1883 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1883, with 3,912, 20 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3,749.8.
Led all of MLB in 1883
Philadelphia Athletics
98 games
3,912
Plate Appearances
20 clear of Detroit Wolverines
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 98 | 3,912 |
| 2 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 101 | 3,892 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 98 | 3,876 |
| 4 | Providence Grays | NL | 98 | 3,834 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 98 | 3,808 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 98 | 3,787 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 98 | 3,780 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 98 | 3,771 |
| MLB average | 3,749.8 | |||
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 99 | 3,717 |
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 96 | 3,696 |
| 11 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 98 | 3,694 |
| 12 | Columbus Buckeyes | AA | 97 | 3,687 |
| 13 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 97 | 3,676 |
| 14 |
 New York Gothams
|
NL | 98 | 3,651 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 98 | 3,619 |
| 16 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 100 | 3,596 |
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.