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1983 MLB Runs Batted In by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in

The Chicago White Sox led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1983, with 762, 1 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 26 MLB teams is 656.4.

Led all of MLB in 1983 Chicago White Sox 162 games
762 Runs Batted In 1 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G RBI
1 Chicago White Sox AL 162 762
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 761
3 Detroit Tigers AL 162 749
4 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 748
5 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 732
6 New York Yankees AL 162 728
7 Atlanta Braves NL 162 691
7 Boston Red Sox AL 162 691
9 California Angels AL 162 682
10 Minnesota Twins AL 162 671
11 Oakland Athletics AL 162 662
12 Cleveland Indians AL 162 659
MLB average 656.4
13 Kansas City Royals AL 163 653
14 Chicago Cubs NL 162 649
14 Philadelphia Phillies NL 163 649
16 San Francisco Giants NL 162 638
17 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 636
18 Montreal Expos NL 163 632
19 Houston Astros NL 162 615
20 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 163 613
21 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 612
22 San Diego Padres NL 163 592
23 Texas Rangers AL 163 587
24 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 577
25 New York Mets NL 162 542
26 Seattle Mariners AL 162 536

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.