1960 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in batting average in 1960, with .276, .006 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is .255.
Led all of MLB in 1960
Pittsburgh Pirates
155 games
.276
Batting Average
.006 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .276 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | .270 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | .267 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 154 | .265 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | .261 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | .260 |
| MLB average | .255 | |||
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | .255 |
| 8 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 156 | .255 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .254 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | .253 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | .250 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 155 | .249 |
| 13 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .245 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | .244 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .239 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 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.