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1984 MLB Total Bases by Team

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

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in total bases in 1984, with 2,490, 54 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 2,128.4.

Led all of MLB in 1984 Boston Red Sox 162 games
2,490 Total Bases 54 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team League G TB
1 Boston Red Sox AL 162 2,490
2 Detroit Tigers AL 162 2,436
3 Toronto Blue Jays AL 163 2,395
4 New York Yankees AL 162 2,289
5 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 2,285
6 Kansas City Royals AL 162 2,211
7 Oakland Athletics AL 162 2,204
8 Chicago White Sox AL 162 2,177
9 Cleveland Indians AL 163 2,167
10 Chicago Cubs NL 161 2,157
11 Minnesota Twins AL 162 2,140
12 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 2,134
MLB average 2,128.4
13 Seattle Mariners AL 162 2,128
14 San Francisco Giants NL 162 2,116
15 Texas Rangers AL 161 2,097
16 California Angels AL 162 2,084
17 Houston Astros NL 162 2,058
18 San Diego Padres NL 162 2,043
19 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 2,038
20 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 2,009
21 New York Mets NL 162 2,006
22 Montreal Expos NL 161 1,969
23 Atlanta Braves NL 162 1,959
24 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1,958
25 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 1,907
26 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 1,881

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.