1987 NL Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The New York Mets led the NL in runs batted in in 1987, with 771, 24 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is 686.1.
Led the NL in 1987
New York Mets
162 games
771
Runs Batted In
24 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
162 | 771 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 747 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 746 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 731 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | 696 |
| 6 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 695 |
| NL average | 686.1 | ||
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 684 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
161 | 683 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 662 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 621 |
| 11 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 603 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 594 |
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.