All-time Chicago Cubs bracket

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Seeds

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1
Ernie Banks1953–1971
2
Ryne Sandberg1981–1997
3
Greg Maddux1986–2008
4
Ferguson Jenkins1965–1983
5
Gabby Hartnett1922–1940
6
Bruce Sutter1976–1988
7
Rogers Hornsby1915–1937
8
Lee Smith1980–1997
9
Andre Dawson1973–1996
10
Billy Williams1959–1976
11
Willie Hernández1977–1989
12
Sammy Sosa1989–2007
13
Cap Anson1876–1897
14
Billy Herman1931–1941
15
Grover Cleveland Alexander1911–1930
16
King Kelly1878–1893
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Dizzy Dean1930–1947
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Frank Chance1898–1914
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Kris Bryant2015–2025
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Dennis Eckersley1975–1998
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Joe Tinker1902–1916
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Javier Báez2014–2026
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Jason Heyward2010–2025
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Jake Arrieta2010–2021
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Anthony Rizzo2011–2024
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Hank Sauer1941–1959
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Lou Brock1961–1964
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Chuck Klein1928–1944
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Jon Lester2006–2021
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Alfonso Soriano1999–2014
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Manny Trillo1973–1989
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Ron Santo
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Kyle Schwarber2015–2026
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Jimmie Foxx1925–1945
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Derrek Lee1997–2011
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Hoyt Wilhelm
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Tony Lazzeri
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Starlin Castro2010–2021
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Willson Contreras2016–2026
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Kiki Cuyler
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Albert Spalding1876–1878
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Aramis Ramírez1998–2015
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Carlos Zambrano2001–2012
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Glenn Beckert1965–1975
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Bill Buckner1969–1990
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Jeff Samardzija2008–2020
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Joe Girardi1989–2003
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Mark Grace1988–2003
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Johnny Evers
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John Clarkson
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George Kelly
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Hack Wilson
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Joe McCarthy
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Roger Bresnahan
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Freddie Lindstrom
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Rick Reuschel1972–1991
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Ben Zobrist2006–2019
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Rabbit Maranville
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Fred McGriff1986–2004
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Cody Bellinger2017–2026
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Ryan Dempster1998–2013
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Doug Jones1982–2000
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Don Kessinger1964–1979
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Ian Happ2017–2026
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Ralph Kiner1946–1955
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Geovany Soto2005–2017
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Kerry Wood1998–2012
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Leon Durham1980–1989
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Carlos Mármol2006–2016
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Rick Monday1966–1984
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Ken Holtzman1965–1978
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Matt Keough1977–1983
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Phil Cavarretta
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Richie Ashburn1948–1962
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Jody Davis1981–1990
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Ron Cey1971–1987
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Ted Lilly1996–2013
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Addison Russell2015–2019
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Rick Sutcliffe

Top all-time Chicago Cubs — November 2026

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About this bracket

A knockout bracket: pick the winner of every matchup, round by round, until one is left.

308 players who played for the Cubs, greatest for the team first; search for anyone else.

Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time Chicago Cubs for November 2026.

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