1899 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in batting average in 1899, with .301, .003 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 MLB teams is .282.
Led all of MLB in 1899
Philadelphia Phillies
154 games
.301
Batting Average
.003 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .301 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 151 | .298 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 148 | .291 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .288 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 153 | .287 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Perfectos
|
NL | 155 | .285 |
| MLB average | .282 | |||
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 152 | .281 |
| 8 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 156 | .279 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 152 | .277 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | .275 |
| 11 | Washington Senators | NL | 155 | .272 |
| 12 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 154 | .253 |
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.