Decision cost by category
Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.
Cost by category
Chicago Cubs cost themselves 4.05 R from lineup decisions, 48.62 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 1.99 R from bunts, 2.01 R from intentional walks.
Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).
How this compares — league ranking
Lineup decisions
Craig Counsell ranks 19th of 30 managers in MLB.
- 1 Dave Roberts LAD 2.13 R
- 2 Craig Stammen SD 2.37 R
- 3 John Schneider TOR 2.62 R
- 19 Craig Counsell CHC 4.05 R
- 28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 5.39 R
- 29 Joe Espada HOU 5.51 R
- 30 Will Venable CWS 6.12 R
Bunt decisions
Craig Counsell ranks 9th of 30 managers in MLB.
- 1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.45 R
- 2 Don Kelly PIT 1.10 R
- 3 A.J. Hinch DET 1.13 R
- 9 Craig Counsell CHC 1.99 R
- 28 Pat Murphy MIL 5.32 R
- 29 John Schneider TOR 5.31 R
- 30 Kevin Cash TB 7.45 R
Intentional walks
Craig Counsell ranks 6th of 30 managers in MLB.
- 1 Joe Espada HOU 0.71 R
- 2 A.J. Hinch DET 1.44 R
- 3 Carlos Mendoza NYM 1.62 R
- 6 Craig Counsell CHC 2.01 R
- 28 Skip Schumaker TEX 6.33 R
- 29 Dave Roberts LAD 7.42 R
- 30 John Schneider TOR 7.12 R
Tenure summary
Craig Counsell manages the Chicago Cubs, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.
Through 164 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 8.05 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 4.05 R of that — the largest single category.
The team's 82-68 record places them 14 games over .500. Counsell has called 11 sacrifice bunts (1.99 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 14 times for an expected cost of 2.01 R.
Deep analytical views
The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.
How this is calculated
Stats reflect only Craig Counsell's tenure as Cubs manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.
Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.