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1895 NL Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in batting average in 1895, with .330, .006 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 NL teams is .296.

Led the NL in 1895 Philadelphia Phillies 133 games
.330 Batting Average .006 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team G AVG
1 Philadelphia Phillies 133 .330
2 Baltimore Orioles 131 .324
3 Cleveland Spiders 132 .305
4 Cincinnati Reds 132 .298
5 Chicago Colts 133 .298
NL average .296
6 Boston Beaneaters 133 .290
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 134 .290
8 New York Giants 132 .288
9 Washington Senators 133 .287
10 Brooklyn Grooms 133 .283
11 St. Louis Browns 136 .282
12 Louisville Colonels 132 .279

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.