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 325
Riley Martin, projected: 8 31 28 5 0 0 1 8 2 2 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 324
Phil Maton, actual: 31 136 111 34 4 2 5 57 16 19 83 1 3 5 0 0 1 1311
Phil Maton, projected: 31 137 119 28 6 1 4 47 13 16 83 1 1 3 1 1 2 826
Hoby Milner, actual: 38 149 133 34 7 0 4 53 9 14 107 2 2 3 0 1 3 648
Hoby Milner, projected: 38 150 135 34 7 0 4 54 10 17 107 1 1 2 1 1 1 644
Jayden Murray, actual: 2 17 15 6 2 0 2 14 2 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 2771
Jayden Murray, projected: 2 17 15 5 1 0 0 7 2 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1053
Daniel Palencia, actual: 19 71 64 17 2 0 2 25 6 5 50 0 1 0 0 1 2 716
Daniel Palencia, projected: 19 71 63 15 2 1 2 23 7 8 50 0 0 1 0 0 1 691
David Peterson, actual: 7 157 143 34 7 0 5 56 13 18 114 0 1 0 1 0 3 639
David Peterson, projected: 7 158 139 36 7 1 4 55 15 19 114 1 1 2 1 0 1 717
Pitcher (alphabetical by last name) G PA AB H 2B 3B HR TB BB R OUTS SH SF HBP ROE IBB SB TPP
Drew Pomeranz, actual: 6 27 23 7 0 0 2 13 4 5 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 1316
Drew Pomeranz, projected: 6 27 24 6 1 0 1 9 3 3 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 783
Colin Rea, actual: 24 527 472 123 21 1 19 203 43 64 365 3 2 7 1 0 5 774
Colin Rea, projected: 24 531 479 122 23 3 19 206 39 65 365 3 4 6 4 1 11 783
Yacksel Ríos, actual: 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yacksel Ríos, projected: 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 486
Ethan Roberts, actual: 23 110 93 22 2 1 3 35 14 14 77 0 0 3 0 0 3 706
Ethan Roberts, projected: 23 111 97 27 4 1 4 45 12 14 77 0 0 2 0 0 1 866
Ryan Rolison, actual: 41 182 160 36 4 0 4 52 20 14 138 1 1 0 1 0 1 467
Ryan Rolison, projected: 41 183 161 44 5 0 7 72 20 24 138 1 1 0 1 0 1 711
Jameson Taillon, actual: 15 326 297 76 10 0 25 161 27 51 228 0 0 2 0 1 8 950
Jameson Taillon, projected: 15 328 304 76 15 1 12 129 19 37 228 1 2 2 2 1 6 713
Pitcher (alphabetical by last name) G PA AB H 2B 3B HR TB BB R OUTS SH SF HBP ROE IBB SB TPP
Caleb Thielbar, actual: 42 154 140 35 5 0 10 70 13 22 107 1 0 0 1 2 3 886
Caleb Thielbar, projected: 42 155 140 32 6 1 4 53 12 16 107 1 2 0 1 1 2 629
Trent Thornton, actual: 34 142 125 26 5 0 4 43 15 14 109 1 0 1 0 2 6 466
Trent Thornton, projected: 34 143 128 33 6 1 5 55 12 18 109 1 1 2 1 0 2 705
Vince Velasquez, actual: 2 11 11 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Vince Velasquez, projected: 2 11 10 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 324
Andrew Wantz, actual: 1 9 8 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 948
Andrew Wantz, projected: 1 9 8 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 324
Jacob Webb, actual: 52 214 195 44 3 0 6 65 17 17 155 0 2 0 2 0 2 584
Jacob Webb, projected: 52 216 191 41 8 1 6 67 21 20 155 1 1 2 2 2 4 611
Jordan Wicks, actual: 4 50 47 18 3 1 1 26 2 12 31 0 0 1 0 0 1 1359
Jordan Wicks, projected: 4 50 46 14 3 0 2 23 4 8 31 1 0 0 0 0 1 1053
Pitcher (alphabetical by last name) G PA AB H 2B 3B HR TB BB R OUTS SH SF HBP ROE IBB SB TPP
Bryse Wilson, actual: 2 38 35 12 0 1 2 20 1 7 23 0 0 2 0 0 0 1450
Bryse Wilson, projected: 2 38 35 10 2 0 2 16 3 5 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 1053
Jake Woodford, actual: 2 14 13 6 0 1 1 11 0 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1920
Jake Woodford, projected: 2 14 13 4 1 0 0 6 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 810
Ryan Zeferjahn, actual: 3 11 10 2 0 0 1 5 0 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 830
Ryan Zeferjahn, projected: 3 11 9 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 324
Cubs, Actual: 119 4440 4009 979 138 10 176 1665 352 507 3191 16 19 43 14 8 64 507
Cubs, Projected: 119 4467 4022 983 175 18 154 1649 363 514 3191 17 22 40 26 7 64 510


Assorted Team Stats:
Stat Actual Projected
Batting Average: 0.244 0.244
Slugging Average: 0.415 0.410
Walks (per PA): 0.079 0.081
SOs (per PA): 0.205 0.221
On-Base Average: 0.311 0.312
Power Factor: 1.701 1.678
OPS: 0.726 0.722
Runs Calculated from Actual Stats: 507
Runs Calculated from Projected Stats: 510
Actual Runs Scored: 507

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