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1973 MLB Runs Batted In by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in

The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1973, with 758, 44 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 24 MLB teams is 635.6.

Led all of MLB in 1973 Atlanta Braves 162 games
758 Runs Batted In 44 clear of Oakland Athletics
# Team League G RBI
1 Atlanta Braves NL 162 758
2 Oakland Athletics AL 162 714
3 Kansas City Royals AL 162 703
4 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 692
4 Boston Red Sox AL 162 692
6 Minnesota Twins AL 162 688
7 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 686
8 San Francisco Giants NL 162 684
9 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 669
10 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 664
11 Cleveland Indians AL 162 636
MLB average 635.6
12 Houston Astros NL 162 634
13 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 623
14 New York Yankees AL 162 616
15 Montreal Expos NL 162 613
16 Chicago White Sox AL 162 598
17 California Angels AL 162 595
18 Detroit Tigers AL 162 592
18 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 592
18 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 592
21 Texas Rangers AL 162 574
22 Chicago Cubs NL 161 570
23 New York Mets NL 161 553
24 San Diego Padres NL 162 516

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.