1988 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 1988, with 659, 30 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 586.7.
Led the NL in 1988
New York Mets
160 games
659
Runs Batted In
30 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Mets
|
160 | 659 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 629 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
160 | 619 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
163 | 612 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | 588 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 587 |
| NL average | 586.7 | ||
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 575 |
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
163 | 575 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 567 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 566 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 536 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | 527 |
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.