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1980 NL Plate Appearances by Team

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

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in plate appearances in 1980, with 6,265, 11 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 12 NL teams is 6,170.2.

Led the NL in 1980 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games
6,265 Plate Appearances 11 clear of San Diego Padres
# Team G PA
1 Philadelphia Phillies 162 6,265
2 San Diego Padres 163 6,254
3 Houston Astros 163 6,253
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 163 6,221
5 Chicago Cubs 162 6,217
6 Cincinnati Reds 163 6,208
7 St. Louis Cardinals 162 6,202
NL average 6,170.2
8 Montreal Expos 162 6,164
9 New York Mets 162 6,130
10 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 6,125
11 San Francisco Giants 161 6,045
12 Atlanta Braves 161 5,958

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.