Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is on a pace that would etch his name into Major League Baseball history books, according to advanced metrics and traditional counting stats through early August.
No player in MLB history has ever finished a season with at least 35 home runs, 30 stolen bases and 10 FanGraphs wins above replacement, or fWAR. Crow-Armstrong’s current trajectory projects to 37 home runs, 39 stolen bases and 10.8 fWAR.
Just Baseball on X was the account who shared the pace that the Cubs’ superstar is on this year.
The 24-year-old already has 26 home runs and 28 stolen bases in 115 games. He is hitting .288 with a .386 on-base percentage, .552 slugging percentage and .938 OPS. He has driven in 69 runs and scored 78 times while compiling 124 hits in 431 at-bats.
Crow-Armstrong’s all-around production has the Cubs firmly in the National League Central race. Chicago stood at 66-49 entering Thursday’s series against the Toronto Blue Jays, 5 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers.
His recent form has been particularly sharp. Over his last 15 games, Crow-Armstrong is batting .333 with five home runs, 16 RBIs and three stolen bases. In the three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers this week, he went 6-for-13 with two home runs, five RBIs and two steals.
On Wednesday night, Crow-Armstrong delivered a signature performance. He went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs in a 7-6 victory over the Dodgers, helping the Cubs complete the sweep against a team featuring two-way star Shohei Ohtani.
Defensively, Crow-Armstrong remains elite in center field. He has started 113 games there, logging nearly 1,000 innings with a .984 fielding percentage. His combination of range, arm strength and instincts continues to save runs and bolster his overall value.
Baseball Reference credits him with 7.3 WAR through 115 games. FanGraphs valuations place him near 7.5 to 7.8 fWAR, numbers that already rank among the best single-season marks by a Cubs position player this century.
Crow-Armstrong signed a six-year, $115 million extension with the Cubs earlier this year. The deal reflects the organization’s belief in his long-term impact after he showed steady improvement following limited action in 2023 and more substantial roles in 2024 and 2025.
In 2025, he hit 31 home runs and stole 35 bases while earning Gold Glove and All-Star recognition. This season he has raised his average by more than 40 points and nearly doubled his walk rate to 11.9 percent.
The rarity of the 35-30-10 combination underscores the difficulty of excelling in power, speed and overall contribution. Past stars such as Ronald Acuña Jr. have approached high home-run and stolen-base totals, yet the corresponding WAR threshold has remained elusive.
Manager Craig Counsell has praised the consistency.
“You remember seasons like this, you cherish seasons like this from individual players — that’s the best part,” Counsell said recently.
Crow-Armstrong’s plate discipline has also improved. His walk total sits at 60 against 134 strikeouts, producing a more sustainable offensive profile. His isolated power of .264 and hard-contact rates support the projection of continued home-run production over the final 47 games.
If Crow-Armstrong maintains his current pace, he would become the first player to clear those three historic thresholds in a single season.
With the Cubs chasing a postseason berth and Crow-Armstrong in the thick of National League MVP conversations, the remainder of the 2026 campaign will determine whether the pace becomes reality.
