1987 NL Hits by Team

The New York Mets led the NL in hits in 1987, with 1,499, 21 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is 1,439.6.

Led the NL in 1987 New York Mets 162 games

1,499 Hits 21 clear of Cincinnati Reds

#	Team	G	H
1	New York Mets	162	1,499
2	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,478
3	Chicago Cubs	161	1,475
4	Montreal Expos	162	1,467
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	1,464
6	San Francisco Giants	162	1,458
7	St. Louis Cardinals	162	1,449
	NL average		1,439.6
8	San Diego Padres	162	1,419
9	Atlanta Braves	161	1,401
10	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,390
11	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,389
12	Houston Astros	162	1,386

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.