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Most At Bats by a Team in a Season (MLB)

The best single seasons by any MLB team, 1871–2026. Official at bats

The 1997 Boston Red Sox hold the MLB team record for at bats in a season, with 5,781. Next best is the 2019 Boston Red Sox, at 5,770.

MLB team record Boston Red Sox 1997 season, 162 games
5,781 At Bats 11 clear of 2019 Boston Red Sox
# Team Season G AB
1 Boston Red Sox 1997 162 5,781
2 Boston Red Sox 2019 162 5,770
3 Boston Red Sox 2003 162 5,769
4 Cincinnati Reds 1968 163 5,767
5 Detroit Tigers 2007 162 5,757
6 Boston Red Sox 1996 162 5,756
7 Baltimore Orioles 2004 162 5,736
8 Detroit Tigers 2013 162 5,735
9 St. Louis Cardinals 1979 163 5,734
10 Milwaukee Brewers 1982 163 5,733
11 Minnesota Twins 2019 162 5,732
12 Oakland Athletics 2004 162 5,728
12 Texas Rangers 2008 162 5,728
14 Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 163 5,724
15 Seattle Mariners 2004 162 5,722
16 Boston Red Sox 1985 163 5,720
16 Boston Red Sox 2004 162 5,720
18 Colorado Rockies 1999 162 5,717
18 New York Yankees 2007 162 5,717
20 Toronto Blue Jays 1986 163 5,716
20 Texas Rangers 2005 162 5,716
22 Kansas City Royals 1980 162 5,714
23 New York Yankees 1997 162 5,710
23 Boston Red Sox 2011 162 5,710
25 Kansas City Royals 2000 162 5,709
26 New York Yankees 1964 164 5,705
27 Texas Rangers 1991 162 5,703
28 Pittsburgh Pirates 1974 162 5,702
28 Cincinnati Reds 1976 162 5,702
28 Cleveland Indians 1986 163 5,702
28 Texas Rangers 1996 163 5,702
32 Toronto Blue Jays 2009 162 5,696
33 Colorado Rockies 2007 163 5,691
34 Texas Rangers 1980 163 5,690
34 Colorado Rockies 2001 162 5,690
36 St. Louis Cardinals 1970 162 5,689
36 Baltimore Orioles 1996 163 5,689
36 Atlanta Braves 2007 162 5,689
39 Philadelphia Phillies 2007 162 5,688
40 Toronto Blue Jays 1984 163 5,687
40 Philadelphia Phillies 2006 162 5,687
42 Pittsburgh Pirates 1965 163 5,686
42 California Angels 1996 161 5,686
44 Philadelphia Phillies 1993 162 5,685
44 Texas Rangers 2001 162 5,685
46 Seattle Mariners 2007 162 5,684
47 Cleveland Indians 2000 162 5,683
48 Cleveland Indians 1996 161 5,681
49 Seattle Mariners 2001 162 5,680
50 St. Louis Cardinals 1963 162 5,678
50 Anaheim Angels 2002 162 5,678
52 Minnesota Twins 1969 162 5,677
52 Toronto Blue Jays 2000 162 5,677
54 Pittsburgh Pirates 1966 162 5,676
54 Cleveland Indians 2004 162 5,676
54 Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 162 5,676
57 Montreal Expos 1977 162 5,675
57 Chicago Cubs 1988 163 5,675
57 Anaheim Angels 2004 162 5,675
60 Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 162 5,674
61 Minnesota Twins 1996 162 5,673
62 Texas Rangers 1998 162 5,672
62 St. Louis Cardinals 2003 162 5,672
62 Kansas City Royals 2011 162 5,672
65 Atlanta Braves 2003 162 5,670
65 Seattle Mariners 2006 162 5,670
65 Boston Red Sox 2016 162 5,670
68 Boston Red Sox 2017 162 5,669
69 Seattle Mariners 1996 161 5,668
70 Philadelphia Phillies 1930 156 5,667
71 Boston Red Sox 1989 162 5,666
72 Pittsburgh Pirates 1996 162 5,665
72 Baltimore Orioles 2003 163 5,665
72 Arizona Diamondbacks 2016 162 5,665
75 Detroit Tigers 1998 162 5,664
75 Texas Rangers 2003 162 5,664
77 Toronto Blue Jays 2001 162 5,663
78 Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 162 5,662
78 Milwaukee Brewers 1996 162 5,662
80 Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 163 5,661
80 New York Yankees 1984 162 5,661
80 Toronto Blue Jays 2003 162 5,661
83 Colorado Rockies 2000 162 5,660
83 New York Yankees 2009 162 5,660
83 Colorado Rockies 2019 162 5,660
86 Texas Rangers 2006 162 5,659
86 Texas Rangers 2011 162 5,659
88 Cincinnati Reds 1965 162 5,658
88 Arizona Diamondbacks 1999 162 5,658
90 Chicago White Sox 2006 162 5,657
90 Pittsburgh Pirates 2019 162 5,657
92 San Diego Padres 1996 162 5,655
92 Minnesota Twins 2003 162 5,655
94 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003 162 5,654
95 Kansas City Royals 1979 162 5,653
95 Milwaukee Brewers 1980 162 5,653
97 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2014 162 5,652
98 Texas Rangers 1997 162 5,651
98 Texas Rangers 1999 162 5,651
98 New York Yankees 2006 162 5,651

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.