Cubs' PCA has first 40-40 season in franchise history

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong has first 40-40 season in franchise history

By Andrew Wright | Last updated Sep 24, 2026 3:09 PM ET

The Chicago Cubs franchise has been in existence since 1876.

For the first time in the history of the franchise, Chicago has its first player with 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season, and that player is National League MVP front-runner Pete Crow-Armstrong.

PCA's MVP campaign has officially been stamped with a 40-40 season

With his stolen base in the first inning of Thursday's game against the Miami Marlins, Crow-Armstrong became the first player in franchise history to post a 40-40 season.

He's just the seventh player all-time to reach the milestone, joining Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuna Jr., Alfonso Soriano, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco.

Canseco started the 40-40 club on Sept. 23, 1988, meaning Crow-Armstrong was just a day late in becoming the seventh member of the club on the original date it was started.

40. STOLEN. BASES. pic.twitter.com/FExLYIUaC4
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 24, 2026

History, meet Pete Crow-Armstrong. pic.twitter.com/EnY3bBzyoT
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 24, 2026

Pete Crow-Armstrong is having arguably the best season in franchise history

The 40-40 season for Crow-Armstrong now gives him an argument for the best season by a position player in franchise history. Chicago has certainly gotten some stellar seasons in its history from the likes of Sammy Sosa and Ryne Sandberg, but PCA is now in the same category as those Cubs icons.

PCA might be having the greatest single season for a Chicago Cub in the history of the Chicago Cubs. https://t.co/TKg3xdhfAm
— OBVIOUS SHIRTS® (@obvious_shirts) September 22, 2026

Is another 40-40 season possible?

Crow-Armstrong's season-long success is something that the Cubs believe to be attainable and something that can be accomplished not necessarily every season, but on a consistent basis.

If Crow-Armstrong were to post another 40-40 season at some point in his career, he would become the first player in MLB history with two of them and would quickly cement himself as one of the best players in franchise history.

Andrew Wright

Andrew "Dew" Wright graduated from Charleston Southern University with a degree in Communication Studies. He is a lifelong Chicago Cubs and Washington Commanders fan.

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