1886 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Detroit Wolverines led all of MLB in batting average in 1886, with .280, .001 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is .246.
Led all of MLB in 1886
Detroit Wolverines
126 games
.280
Batting Average
.001 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | .280 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | .279 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | .273 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | .269 |
| 5 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | .263 |
| 6 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | .260 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | .250 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | .249 |
| MLB average | .246 | |||
| 9 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | .241 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | .240 |
| 11 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | .236 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | .235 |
| 13 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | .228 |
| 14 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | .224 |
| 15 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | .210 |
| 16 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | .204 |
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.