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1982 MLB Plate Appearances by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate

The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1982, with 6,361, 2 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 26 MLB teams is 6,195.7.

Led all of MLB in 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games
6,361 Plate Appearances 2 clear of Cleveland Indians
# Team League G PA
1 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 6,361
2 Cleveland Indians AL 162 6,359
3 California Angels AL 162 6,350
4 Milwaukee Brewers AL 163 6,337
5 Baltimore Orioles AL 163 6,325
6 Boston Red Sox AL 162 6,262
7 New York Yankees AL 162 6,244
8 Chicago White Sox AL 162 6,242
9 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 6,234
10 Atlanta Braves NL 162 6,229
11 San Francisco Giants NL 162 6,227
12 Montreal Expos NL 162 6,221
13 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 6,196
MLB average 6,195.7
14 Seattle Mariners AL 162 6,181
15 Kansas City Royals AL 162 6,177
16 Detroit Tigers AL 162 6,166
17 San Diego Padres NL 162 6,159
18 Oakland Athletics AL 162 6,154
19 Chicago Cubs NL 162 6,141
20 Minnesota Twins AL 162 6,115
21 New York Mets NL 162 6,108
22 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 6,107
23 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 6,099
24 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 6,067
25 Texas Rangers AL 162 6,020
26 Houston Astros NL 162 6,008

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.