1888 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 1888, with .263, .003 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is .238.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Detroit Wolverines
134 games
.263
Batting Average
.003 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | .263 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | .260 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | .250 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | .250 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | .245 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | .242 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | .242 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | .242 |
| 9 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | .241 |
| MLB average | .238 | |||
| 10 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | .238 |
| 11 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | .234 |
| 12 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | .229 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | .227 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | .226 |
| 15 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | .218 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | .208 |
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.