1940 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in batting average in 1940, with .276, .001 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is .263.
Led the NL in 1940
Pittsburgh Pirates
156 games
.276
Batting Average
.001 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
156 | .276 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | .275 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | .267 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
152 | .267 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | .266 |
| NL average | .263 | ||
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
156 | .260 |
| 7 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | .256 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
153 | .239 |
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.