1976 MLB Batting Average by Team

The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in batting average in 1976, with .280, .006 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 24 MLB teams is .255.

Led all of MLB in 1976 Cincinnati Reds 162 games

.280 Batting Average .006 clear of Minnesota Twins

#	Team	League	G	AVG
1	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	.280
2	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	.274
3	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	.272
4	New York Yankees	AL	159	.269
5	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	.269
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	.268
7	Cleveland Indians	AL	159	.263
8	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	.263
9	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	.260
10	Detroit Tigers	AL	161	.258
11	Houston Astros	NL	162	.256
	MLB average			.255
12	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	.255
13	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	.251
14	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	.251
15	Texas Rangers	AL	162	.250
16	San Diego Padres	NL	162	.247
17	New York Mets	NL	162	.246
17	Oakland Athletics	AL	161	.246
19	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	.246
20	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	.246
21	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	.245
22	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	.243
23	California Angels	AL	162	.235
23	Montreal Expos	NL	162	.235

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.