1981 NL Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The San Francisco Giants led the NL in plate appearances in 1981, with 4,258, 70 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 4,084.4.
Led the NL in 1981
San Francisco Giants
111 games
4,258
Plate Appearances
70 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
| # | Team | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
111 | 4,258 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
110 | 4,188 |
| 3 |
 San Diego Padres
|
110 | 4,184 |
| 4 |
 Houston Astros
|
110 | 4,155 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
107 | 4,141 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
108 | 4,123 |
| NL average | 4,084.4 | ||
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
108 | 4,068 |
| 8 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
107 | 4,055 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
103 | 4,013 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
106 | 3,984 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
103 | 3,959 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
105 | 3,885 |
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.