1909 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in batting average in 1909, with .267, .004 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is .244.
Led all of MLB in 1909
Detroit Tigers
158 games
.267
Batting Average
.004 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 158 | .267 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 152 | .263 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | .260 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | .256 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 158 | .255 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | .250 |
| 7 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 153 | .248 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .245 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .244 |
| MLB average | .244 | |||
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .243 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 155 | .241 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | .232 |
| 13 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 155 | .229 |
| 14 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 155 | .223 |
| 14 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | .223 |
| 16 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | .221 |
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.