1997 NL Hits by Team

The Colorado Rockies led the NL in hits in 1997, with 1,611, 92 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 14 NL teams is 1,450.0.

Led the NL in 1997 Colorado Rockies 162 games

1,611 Hits 92 clear of San Diego Padres

#	Team	G	H
1	Colorado Rockies	162	1,611
2	San Diego Padres	162	1,519
3	Atlanta Braves	162	1,490
4	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	1,488
	NL average		1,450.0
5	New York Mets	162	1,448
6	Chicago Cubs	162	1,444
7	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	1,440
8	Houston Astros	162	1,427
9	Montreal Expos	162	1,423
10	San Francisco Giants	162	1,415
11	Florida Marlins	162	1,410
12	St. Louis Cardinals	162	1,409
13	Philadelphia Phillies	162	1,390
14	Cincinnati Reds	162	1,386

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.