{"id":1273,"date":"2024-02-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/br-blog\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2025-03-24T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:37:45","slug":"players-with-40-career-war-who-played-with-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/br-blog\/2024\/02\/players-with-40-career-war-who-played-with-cubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Players with 40+ Career WAR who Played with Cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

(By Baseball Reference WAR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Grover Alexander<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Cap Anson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Richie Ashburn<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Ernie Banks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Dick Bartell<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Bobby Bonds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Roger Bresnahan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Lou Brock<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Mordecai Brown<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Dolph Camilli<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Bob Caruthers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Ron Cey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Frank Chance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Cupid Childs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. John Clarkson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Wilbur Cooper<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Kiki Cuyler<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Bill Dahlen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Al Dark<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Andre Dawson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Dizzy Dean<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Larry Doyle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Hugh Duffy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Frank Dwyer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Dennis Eckersley<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Jim Edmonds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Johnny Evers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Jimmie Foxx<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Larry French<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Lonny Frey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Gary Gaetti<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. Augie Galan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. Nomar Garciaparra<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. Luis Gonzalez<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  35. Rich Gossage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  36. Mark Grace<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  37. Clark Griffith<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  38. Burleigh Grimes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  39. Stan Hack<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  40. Cole Hamels<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  41. Gabby Hartnett<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  42. Billy Herman<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  43. Jason Heyward<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  44. Paul Hines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  45. Rogers Hornsby<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  46. Bill Hutchison<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  47. Larry Jackson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  48. Fergie Jenkins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  49. King Kelly<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  50. Jason Kendall<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  51. Ralph Kiner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  52. Chuck Klein<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  53. Tony Lazzeri<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  54. Tommy Leach<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  55. Dutch Leonard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  56. Jon Lester<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  57. Kenny Lofton<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  58. Davey Lopes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  59. Greg Maddux<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  60. Rabbit Maranville<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  61. Jim McCormick<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  62. Fred McGriff<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  63. Jamie Moyer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  64. Bobo Newsom<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  65. Bill Nicholson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  66. Rafael Palmeiro<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  67. Milt Pappas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  68. Claude Passeau<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  69. Rick Reuschel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  70. Anthony Rizzo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  71. Robin Roberts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  72. Jimmy Ryan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  73. Ryne Sandberg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  74. Ron Santo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  75. Jimmy Sheckard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  76. Curt Simmons<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  77. Sammy Sosa<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  78. Al Spalding<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  79. Eddie Stanky<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  80. Jim Sundberg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  81. Joe Tinker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  82. George Van Haltren<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  83. Hippo Vaughn<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  84. Rube Waddell<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  85. Lon Warneke<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  86. Deacon White<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  87. Hoyt Wilhelm<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  88. Billy Williams<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  89. Willie Wilson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  90. Carlos Zambrano<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  91. 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