1988 NL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The New York Mets led the NL in runs in 1988, with 703, 33 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 626.8.
Led the NL in 1988
New York Mets
160 games
703
Runs
33 clear of
San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
160 | 703 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 670 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
163 | 660 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
160 | 651 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | 641 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 628 |
| 6 |
 Montreal Expos
|
163 | 628 |
| NL average | 626.8 | ||
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 617 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 597 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 594 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 578 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | 555 |
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.