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1989 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 1989, with 2,135, 2 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 2,002.9.

Led the NL in 1989 Chicago Cubs 162 games
2,135 Total Bases 2 clear of San Francisco Giants
# Team G TB
1 Chicago Cubs 162 2,135
2 San Francisco Giants 162 2,133
3 New York Mets 162 2,114
4 Cincinnati Reds 162 2,045
NL average 2,002.9
5 San Diego Padres 162 1,999
6 St. Louis Cardinals 164 1,994
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 164 1,988
8 Montreal Expos 162 1,980
8 Philadelphia Phillies 163 1,980
10 Atlanta Braves 161 1,910
11 Houston Astros 162 1,902
12 Los Angeles Dodgers 160 1,855

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.