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1988 NL Total Bases by Team

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

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in total bases in 1988, with 2,174, 32 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 12 NL teams is 1,981.0.

Led the NL in 1988 Chicago Cubs 163 games
2,174 Total Bases 32 clear of New York Mets
# Team G TB
1 Chicago Cubs 163 2,174
2 New York Mets 160 2,142
3 Montreal Expos 163 2,077
4 San Francisco Giants 162 2,007
5 Cincinnati Reds 161 1,996
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 160 1,987
NL average 1,981.0
7 Houston Astros 162 1,927
8 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1,920
9 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,910
10 Atlanta Braves 160 1,891
11 San Diego Padres 161 1,882
12 St. Louis Cardinals 162 1,859

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.