1981 NL Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in hits in 1981, with 1,002, 18 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is 928.4.
Led the NL in 1981
Philadelphia Phillies
107 games
1,002
Hits
18 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
| # | Team | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
107 | 1,002 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
110 | 984 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
108 | 972 |
| 4 |
 San Diego Padres
|
110 | 963 |
| 5 |
 Houston Astros
|
110 | 948 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
111 | 941 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
103 | 936 |
| NL average | 928.4 | ||
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
103 | 920 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
107 | 886 |
| 10 |
 Montreal Expos
|
108 | 883 |
| 11 |
 New York Mets
|
105 | 868 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
106 | 838 |
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.