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1906 NL Batting Average by Team

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

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in batting average in 1906, with .262, .001 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is .244.

Led the NL in 1906 Chicago Cubs 154 games
.262 Batting Average .001 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team G AVG
1 Chicago Cubs 154 .262
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 .261
3 New York Giants 152 .255
NL average .244
4 Philadelphia Phillies 154 .241
5 Cincinnati Reds 155 .238
6 Brooklyn Superbas 153 .236
7 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .236
8 Boston Beaneaters 152 .226

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.