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2006 MLB Plate Appearances by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate

The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in plate appearances in 2006, with 6,509, 54 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 30 MLB teams is 6,268.4.

Led all of MLB in 2006 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games
6,509 Plate Appearances 54 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G PA
1 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 6,509
2 New York Yankees AL 162 6,455
3 Boston Red Sox AL 162 6,435
4 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 6,394
5 Colorado Rockies NL 162 6,347
6 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 6,330
7 Houston Astros NL 162 6,325
8 Chicago White Sox AL 162 6,318
9 Cleveland Indians AL 162 6,302
10 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 6,292
11 New York Mets NL 162 6,291
12 San Diego Padres NL 162 6,286
13 Atlanta Braves NL 162 6,283
13 Washington Nationals NL 162 6,283
15 Oakland Athletics AL 162 6,281
16 Texas Rangers AL 162 6,272
MLB average 6,268.4
17 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 6,241
18 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 6,238
19 Minnesota Twins AL 162 6,228
20 Kansas City Royals AL 162 6,227
21 St. Louis Cardinals NL 161 6,225
22 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 6,221
23 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 6,217
24 Seattle Mariners AL 162 6,213
25 Detroit Tigers AL 162 6,198
26 Florida Marlins NL 162 6,191
27 Chicago Cubs NL 162 6,146
28 San Francisco Giants NL 161 6,136
29 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 6,128
30 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 6,040

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.