1951 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Brooklyn Dodgers led all of MLB in batting average in 1951, with .275, .005 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is .261.
Led all of MLB in 1951
Brooklyn Dodgers
158 games
.275
Batting Average
.005 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 158 | .275 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | .270 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .269 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | .266 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .265 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .264 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .263 |
| 8 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 155 | .262 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .262 |
| MLB average | .261 | |||
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 157 | .260 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .260 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .258 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | .256 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .250 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | .248 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | .247 |
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.