1901 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in batting average in 1901, with .294, .005 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is .272.
Led all of MLB in 1901
Baltimore Orioles
134 games
.294
Batting Average
.005 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 134 | .294 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 137 | .289 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 137 | .287 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 140 | .286 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 142 | .284 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 135 | .279 |
| 7 |
 Boston Americans
|
AL | 138 | .278 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 137 | .276 |
| MLB average | .272 | |||
| 9 |
 Cleveland Blues
|
AL | 138 | .271 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 138 | .269 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 140 | .266 |
| 12 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 139 | .261 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 140 | .258 |
| 14 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 141 | .253 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 142 | .251 |
| 16 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | .249 |
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.