1962 NL Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The San Francisco Giants led the NL in hits in 1962, with 1,552, 24 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 10 NL teams is 1,445.3.
Led the NL in 1962
San Francisco Giants
165 games
1,552
Hits
24 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
165 | 1,552 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 1,528 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 1,523 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
165 | 1,510 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
161 | 1,468 |
| NL average | 1,445.3 | ||
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
161 | 1,410 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 1,398 |
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
162 | 1,376 |
| 9 |
 Houston Colt .45's
|
162 | 1,370 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
161 | 1,318 |
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.