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1986 NL Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The New York Mets led the NL in total bases in 1986, with 2,229, 37 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 12 NL teams is 2,081.4.

Led the NL in 1986 New York Mets 162 games
2,229 Total Bases 37 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
# Team G TB
1 New York Mets 162 2,229
2 Philadelphia Phillies 161 2,192
3 Chicago Cubs 160 2,186
4 Cincinnati Reds 162 2,143
5 San Diego Padres 162 2,139
6 Montreal Expos 161 2,086
NL average 2,081.4
7 Houston Astros 162 2,071
8 San Francisco Giants 162 2,063
9 Atlanta Braves 161 2,051
10 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 2,038
11 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 2,023
12 St. Louis Cardinals 161 1,756

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.