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1909 MLB At Bats by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats

The New York Giants led all of MLB in at bats in 1909, with 5,208, 80 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 16 MLB teams is 5,038.3.

Led all of MLB in 1909 New York Giants 158 games
5,208 At Bats 80 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team League G AB
1 New York Giants NL 158 5,208
2 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 5,128
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 5,108
4 Detroit Tigers AL 158 5,095
5 Cincinnati Reds NL 157 5,088
6 Brooklyn Superbas NL 155 5,056
7 Cleveland Naps AL 155 5,048
MLB average 5,038.3
8 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 5,034
9 Chicago White Sox AL 159 5,018
10 Boston Doves NL 155 5,017
11 Chicago Cubs NL 155 4,999
12 Washington Senators AL 156 4,983
13 New York Highlanders AL 153 4,981
14 Boston Red Sox AL 152 4,980
15 St. Louis Browns AL 154 4,964
16 Philadelphia Athletics AL 153 4,906

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.