1979 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Kansas City Royals led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1979, with 6,349, 2 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 26 MLB teams is 6,167.6.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Kansas City Royals
162 games
6,349
Plate Appearances
2 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 6,349 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 6,347 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 6,330 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 6,311 |
| 5 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 6,296 |
| 6 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 6,230 |
| 7 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 6,227 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 6,219 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 6,218 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 6,205 |
| 11 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 6,202 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 6,193 |
| 13 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 6,188 |
| 14 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 6,184 |
| 15 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 6,182 |
| 16 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 6,168 |
| MLB average | 6,167.6 | |||
| 17 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 6,131 |
| 18 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 6,106 |
| 19 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 6,080 |
| 20 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 6,061 |
| 21 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 6,056 |
| 22 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 6,035 |
| 23 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 6,029 |
| 23 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 6,029 |
| 25 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 6,010 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 5,971 |
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.