1979 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1979, with 1493.1, 6.2 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 26 MLB teams is 1441.1.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates
163 games
1493.1
Innings Pitched
6.2 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 1493.1 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 1486.2 |
| 3 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 1482.2 |
| 4 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 1453.0 |
| 5 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 1448.1 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 1447.2 |
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 1447.1 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 1446.2 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 1444.1 |
| 10 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 1444.0 |
| MLB average | 1441.1 | |||
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 1441.1 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 1440.1 |
| 13 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 1439.2 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 1438.0 |
| 15 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 1437.0 |
| 16 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 1436.0 |
| 16 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 1436.0 |
| 18 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 1434.1 |
| 19 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 1432.1 |
| 20 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 1431.2 |
| 21 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 1431.1 |
| 22 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 1429.1 |
| 23 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 1423.1 |
| 24 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 1417.0 |
| 25 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 1409.0 |
| 26 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 1407.2 |
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.