1972 MLB Extra-Base Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in extra-base hits in 1972, with 408, 3 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 24 MLB teams is 330.5.
Led all of MLB in 1972
Pittsburgh Pirates
155 games
408
Extra-Base Hits
3 clear of Houston Astros
| # | Team | League | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 408 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 153 | 405 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 155 | 397 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 387 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 382 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 379 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 358 |
| 8 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 155 | 347 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 156 | 334 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 156 | 333 |
| MLB average | 330.5 | |||
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 329 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 326 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 154 | 324 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 322 |
| 15 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 315 |
| 16 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 156 | 311 |
| 17 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 153 | 308 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 306 |
| 18 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 154 | 306 |
| 20 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 295 |
| 21 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 156 | 277 |
| 22 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 155 | 275 |
| 23 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 156 | 269 |
| 24 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 154 | 239 |
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.