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1973 MLB Plate Appearances by Team

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

The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1973, with 6,384, 49 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 24 MLB teams is 6,199.0.

Led all of MLB in 1973 Atlanta Braves 162 games
6,384 Plate Appearances 49 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G PA
1 Atlanta Braves NL 162 6,384
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 6,335
3 Minnesota Twins AL 162 6,331
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 6,304
5 Kansas City Royals AL 162 6,274
5 San Francisco Giants NL 162 6,274
7 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 6,267
8 Oakland Athletics AL 162 6,257
9 Montreal Expos NL 162 6,251
10 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 6,227
11 Boston Red Sox AL 162 6,223
MLB average 6,199.0
12 Cleveland Indians AL 162 6,178
13 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 6,177
14 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 6,167
15 New York Mets NL 161 6,164
16 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 6,156
17 California Angels AL 162 6,153
17 Houston Astros NL 162 6,153
19 Chicago White Sox AL 162 6,135
19 Detroit Tigers AL 162 6,135
21 Texas Rangers AL 162 6,113
22 Chicago Cubs NL 161 6,070
23 New York Yankees AL 162 6,064
24 San Diego Padres NL 162 5,985

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.