1997 NL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Colorado Rockies led the NL in runs in 1997, with 923, 128 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 14 NL teams is 745.7.
Led the NL in 1997
Colorado Rockies
162 games
923
Runs
128 clear of San Diego Padres
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colorado Rockies
|
162 | 923 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 795 |
| 3 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | 791 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 784 |
| 5 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 777 |
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 777 |
| NL average | 745.7 | ||
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 742 |
| 8 |
 Florida Marlins
|
162 | 740 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 725 |
| 10 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 691 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 689 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 687 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 668 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 651 |
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.