1890 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The Chicago Pirates led all of MLB in at bats in 1890, with 4,968, 55 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 25 MLB teams is 4,529.7.
Led all of MLB in 1890
Chicago Pirates
138 games
4,968
At Bats
55 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Pirates | PL | 138 | 4,968 |
| 2 | New York Giants | PL | 132 | 4,913 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 139 | 4,891 |
| 4 | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | PL | 133 | 4,887 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | PL | 132 | 4,855 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 135 | 4,832 |
| 7 | Cleveland Infants | PL | 131 | 4,804 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 138 | 4,800 |
| 9 | Buffalo Bisons | PL | 134 | 4,795 |
| 10 | Boston Reds | PL | 133 | 4,754 |
| 11 | Columbus Solons | AA | 140 | 4,741 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 4,739 |
| 13 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 134 | 4,722 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | 4,707 |
| 15 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 134 | 4,687 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh Burghers | PL | 131 | 4,677 |
| 17 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 134 | 4,644 |
| 18 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 4,633 |
| 19 | Toledo Maumees | AA | 134 | 4,575 |
| 20 | Rochester Broncos | AA | 133 | 4,553 |
| MLB average | 4,529.7 | |||
| 21 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 132 | 4,490 |
| 22 | Syracuse Stars | AA | 127 | 4,469 |
| 23 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 129 | 4,419 |
| 24 | Brooklyn Gladiators | AA | 100 | 3,475 |
| 25 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 38 | 1,213 |
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.