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2012 AL Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The New York Yankees led the AL in total bases in 2012, with 2,503, 10 ahead of the Texas Rangers. The average across 14 AL teams is 2,273.3.

Led the AL in 2012 New York Yankees 162 games
2,503 Total Bases 10 clear of Texas Rangers
# Team G TB
1 New York Yankees 162 2,503
2 Texas Rangers 162 2,493
3 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 2,396
4 Chicago White Sox 162 2,328
5 Boston Red Sox 162 2,325
6 Baltimore Orioles 162 2,319
7 Detroit Tigers 162 2,313
AL average 2,273.3
8 Kansas City Royals 162 2,254
9 Oakland Athletics 162 2,231
9 Toronto Blue Jays 162 2,231
11 Minnesota Twins 162 2,171
12 Tampa Bay Rays 162 2,128
13 Cleveland Indians 162 2,107
14 Seattle Mariners 162 2,027

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.