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1986 MLB At Bats by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats

The Toronto Blue Jays led all of MLB in at bats in 1986, with 5,716, 14 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 26 MLB teams is 5,504.1.

Led all of MLB in 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 163 games
5,716 At Bats 14 clear of Cleveland Indians
# Team League G AB
1 Toronto Blue Jays AL 163 5,716
2 Cleveland Indians AL 163 5,702
3 New York Yankees AL 162 5,570
4 Kansas City Royals AL 162 5,561
5 New York Mets NL 162 5,558
6 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 5,536
7 Minnesota Twins AL 162 5,531
8 Texas Rangers AL 162 5,529
9 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 5,524
10 San Diego Padres NL 162 5,515
11 Detroit Tigers AL 162 5,512
12 Montreal Expos NL 161 5,508
MLB average 5,504.1
13 San Francisco Giants NL 162 5,501
14 Chicago Cubs NL 160 5,499
15 Boston Red Sox AL 161 5,498
15 Seattle Mariners AL 162 5,498
17 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 5,483
18 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 5,471
19 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 5,461
20 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 5,456
21 Houston Astros NL 162 5,441
22 Oakland Athletics AL 162 5,435
23 California Angels AL 162 5,433
24 Chicago White Sox AL 162 5,406
25 Atlanta Braves NL 161 5,384
26 St. Louis Cardinals NL 161 5,378

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.