1885 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in at bats in 1885, with 4,142, 49 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3,920.3.
Led all of MLB in 1885
Philadelphia Athletics
113 games
4,142
At Bats
49 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 113 | 4,142 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 113 | 4,093 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 112 | 4,050 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 112 | 4,029 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 111 | 3,975 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 112 | 3,972 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 112 | 3,969 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 113 | 3,950 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 112 | 3,943 |
| MLB average | 3,920.3 | |||
| 10 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 112 | 3,900 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 111 | 3,893 |
| 12 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 110 | 3,820 |
| 13 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 108 | 3,773 |
| 14 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 111 | 3,758 |
| 15 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 108 | 3,731 |
| 16 | Providence Grays | NL | 110 | 3,727 |
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.