1963 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in batting average in 1963, with .271, .012 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 10 NL teams is .245.
Led the NL in 1963
St. Louis Cardinals
162 games
.271
Batting Average
.012 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | .271 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .259 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | .252 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
163 | .251 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | .250 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | .246 |
| NL average | .245 | ||
| 7 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
163 | .244 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .238 |
| 9 |
 Houston Colt .45's
|
162 | .220 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | .219 |
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.