1979 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The St. Louis Cardinals led all of MLB in at bats in 1979, with 5,734, 73 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 26 MLB teams is 5,492.0.
Led all of MLB in 1979
St. Louis Cardinals
163 games
5,734
At Bats
73 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 5,734 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 5,661 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 5,653 |
| 4 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 5,591 |
| 5 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 5,562 |
| 6 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 5,550 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 5,550 |
| 8 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 5,544 |
| 8 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 5,544 |
| 10 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 5,538 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 5,536 |
| MLB average | 5,492.0 | |||
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 5,490 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 5,477 |
| 14 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 5,465 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 5,463 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 5,463 |
| 17 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 5,446 |
| 18 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 5,423 |
| 19 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 5,422 |
| 20 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 5,421 |
| 21 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 5,395 |
| 22 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 5,394 |
| 23 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 5,376 |
| 24 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 5,375 |
| 25 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 5,371 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 5,348 |
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.