1981 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in at bats in 1981, with 3,820, 40 ahead of the Seattle Mariners. The average across 26 MLB teams is 3,633.3.
Led all of MLB in 1981
Boston Red Sox
108 games
3,820
At Bats
40 clear of Seattle Mariners
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 108 | 3,820 |
| 2 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 110 | 3,780 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 111 | 3,766 |
| 4 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 110 | 3,757 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 110 | 3,751 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 109 | 3,743 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 110 | 3,693 |
| 8 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 110 | 3,688 |
| 9 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 109 | 3,677 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 110 | 3,676 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 107 | 3,665 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 107 | 3,642 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 108 | 3,637 |
| MLB average | 3,633.3 | |||
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 106 | 3,615 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 109 | 3,600 |
| 16 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 108 | 3,591 |
| 17 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 105 | 3,581 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 103 | 3,576 |
| 19 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 103 | 3,560 |
| 20 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 106 | 3,546 |
| 21 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 103 | 3,537 |
| 22 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 107 | 3,529 |
| 23 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 106 | 3,521 |
| 24 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 105 | 3,516 |
| 25 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 103 | 3,507 |
| 26 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 105 | 3,493 |
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.