1988 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Oakland Athletics led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1988, with 6,356, 22 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 6,129.4.
Led all of MLB in 1988
Oakland Athletics
162 games
6,356
Plate Appearances
22 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 6,356 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 6,334 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 6,297 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 6,215 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 6,202 |
| 6 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 6,193 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 6,180 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 6,177 |
| 9 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 6,175 |
| 10 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | 6,169 |
| 11 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | 6,157 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 6,153 |
| MLB average | 6,129.4 | |||
| 13 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 6,127 |
| 14 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 160 | 6,105 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 160 | 6,090 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 6,085 |
| 17 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 6,064 |
| 18 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 6,062 |
| 19 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 6,054 |
| 20 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 6,045 |
| 20 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 6,045 |
| 22 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 6,039 |
| 23 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 6,032 |
| 24 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | 6,017 |
| 25 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 6,013 |
| 26 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 5,979 |
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.