1961 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in at bats in 1961, with 5,609, 48 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 18 MLB teams is 5,390.7.
Led all of MLB in 1961
Cleveland Indians
161 games
5,609
At Bats
48 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 161 | 5,609 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 163 | 5,561 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 163 | 5,559 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 163 | 5,556 |
| 5 |
|
AL | 163 | 5,508 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 163 | 5,481 |
| 7 |
|
AL | 162 | 5,424 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 162 | 5,423 |
| 9 |
|
AL | 161 | 5,417 |
| MLB average | 5,390.7 | |||
| 10 |
|
AL | 161 | 5,366 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 156 | 5,344 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 154 | 5,311 |
| 13 |
|
NL | 155 | 5,307 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 155 | 5,288 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 154 | 5,243 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 155 | 5,233 |
| 17 |
|
NL | 155 | 5,213 |
| 18 |
|
NL | 154 | 5,189 |
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.
