The Cubs What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Cubs play future games. These games include either the next game, games of the current series, or all remaining games. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Resultant Record | Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* | 2* | 3** | 4** | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Win Next Game | 29 | 46 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Standings | 28 | 46 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Lose Next Game | 28 | 47 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Resultant Record | Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* | 2* | 3** | 4** | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Cubs Sweeps | 30 | 46 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Standings | 28 | 46 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Reds Sweeps | 28 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* | 2* | 3** | 4** | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 88 of 88 | 100% | 116 | 46 | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 80 of 88 | 91% | 108 | 54 | 96% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 79 of 88 | 90% | 107 | 55 | 92% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 78 of 88 | 89% | 106 | 56 | 88% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 77 of 88 | 88% | 105 | 57 | 83% | 16% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 76 of 88 | 86% | 104 | 58 | 77% | 21% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 75 of 88 | 85% | 103 | 59 | 69% | 29% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 74 of 88 | 84% | 102 | 60 | 60% | 35% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 73 of 88 | 83% | 101 | 61 | 50% | 41% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 72 of 88 | 82% | 100 | 62 | 39% | 46% | 13% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 71 of 88 | 81% | 99 | 63 | 30% | 48% | 18% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 70 of 88 | 80% | 98 | 64 | 22% | 49% | 24% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 69 of 88 | 78% | 97 | 65 | 14% | 46% | 33% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 68 of 88 | 77% | 96 | 66 | 9% | 39% | 40% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| 67 of 88 | 76% | 95 | 67 | 5% | 32% | 46% | 12% | 4% | <1% | <1% |
| 66 of 88 | 75% | 94 | 68 | 2% | 24% | 50% | 15% | 7% | 1% | <1% |
| 65 of 88 | 74% | 93 | 69 | 1% | 16% | 53% | 15% | 12% | 3% | <1% |
| 64 of 88 | 73% | 92 | 70 | <1% | 10% | 51% | 15% | 17% | 6% | 1% |
| 63 of 88 | 72% | 91 | 71 | <1% | 6% | 48% | 12% | 21% | 11% | 2% |
| 62 of 88 | 70% | 90 | 72 | <1% | 3% | 43% | 9% | 22% | 17% | 5% |
| 61 of 88 | 69% | 89 | 73 | <1% | 1% | 35% | 7% | 22% | 24% | 12% |
| 60 of 88 | 68% | 88 | 74 | <1% | <1% | 28% | 4% | 18% | 29% | 20% |
| 59 of 88 | 67% | 87 | 75 | <1% | <1% | 22% | 2% | 14% | 30% | 32% |
| 58 of 88 | 66% | 86 | 76 | <1% | <1% | 16% | 1% | 9% | 27% | 47% |
| 57 of 88 | 65% | 85 | 77 | <1% | <1% | 11% | <1% | 5% | 22% | 62% |
| 56 of 88 | 64% | 84 | 78 | <1% | <1% | 7% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 76% |
| 55 of 88 | 63% | 83 | 79 | <1% | <1% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 86% |
| 54 of 88 | 61% | 82 | 80 | <1% | <1% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 93% |
| 50 of 88 | 57% | 78 | 84 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 40 of 88 | 45% | 68 | 94 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 30 of 88 | 34% | 58 | 104 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 20 of 88 | 23% | 48 | 114 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 10 of 88 | 11% | 38 | 124 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 88 | 0% | 28 | 134 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |