Runs Batted In League by League Totals on Baseball Almanac

League by League Totals for Runs Batted In

Ever wonder which league has the most runs batted in each season? This is a comprehensive breakdown of both leagues showing the number of runs batted in during each league and a major league total for every season since 1901.

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Runs Batted In League By League Totals
American League	National League	A.L. + N.L.	Year
4,794	4,342	9,136	1901
4,576	3,669	8,245	1902
3,802	4,342	8,144	1903
3,764	3,826	7,590	1904
3,767	4,169	7,936	1905
3,710	3,546	7,256	1906
3,692	3,383	7,075	1907
3,441	3,381	6,822	1908
3,423	3,702	7,125	1909
3,659	4,199	7,858	1910
4,623	4,695	9,318	1911
4,486	4,860	9,346	1912
3,983	4,367	8,350	1913
3,798	4,064	7,862	1914
4,079	3,789	7,868	1915
3,870	3,648	7,518	1916
3,810	3,747	7,557	1917
3,104	3,096	6,200	1918
3,965	3,460	7,425	1919
5,112	4,226	9,338	1920
5,635	5,060	10,695	1921
5,246	5,541	10,787	1922
5,261	5,407	10,668	1923
5,538	5,067	10,605	1924
5,788	5,634	11,422	1925
5,282	5,162	10,444	1926
5,569	5,189	10,758	1927
5,405	5,332	10,737	1928
5,663	6,131	11,794	1929
6,161	6,582	12,743	1930
5,875	5,174	11,049	1931
6,002	5,285	11,287	1932
5,654	4,555	10,209	1933
5,870	5,349	11,219	1934
5,788	5,368	11,156	1935
6,525	5,405	11,930	1936
6,066	5,142	11,208	1937
6,205	5,032	11,237	1938
5,958	5,082	11,040	1939
5,693	5,009	10,702	1940
5,459	4,866	10,325	1941
4,795	4,390	9,185	1942
4,423	4,531	8,954	1943
4,656	4,923	9,579	1944
4,415	5,084	9,499	1945
4,655	4,550	9,205	1946
4,818	5,292	10,110	1947
5,500	5,089	10,589	1948
5,387	5,255	10,642	1949
5,900	5,369	11,269	1950
5,327	5,197	10,524	1951
4,869	4,802	9,671	1952
5,190	5,524	10,714	1953
4,871	5,297	10,168	1954
5,145	5,236	10,381	1955
5,399	4,931	10,330	1956
4,933	5,090	10,023	1957
4,866	5,090	9,956	1958
5,029	5,148	10,177	1959
5,071	4,897	9,968	1960
6,841	5,221	12,062	1961
6,786	6,760	13,546	1962
6,180	5,724	11,904	1963
6,189	6,044	12,233	1964
5,944	6,068	12,012	1965
5,838	6,160	11,998	1966
5,532	5,733	11,265	1967
5,126	5,183	10,309	1968
7,366	7,296	14,662	1969
7,589	8,173	15,762	1970
6,992	7,085	14,077	1971
6,025	6,725	12,750	1972
7,769	7,485	12,254	1973
7,428	7,430	14,858	1974
7,744	7,409	15,153	1975
7,186	7,178	14,364	1976
9,610	7,986	17,596	1977
8,888	7,210	16,098	1978
9,908	7,650	17,558	1979
9,574	7,354	16,928	1980
5,763	4,688	10,451	1981
9,585	7,434	17,019	1982
9,621	7,446	17,067	1983
9,445	7,333	16,778	1984
9,737	7,392	17,129	1985
9,839	7,557	17,396	1986
10,480	8,233	18,713	1987
9,179	7,040	16,219	1988
9,103	7,126	16,229	1989
9,154	7,650	16,804	1990
9,610	7,438	17,048	1991
9,222	7,060	16,282	1992
10,063	9,533	19,596	1993
7,885	6,973	14,858	1994
9,691	8,745	18,436	1995
11,583	9,987	21,570	1996
10,601	9,866	20,467	1997
10,758	11,326	22,084	1998
11,140	12,321	23,461	1999
11,418	12,317	23,735	2000
10,508	11,580	22,088	2001
10,371	10,961	21,332	2002
10,505	11,381	21,886	2003
10,814	11,434	22,248	2004
10,266	10,982	21,248	2005
10,743	11,748	22,491	2006
10,590	11,664	22,254	2007
10,338	11,203	21,541	2008
10,437	10,927	21,364	2009
9,600	10,688	20,288	2010
9,645	10,159	19,804	2011
9,629	10,370	19,999	2012
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American League	National League	A.L. + N.L.	Year
League By League Runs Batted In Totals

From 1980 to 1988 records were kept on a stat called a game winning RBI. Baseball Almanac has compiled the records from that era for you to review as well.

Al Rosen and Ted Williams are tied with the All-Star record for most runs batted in during an All-Star game with five each. Read about nearly every top of RBI Record in our exclusive RBI Record Book.

Did you know that on October 8, 1960, Bobby Richardson set the World Series record for most runs batted in during a single Series game with six? Was this the best Fall Classic offensive moment ever? Share your opinion on Baseball Fever.

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