1931 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 1931, with .290, .001 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is .277.
Led the NL in 1931
Chicago Cubs
156 games
.290
Batting Average
.001 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
156 | .290 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
153 | .289 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | .286 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | .279 |
| NL average | .277 | ||
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
153 | .276 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | .269 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | .266 |
| 8 |
 Boston Braves
|
156 | .258 |
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.