1896 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The Cleveland Spiders led all of MLB in at bats in 1896, with 4,856, 133 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 12 MLB teams is 4,631.4.
Led all of MLB in 1896
Cleveland Spiders
135 games
4,856
At Bats
133 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 135 | 4,856 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 132 | 4,723 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 132 | 4,719 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 131 | 4,701 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 130 | 4,680 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 133 | 4,661 |
| 7 | Washington Senators | NL | 133 | 4,639 |
| MLB average | 4,631.4 | |||
| 8 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 134 | 4,588 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 132 | 4,582 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 133 | 4,548 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 131 | 4,520 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 128 | 4,360 |
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.