1979 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in batting average in 1979, with .283, .001 ahead of the Kansas City Royals. The average across 26 MLB teams is .265.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Boston Red Sox
160 games
.283
Batting Average
.001 clear of Kansas City Royals
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | .283 |
| 2 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .282 |
| 3 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .282 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | .280 |
| 5 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .279 |
| 5 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .279 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | .278 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | .276 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | .272 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .269 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | .269 |
| 12 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | .269 |
| 13 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | .266 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | .266 |
| MLB average | .265 | |||
| 15 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | .264 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | .264 |
| 17 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .263 |
| 18 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | .261 |
| 19 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | .258 |
| 20 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | .256 |
| 20 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .256 |
| 22 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .251 |
| 23 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | .250 |
| 24 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .246 |
| 25 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | .242 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .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.