1886 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Brooklyn Grays led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1886, with 5,504, 43 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 4,924.4.
Led all of MLB in 1886
Brooklyn Grays
141 games
5,504
Plate Appearances
43 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 5,504 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 5,461 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 5,370 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 5,357 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 5,354 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 5,275 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 5,054 |
| 8 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 5,046 |
| MLB average | 4,924.4 | |||
| 9 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 4,875 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 4,838 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 4,535 |
| 12 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 4,505 |
| 13 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 4,485 |
| 14 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 4,430 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 4,354 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 4,347 |
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.