MLB Baseball Hitting Stats
League Charts for 'At-Bats'
| 1901 | 38,138 | 38,967 | 77,105 |
| 1902 | 38,008 | 38,149 | 76,157 |
| 1903 | 37,434 | 38,005 | 75,439 |
| 1904 | 41,479 | 41,009 | 82,488 |
| 1905 | 40,625 | 41,219 | 81,844 |
| 1906 | 40,412 | 39,649 | 80,061 |
| 1907 | 40,967 | 39,337 | 80,304 |
| 1908 | 40,602 | 40,078 | 80,680 |
| 1909 | 39,974 | 40,638 | 80,612 |
| 1910 | 40,928 | 40,615 | 81,543 |
| 1911 | 41,154 | 41,107 | 82,261 |
| 1912 | 40,886 | 41,153 | 82,039 |
| 1913 | 39,915 | 41,301 | 81,216 |
| 1914 | 40,743 | 40,846 | 81,589 |
| 1915 | 40,304 | 40,888 | 81,192 |
| 1916 | 40,833 | 41,090 | 81,923 |
| 1917 | 40,670 | 41,385 | 82,055 |
| 1918 | 33,535 | 33,780 | 67,315 |
| 1919 | 37,387 | 37,284 | 74,671 |
| 1920 | 41,981 | 42,197 | 84,178 |
| 1921 | 42,796 | 42,376 | 85,172 |
| 1922 | 42,296 | 43,050 | 85,346 |
| 1923 | 42,013 | 43,216 | 85,229 |
| 1924 | 42,221 | 42,445 | 84,666 |
| 1925 | 42,573 | 42,859 | 85,432 |
| 1926 | 41,743 | 42,009 | 83,752 |
| 1927 | 42,117 | 42,344 | 84,461 |
| 1928 | 42,144 | 42,336 | 84,480 |
| 1929 | 42,180 | 43,030 | 85,210 |
| 1930 | 42,878 | 43,693 | 86,571 |
| 1931 | 43,683 | 42,941 | 86,624 |
| 1932 | 43,419 | 43,763 | 87,182 |
| 1933 | 42,663 | 42,559 | 85,222 |
| 1934 | 42,929 | 42,982 | 85,911 |
| 1935 | 42,999 | 43,438 | 86,437 |
| 1936 | 43,747 | 43,891 | 87,638 |
| 1937 | 43,303 | 42,660 | 85,963 |
| 1938 | 42,500 | 42,513 | 85,013 |
| 1939 | 42,594 | 42,285 | 84,879 |
| 1940 | 43,017 | 42,986 | 86,003 |
| 1941 | 43,125 | 42,729 | 85,854 |
| 1942 | 41,955 | 41,776 | 83,731 |
| 1943 | 42,213 | 42,488 | 84,701 |
| 1944 | 42,748 | 42,917 | 85,665 |
| 1945 | 41,624 | 42,823 | 84,447 |
| 1946 | 42,239 | 42,094 | 84,333 |
| 1947 | 42,002 | 42,434 | 84,436 |
| 1948 | 42,155 | 42,256 | 84,411 |
| 1949 | 41,669 | 42,711 | 84,380 |
| 1950 | 42,407 | 42,416 | 84,823 |
| 1951 | 42,361 | 42,704 | 85,065 |
| 1952 | 42,317 | 41,878 | 84,195 |
| 1953 | 42,358 | 42,639 | 84,997 |
| 1954 | 41,909 | 42,027 | 83,936 |
| 1955 | 41,817 | 41,773 | 83,590 |
| 1956 | 42,007 | 41,849 | 83,856 |
| 1957 | 41,987 | 42,919 | 84,906 |
| 1958 | 41,684 | 42,143 | 83,827 |
| 1959 | 41,964 | 42,330 | 84,294 |
| 1960 | 41,838 | 42,176 | 84,014 |
| 1961 | 54,904 | 42,128 | 97,032 |
| 1962 | 55,239 | 55,449 | 110,688 |
| 1963 | 55,011 | 54,803 | 109,814 |
| 1964 | 55,180 | 55,284 | 110,464 |
| 1965 | 54,362 | 55,377 | 109,739 |
| 1966 | 54,082 | 55,385 | 109,467 |
| 1967 | 54,179 | 55,026 | 109,205 |
| 1968 | 53,709 | 54,913 | 108,622 |
| 1969 | 65,536 | 65,751 | 131,287 |
| 1970 | 65,675 | 66,465 | 132,140 |
| 1971 | 64,641 | 65,903 | 130,544 |
| 1972 | 61,712 | 63,116 | 124,828 |
| 1973 | 66,276 | 66,087 | 132,363 |
| 1974 | 66,044 | 66,212 | 132,256 |
| 1975 | 65,371 | 66,102 | 131,473 |
| 1976 | 65,711 | 65,814 | 131,525 |
| 1977 | 77,274 | 66,700 | 143,974 |
| 1978 | 76,411 | 65,156 | 141,567 |
| 1979 | 76,704 | 66,088 | 142,792 |
| 1980 | 77,888 | 66,272 | 144,160 |
| 1981 | 50,813 | 43,654 | 94,467 |
| 1982 | 77,886 | 66,263 | 144,149 |
| 1983 | 77,821 | 65,717 | 143,538 |
| 1984 | 77,910 | 65,919 | 143,829 |
| 1985 | 77,257 | 65,818 | 143,075 |
| 1986 | 77,376 | 65,730 | 143,106 |
| 1987 | 77,819 | 66,276 | 144,095 |
| 1988 | 77,005 | 65,563 | 142,568 |
| 1989 | 77,004 | 65,817 | 142,821 |
| 1990 | 76,800 | 65,968 | 142,768 |
| 1991 | 77,603 | 65,365 | 142,968 |
| 1992 | 77,147 | 65,748 | 142,895 |
| 1993 | 77,506 | 77,489 | 154,995 |
| 1994 | 55,198 | 55,068 | 110,266 |
| 1995 | 69,522 | 69,049 | 138,571 |
| 1996 | 79,090 | 77,711 | 156,801 |
| 1997 | 78,235 | 77,203 | 155,438 |
| 1998 | 78,416 | 88,700 | 167,116 |
| 1999 | 78,126 | 89,010 | 167,136 |
| 2000 | 78,547 | 88,743 | 167,290 |
| 2001 | 78,134 | 88,100 | 166,234 |
| 2002 | 77,788 | 87,794 | 165,582 |
| 2003 | 78,311 | 88,426 | 166,737 |
| 2004 | 78,731 | 88,622 | 167,353 |
| 2005 | 78,215 | 88,120 | 166,335 |
| 2006 | 78,497 | 88,844 | 167,341 |
| 2007 | 78,294 | 89,488 | 167,782 |