1945 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Philadelphia Stars led all of MLB in batting average in 1945, with .292, .011 ahead of the Baltimore Elite Giants. The average across 28 MLB teams is .260.
Led all of MLB in 1945
Philadelphia Stars
40 games
.292
Batting Average
.011 clear of Baltimore Elite Giants
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 40 | .292 |
| 2 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 43 | .281 |
| 3 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 64 | .278 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .277 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .273 |
| 6 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 46 | .273 |
| 7 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | .272 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | .271 |
| 9 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 74 | .270 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .269 |
| 11 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | .268 |
| 12 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .267 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .267 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 150 | .262 |
| MLB average | .260 | |||
| 15 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 157 | .260 |
| 15 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 152 | .260 |
| 17 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | .258 |
| 18 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .256 |
| 19 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 147 | .255 |
| 20 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 33 | .253 |
| 21 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | .249 |
| 22 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | .249 |
| 23 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .246 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | .245 |
| 25 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 39 | .241 |
| 26 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 68 | .232 |
| 27 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | .226 |
| 28 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 27 | .224 |
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.