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1962 MLB Plate Appearances by Team

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

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1962, with 6,393, 31 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 20 MLB teams is 6,227.0.

Led all of MLB in 1962 New York Yankees 162 games
6,393 Plate Appearances 31 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team League G PA
1 New York Yankees AL 162 6,393
2 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 165 6,362
2 Minnesota Twins AL 163 6,362
4 St. Louis Cardinals NL 163 6,307
5 Kansas City Athletics AL 162 6,302
6 Chicago White Sox AL 162 6,297
7 San Francisco Giants NL 165 6,277
8 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 6,273
9 Los Angeles Angels AL 162 6,255
10 New York Mets NL 161 6,242
11 Detroit Tigers AL 161 6,234
MLB average 6,227.0
12 Houston Colt .45's NL 162 6,198
13 Boston Red Sox AL 160 6,177
14 Chicago Cubs NL 162 6,173
15 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 6,158
16 Milwaukee Braves NL 162 6,155
17 Cleveland Indians AL 162 6,137
18 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 6,131
19 Washington Senators AL 162 6,072
20 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 6,035

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.