2012 AL Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Texas Rangers led the AL in runs batted in in 2012, with 780, 6 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 14 AL teams is 687.7.
Led the AL in 2012
Texas Rangers
162 games
780
Runs Batted In
6 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Rangers
|
162 | 780 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 774 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
162 | 732 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 726 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 698 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 695 |
| AL average | 687.7 | ||
| 7 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 677 |
| 7 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 677 |
| 9 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 676 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 666 |
| 11 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
162 | 665 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 643 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 635 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 584 |
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.