1978 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in at bats in 1978, with 5,601, 14 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 5,444.9.
Led all of MLB in 1978
Detroit Tigers
162 games
5,601
At Bats
14 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 5,601 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 5,587 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 5,583 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 5,536 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 5,532 |
| 6 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 5,530 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 5,522 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 5,474 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 5,472 |
| 10 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 5,458 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 5,448 |
| MLB average | 5,444.9 | |||
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 5,437 |
| 13 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 5,433 |
| 14 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 5,430 |
| 15 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 5,422 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 5,415 |
| 17 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 5,406 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 5,393 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 5,392 |
| 20 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 5,381 |
| 21 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 159 | 5,365 |
| 22 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 5,364 |
| 23 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 5,360 |
| 24 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 160 | 5,358 |
| 25 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 5,347 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 5,321 |
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.