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2003 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 2003, with 2,832, 136 ahead of the Atlanta Braves. The average across 30 MLB teams is 2,345.8.

Led all of MLB in 2003 Boston Red Sox 162 games
2,832 Total Bases 136 clear of Atlanta Braves
# Team League G TB
1 Boston Red Sox AL 162 2,832
2 Atlanta Braves NL 162 2,696
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 2,574
4 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 2,573
5 Texas Rangers AL 162 2,569
6 New York Yankees AL 163 2,540
7 Colorado Rockies NL 162 2,458
8 Chicago White Sox AL 162 2,446
9 Minnesota Twins AL 162 2,440
10 Houston Astros NL 162 2,407
11 Kansas City Royals AL 162 2,378
12 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 2,346
MLB average 2,345.8
13 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 2,325
13 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 2,325
15 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 2,320
16 San Francisco Giants NL 161 2,319
17 Florida Marlins NL 162 2,310
18 Baltimore Orioles AL 163 2,297
18 Chicago Cubs NL 162 2,297
20 Oakland Athletics AL 162 2,291
21 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 2,286
22 Seattle Mariners AL 162 2,282
23 Anaheim Angels AL 162 2,265
24 Cleveland Indians AL 162 2,235
25 Montreal Expos NL 162 2,180
26 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 2,176
27 San Diego Padres NL 162 2,147
28 Detroit Tigers AL 162 2,050
29 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 2,010
30 New York Mets NL 161 1,999

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.