1969 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 1969, with .277, just ahead of the Cincinnati Reds (.2768 to .2765). The average across 24 MLB teams is .248.
Led all of MLB in 1969
Pittsburgh Pirates
162 games
.277
Batting Average
Just ahead of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | .277 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | .277 |
| 3 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .268 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .266 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | .258 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .254 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .253 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | .253 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .251 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 162 | .251 |
| 11 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .249 |
| MLB average | .248 | |||
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .247 |
| 13 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .242 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .242 |
| 15 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .242 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .241 |
| 17 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .240 |
| 18 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 163 | .240 |
| 19 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .240 |
| 20 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | .237 |
| 21 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .235 |
| 22 |
 Seattle Pilots
|
AL | 163 | .234 |
| 23 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 163 | .230 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .225 |
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.