1904 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The New York Giants led all of MLB in batting average in 1904, with .262, .002 ahead of the Cleveland Naps. The average across 16 MLB teams is .247.
Led all of MLB in 1904
New York Giants
157 games
.262
Batting Average
.002 clear of Cleveland Naps
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 157 | .262 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 154 | .260 |
| 3 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 155 | .259 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 156 | .258 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | .255 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .253 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 155 | .249 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .249 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | .248 |
| 10 |
 Boston Americans
|
AL | 157 | .247 |
| MLB average | .247 | |||
| 11 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | .242 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 156 | .239 |
| 13 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 155 | .237 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 154 | .232 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .231 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 157 | .227 |
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.