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1909 NL Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits

The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in hits in 1909, with 1,332, 5 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 1,238.5.

Led the NL in 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 games
1,332 Hits 5 clear of New York Giants
# Team G H
1 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 1,332
2 New York Giants 158 1,327
3 Cincinnati Reds 157 1,273
4 St. Louis Cardinals 154 1,242
NL average 1,238.5
5 Philadelphia Phillies 154 1,228
6 Chicago Cubs 155 1,227
7 Brooklyn Superbas 155 1,158
8 Boston Doves 155 1,121

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.