The opener of Thursday's doubleheader at St. Louis was Nico Hoerner's 200th game.
He became the 108th position player whose first 200 big league games were as a Cub.
Two others played 199 games, then were traded to different teams.
Hoerner's batting statistics so far include a slash line of .284/.341/.382, for an OPS of .723.
He had made 184 hits, of which 29 were doubles, 4 were triples and 9 were home runs.
How do those numbers compare to those of the other Cubs in their first 200 games?
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BATTING AVERAGE
Hoerner's .284 ties him with Frank Chance for 19th best through 200 games.
Five players topped .300: Billy Herman (.312), Starlin Castro (.311), Johnny Moore (.307), Mark Grace (.306) and Matt Murton (.302).
Dwight Smith missed joining the group by 1 point, at .299. Woody English and Eddie Waitkus batted .298; Augie Galan, .297.
The others ahead of Hoerner:
.294: Albert Almora
.293: Frank Schulte
.291: Ken O'Dea and Rafael Palmeiro
.289: Andy Pafko
.288: Mike Fontenot
.287: George Grantham
.284: Frank Chance
Among the players with lower averages than Hoerner's:
.281: Gabby Hartnett
.278: Phil Cavarretta
.277: Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Ron Santo and Billy Williams
.274: Stan Hack
.268: Ernie Banks
.254: Lou Brock, Shawon Dunston and Ian Happ
.251: David Bote
.243: Glenn Beckert
.241: Javier Baez
.222: Kyle Schwarber
.213: Don Kessinger
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Kessinger's average was the third lowest through 200 games. Gene Hiser batted .201; Jerry Kindall, .200.
Wondering where Anthony Rizzo is? He did not begin his career with the Cubs, playing his first 49 games with the Padres. In his first 200 games as a Cub, Rizzo batted .259.
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ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
Hoerner, at .341, is tied for 28th with Dave Martinez.
They are 1 point behind Frank Schulte and 3 behind Ron Santo and Jerome Walton. They are 1 ahead of Gene Baker, Wellington Castillo and Eddie Waitkus, and 2 ahead of Woody English and Billy Williams.
The top 10:
.406: Frank Chance
.383: Mark Grace
.382: Ken O'Dea
.380: Andre Thornton
.376: Augie Galan
.374: Kosuke Fukudome
.369: Kris Bryant and Matt Murton
.363: Mike Fontenot
.362: George Grantham
Others of note:
.352: Stan Hack
.344: Ron Santo
.338: Andy Pafko
.322: Phil Cavarretta
.319: Ernie Banks
Bottom 3:
.260: Bobby Sturgeon
.254: Don Kessinger
.231: Jerry Kindall
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SLUGGING
Hoerner has slugged .382, the same as Addison Russell. They share 57th place, 1 point behind Vic Saier, and 2 behind Dave Martinez and Corey Patterson. They are 1 ahead of Rip Russell and 2 ahead of Frank Demaree.
The top 10:
.491: Kris Bryant and Ian Happ
.489: Billy Williams
.486: Willson Contreras
.483: Brant Brown (199 games)
.476: Gabby Hartnett
.475: Geovany Soto
.471: Kyle Schwarber
.470: Rafael Palmeiro
.461: Mike Fontenot
Others of note:
.444: Ron Santo
.438: Ernie Banks
.410: Mark Grace
.409: Phil Cavarretta
.390: Andy Pafko
.352: Stan Hack
Bottom 3:
.283: Doug Dascenzo
.246: Don Kessinger
.240: Gene Hiser
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ON-BASE PLUS SLUGGING
Hoerner's .723 ranks 44th, 3 points behind Dave Martinez and 4 behind Andy Pafko. He is 1 point ahead of Roosevelt Brown, and 2 ahead of Lou Novikoff.
The top 10:
.860: Kris Bryant
.841: Willson Contreras
.840: Ian Happ
.834: Gabby Hartnett and Geovany Soto
.828: Billy Williams
.827; Matt Murton
.824: Mike Fontenot
.819: Ken O'Dea
.815: Augie Galan
Others of note:
.800: Kyle Schwarber
.792: Mark Grace
.788: Ron Santo
.758: Ernie Banks
.731: Phil Cavarretta
.717: Stan Hack
Bottom 3:
.536: Jerry Kindall
.521: Gene Hiser
.499: Don Kessinger
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HITS
Hoerner and Matt Murton are tied for 40th with 184 hits, 1 behind Geovany Soto and 4 behind Peanuts Lowrey and Vic Saier. They are 1 ahead of Lou Brock and Willson Contreras, and 2 ahead of Sparky Adams.
The top 10:
263: Billy Herman
243: Starlin Castro
236: Woody English
235: Frank Schulte
225: Jerome Walton
224: Augie Galan and Eddie Waitkus
221: Dee Fondy and Don Johnson
219: Phil Cavarretta and Mark Grace
Others of note:
213: Andy Pafko
209: Kris Bryant and Ron Santo
206: Ernie Banks
196: Billy Williams
171: Stan Hack
161: Gabby Hartnett
Bottom 3:
97: Roosevelt Brown
81: Matt Szczur
51: Gene Hiser
All 3 were primarily pinch hitters, with no more than 382 at bats.
Next 3 lowest:
109: Doug Dascenzo
101: Pete LaCock
98: Jerry Kindall
All had at least 457 at bats.
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DOUBLES
Hoerner is among 7 players tied for 51st with 29.
The others are Javier Baez, Roosevelt Brown, Gabby Hartnett, Ken O'Dea, Corey Patterson and Wayne Terwilliger.
Dee Fondy, Randy Jackson and Rip Russell are just ahead of them, with 30.
Just behind them, with 28, are Glenn Beckert, Ian Happ, Ken Hubbs, Andy Pafko and Frank Schulte.
The top 10:
52: Starlin Castro
50: Billy Herman
49: Ron Santo
46: George Grantham
45: Don Johnson, Rafael Palmeiro and Geovany Soto
44: Wellington Castillo
43: Gene Baker, Shawon Dunston and Eddie Waitkus
Others of note:
41: Kris Bryant
37: Willson Contreras
36: Phil Cavarretta and Mark Grace
26: Ernie Banks
23: Billy Williams
21: Stan Hack
Bottom 3:
14: Dick Bertell and Cy Williams
7: Gene Hiser and Don Kessinger
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HOME RUNS
Hoerner and Ken Hubbs are the only players who had exactly 9 home runs in their first 200 big league games, all as a Cub.
A total of 58 hit at least 10, so they share 59th place.
The top 10:
46: Kyle Schwarber
37: Kris Bryant
36: Ian Happ
33: Willson Contreras and Billy Williams
29: Ernie Banks
27: Geovany Soto
26: Bob Speake
25: Tyler Colvin, Bill Serena and Jorge Soler
Others of note:
23: Javier Baez and Gabby Hartnett
21: Ron Santo
13: Phil Cavarretta and Andy Pafko
10: Mark Grace
4: Stan Hack
Seven players hit 1 homer in their first 200 games: Frank Chance, Billy Herman, Gene Hiser, Don Kessinger, Johnny Kling, Rey Sanchez and Heinie Zimmerman.
Of those 7, Herman had the most at bats, 844, and Hiser the fewest, 254.
Johnny Evers had no homers in 728 at bats during his first 200 games. Bobby Sturgeon had none in 616 at bats.