1883 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The Buffalo Bisons led all of MLB in at bats in 1883, with 3,729, 3 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3,604.4.
Led all of MLB in 1883
Buffalo Bisons
98 games
3,729
At Bats
3 clear of Detroit Wolverines
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 98 | 3,729 |
| 2 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 101 | 3,726 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 98 | 3,713 |
| 4 | Providence Grays | NL | 98 | 3,685 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 98 | 3,669 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 98 | 3,658 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 98 | 3,657 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 98 | 3,607 |
| MLB average | 3,604.4 | |||
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 99 | 3,576 |
| 10 | Columbus Buckeyes | AA | 97 | 3,553 |
| 10 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 98 | 3,553 |
| 12 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 96 | 3,534 |
| 12 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 97 | 3,534 |
| 14 |
 New York Gothams
|
NL | 98 | 3,524 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 98 | 3,495 |
| 16 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 100 | 3,457 |
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.