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1981 NL Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in total bases in 1981, with 1,424, 21 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 1,323.9.

Led the NL in 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 107 games
1,424 Total Bases 21 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G TB
1 Philadelphia Phillies 107 1,424
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 110 1,403
3 Cincinnati Reds 108 1,402
4 San Francisco Giants 111 1,343
5 St. Louis Cardinals 103 1,334
6 Montreal Expos 108 1,328
NL average 1,323.9
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 103 1,321
8 Houston Astros 110 1,313
9 San Diego Padres 110 1,299
10 Atlanta Braves 107 1,270
11 New York Mets 105 1,245
12 Chicago Cubs 106 1,205

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.