2006 Chicago Cubs season
The 2006 Chicago Cubs season was the 135th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 131st in the National League and the 91st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished with a record of 66–96 in last place of the National League Central. Chicago was managed by Dusty Baker.
Offseason
- December 7, 2005: Juan Pierre was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco, and Renyel Pinto.
- January 10, 2006: Jacque Jones was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- June 6, 2006: Jeff Samardzija was drafted by the Cubs in the 5th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| CF | Juan Pierre | 162 | 699 | 204 | .292 | 3 | 40 |
| 3B | Aramis Ramírez | 157 | 593 | 173 | .291 | 38 | 119 |
| SS | Ronny Cedeño | 151 | 534 | 131 | .245 | 6 | 41 |
| RF | Jacque Jones | 149 | 533 | 152 | .285 | 27 | 81 |
| LF | Matt Murton | 144 | 455 | 135 | .297 | 13 | 62 |
| C | Michael Barrett | 107 | 375 | 115 | .307 | 16 | 53 |
| 2B | Todd Walker | 94 | 318 | 88 | .277 | 6 | 40 |
| 1B | Derrek Lee | 50 | 175 | 50 | .286 | 8 | 30 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Henry Blanco | 74 | 241 | 64 | .266 | 6 | 37 |
| Neifi Pérez | 87 | 236 | 60 | .254 | 2 | 24 |
| John Mabry | 107 | 210 | 43 | .205 | 5 | 25 |
| Phil Nevin | 67 | 179 | 49 | .274 | 12 | 33 |
| Ángel Pagán | 77 | 170 | 42 | .247 | 5 | 18 |
| Freddie Bynum | 71 | 136 | 35 | .257 | 4 | 12 |
| Ryan Theriot | 53 | 134 | 44 | .328 | 3 | 16 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 38 | 82 | 17 | .207 | 0 | 4 |
| Cesar Izturis | 22 | 73 | 17 | .233 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony Womack | 19 | 50 | 14 | .280 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Moore | 16 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 2 | 5 |
| Geovany Soto | 11 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Buck Coats | 18 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Restovich | 10 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 1 | 1 |
| José Reyes | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; S0 = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Carlos Zambrano | 33 | 214.0 | 16 | 7 | 3.41 | 210 |
| Greg Maddux | 22 | 136.1 | 9 | 11 | 4.69 | 81 |
| Sean Marshall | 24 | 125.2 | 6 | 9 | 5.59 | 77 |
| Rich Hill | 17 | 99.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.17 | 90 |
| Juan Mateo | 11 | 45.2 | 1 | 3 | 5.32 | 35 |
| Mark Prior | 9 | 43.2 | 1 | 6 | 7.21 | 38 |
| Wade Miller | 5 | 21.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.57 | 20 |
| Kerry Wood | 4 | 19.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.12 | 13 |
| Ryan O'Malley | 2 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 2.13 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Carlos Mármol | 19 | 77.0 | 5 | 7 | 6.08 | 59 |
| Glendon Rusch | 25 | 66.1 | 3 | 8 | 7.46 | 59 |
| Ángel Guzmán | 15 | 56.0 | 0 | 6 | 7.39 | 60 |
| Jerome Williams | 5 | 12.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.30 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Ryan Dempster | 74 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 4.80 | 67 |
| Bob Howry | 84 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3.17 | 71 |
| Will Ohman | 78 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 | 74 |
| Scott Eyre | 74 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.38 | 73 |
| Roberto Novoa | 66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 53 |
| David Aardsma | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.08 | 49 |
| Michael Wuertz | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.66 | 42 |
| Scott Williamson | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.08 | 32 |
| Les Walrond | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 21 |
| Jae Kuk Ryu | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.40 | 17 |