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1962 MLB Total Bases by Team

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

The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in total bases in 1962, with 2,463, 59 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 20 MLB teams is 2,177.2.

Led all of MLB in 1962 San Francisco Giants 165 games
2,463 Total Bases 59 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G TB
1 San Francisco Giants NL 165 2,463
2 New York Yankees AL 162 2,404
3 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 2,356
4 Minnesota Twins AL 163 2,293
5 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 165 2,252
6 Detroit Tigers AL 161 2,242
7 Boston Red Sox AL 160 2,230
8 St. Louis Cardinals NL 163 2,222
9 Milwaukee Braves NL 162 2,199
MLB average 2,177.2
10 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 2,162
11 Kansas City Athletics AL 162 2,151
12 Cleveland Indians AL 162 2,127
13 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 2,124
14 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 2,113
15 Los Angeles Angels AL 162 2,090
16 Chicago Cubs NL 162 2,084
17 Chicago White Sox AL 162 2,053
18 Washington Senators AL 162 2,048
19 New York Mets NL 161 1,981
20 Houston Colt .45's NL 162 1,949

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.