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1960 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 1960, with .276, .011 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is .255.

Led the NL in 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 games
.276 Batting Average .011 clear of Milwaukee Braves
# Team G AVG
1 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 .276
2 Milwaukee Braves 154 .265
3 Los Angeles Dodgers 154 .255
4 San Francisco Giants 156 .255
NL average .255
5 St. Louis Cardinals 155 .254
6 Cincinnati Reds 154 .250
7 Chicago Cubs 156 .244
8 Philadelphia Phillies 154 .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.