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2005 NL Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in hits in 2005, with 1,506, 7 ahead of the Florida Marlins. The average across 16 NL teams is 1,441.1.

Led the NL in 2005 Chicago Cubs 162 games
1,506 Hits 7 clear of Florida Marlins
# Team G H
1 Chicago Cubs 162 1,506
2 Florida Marlins 162 1,499
3 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1,494
3 St. Louis Cardinals 162 1,494
5 Colorado Rockies 162 1,477
6 Atlanta Braves 162 1,453
6 Cincinnati Reds 163 1,453
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 1,445
NL average 1,441.1
9 San Francisco Giants 162 1,427
10 New York Mets 162 1,421
11 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 1,419
12 San Diego Padres 162 1,416
13 Milwaukee Brewers 162 1,413
14 Houston Astros 163 1,400
15 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,374
16 Washington Nationals 162 1,367

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.