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1902 MLB Plate Appearances by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate

The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1902, with 5,480, 52 ahead of the Chicago Orphans. The average across 16 MLB teams is 5,267.1.

Led all of MLB in 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates 141 games
5,480 Plate Appearances 52 clear of Chicago Orphans
# Team League G PA
1 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 141 5,480
2 Chicago Orphans NL 143 5,428
3 Baltimore Orioles AL 140 5,348
4 Brooklyn Superbas NL 141 5,344
5 Cincinnati Reds NL 141 5,342
6 Cleveland Bronchos AL 137 5,303
7 Boston Beaneaters NL 141 5,300
8 Boston Americans AL 138 5,292
MLB average 5,267.1
9 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 5,261
10 Chicago White Sox AL 138 5,255
11 St. Louis Browns AL 139 5,251
12 Washington Senators AL 138 5,188
13 St. Louis Cardinals NL 140 5,183
14 Detroit Tigers AL 137 5,139
15 Philadelphia Phillies NL 138 5,125
16 New York Giants NL 141 5,034

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.