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1983 MLB Total Bases by Team

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

The Toronto Blue Jays led all of MLB in total bases in 1983, with 2,431, 44 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 2,149.0.

Led all of MLB in 1983 Toronto Blue Jays 162 games
2,431 Total Bases 44 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team League G TB
1 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 2,431
2 Detroit Tigers AL 162 2,387
3 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 2,347
4 New York Yankees AL 162 2,343
5 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 2,333
6 Boston Red Sox AL 162 2,289
7 Chicago White Sox AL 162 2,264
8 Minnesota Twins AL 162 2,248
9 Kansas City Royals AL 163 2,223
10 California Angels AL 162 2,214
11 Chicago Cubs NL 162 2,212
12 Atlanta Braves NL 162 2,187
13 Montreal Expos NL 163 2,167
MLB average 2,149.0
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 2,133
15 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 2,119
16 Oakland Athletics AL 162 2,103
17 Houston Astros NL 162 2,062
18 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 163 2,061
19 Texas Rangers AL 163 2,055
20 Philadelphia Phillies NL 163 2,026
21 Cleveland Indians AL 162 2,020
22 San Francisco Giants NL 162 2,016
23 San Diego Padres NL 163 1,938
24 Seattle Mariners AL 162 1,922
25 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1,901
26 New York Mets NL 162 1,874

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.