1871 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The New York Mutuals led all of MLB in at bats in 1871, with 1,404, 32 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is 1,202.4.
Led all of MLB in 1871
New York Mutuals
33 games
1,404
At Bats
32 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 1,404 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 1,372 |
| 3 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 1,353 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 1,281 |
| 5 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 1,248 |
| MLB average | 1,202.4 | |||
| 6 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 1,196 |
| 7 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 1,186 |
| 8 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 1,036 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 746 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.