1987 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1987, with 1471.0, 5.0 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 26 MLB teams is 1445.0.
Led all of MLB in 1987
San Francisco Giants
162 games
1471.0
Innings Pitched
5.0 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 1471.0 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 1466.0 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 1464.0 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 1457.1 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 1456.0 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 1455.0 |
| 7 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 1454.0 |
| 7 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 1454.0 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 1452.1 |
| 10 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 1450.1 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 1448.1 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 1447.2 |
| 13 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 1446.1 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 1445.2 |
| MLB average | 1445.0 | |||
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 1445.0 |
| 16 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 1444.1 |
| 17 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 1441.1 |
| 18 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 1439.2 |
| 19 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 1436.0 |
| 20 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | 1434.2 |
| 21 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 1433.1 |
| 22 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 1430.2 |
| 23 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 1427.2 |
| 24 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 1427.1 |
| 25 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 1424.0 |
| 26 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 1422.2 |
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.