1916 MLB Hits by Team

The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in hits in 1916, with 1,371, 5 ahead of the Brooklyn Robins. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,267.8.

Led all of MLB in 1916 Detroit Tigers 155 games

1,371 Hits 5 clear of Brooklyn Robins

#	Team	League	G	H
1	Detroit Tigers	AL	155	1,371
2	Brooklyn Robins	NL	156	1,366
3	Cincinnati Reds	NL	155	1,336
4	New York Giants	NL	155	1,305
5	Chicago White Sox	AL	155	1,277
5	New York Yankees	AL	156	1,277
	MLB average			1,267.8
7	Cleveland Indians	AL	157	1,264
8	St. Louis Browns	AL	158	1,262
9	Boston Red Sox	AL	156	1,246
9	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	157	1,246
11	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	154	1,244
12	Washington Senators	AL	159	1,238
13	Chicago Cubs	NL	156	1,237
14	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	153	1,223
15	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	154	1,212
16	Boston Braves	NL	158	1,181

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.