Dwight Smith had the best batting average for the Cubs in 1989, with an average of .324 in his rookie season.
| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Smith | .324 | 1989 | 109 | 343 | 52 | 111 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 381 | 169 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .382 | .493 | .875 | 64 | 22.5 | .392 | 149 | 20.2 | |
| 2 | | M. Grace | .314 | 1989 | 142 | 510 | 74 | 160 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 79 | 80 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 596 | 233 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | .405 | .457 | .862 | 96 | 31.6 | .384 | 143 | 28 | |
| 3 | | J. Walton | .293 | 1989 | 116 | 475 | 64 | 139 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 6 | 77 | 24 | 7 | 515 | 183 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .335 | .385 | .721 | 61 | 4.9 | .326 | 103 | 1.8 | |
| 4 | | R. Sandberg | .290 | 1989 | 157 | 606 | 104 | 176 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 76 | 59 | 4 | 85 | 15 | 5 | 672 | 301 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .356 | .497 | .853 | 106 | 32.7 | .378 | 139 | 28.7 | |
| 5 | | L. McClendon | .286 | 1989 | 92 | 259 | 47 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 305 | 124 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .368 | .479 | .847 | 47 | 14 | .374 | 137 | 12.2 | |
| 6 | | S. Dunston | .278 | 1989 | 138 | 471 | 52 | 131 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 86 | 19 | 11 | 512 | 190 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 7 | .320 | .403 | .724 | 56 | 0.4 | .314 | 95 | -2.7 | |
| 7 | | D. Berryhill | .257 | 1989 | 91 | 334 | 37 | 86 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 361 | 114 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | .291 | .341 | .633 | 31 | -8.4 | .282 | 73 | -10.6 | |
| 8 | | M. Webster | .257 | 1989 | 98 | 272 | 40 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 308 | 99 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .331 | .364 | .695 | 33 | -0.3 | .312 | 94 | -2.1 | |
| 9 | | A. Dawson | .252 | 1989 | 118 | 416 | 62 | 105 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 77 | 35 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 459 | 198 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 16 | .307 | .476 | .783 | 58 | 7.9 | .336 | 110 | 5.2 | |
| 10 | | V. Law | .235 | 1989 | 130 | 408 | 38 | 96 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 454 | 145 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | .296 | .355 | .651 | 43 | -6 | .296 | 82 | -8.7 |
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