2009 AL Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The New York Yankees led the AL in runs batted in in 2009, with 881, 40 ahead of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The average across 14 AL teams is 745.5.
Led the AL in 2009
New York Yankees
162 games
881
Runs Batted In
40 clear of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
| # | Team | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
162 | 881 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
162 | 841 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 822 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
163 | 770 |
| 5 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 766 |
| 6 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
162 | 765 |
| 7 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 748 |
| AL average | 745.5 | ||
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 730 |
| 9 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 723 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
163 | 718 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 708 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 695 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 657 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 613 |
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.