1980 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Kansas City Royals led all of MLB in batting average in 1980, with .286, .002 ahead of the Texas Rangers. The average across 26 MLB teams is .264.
Led all of MLB in 1980
Kansas City Royals
162 games
.286
Batting Average
.002 clear of Texas Rangers
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .286 |
| 2 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 163 | .284 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | .283 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 160 | .277 |
| 5 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | .275 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .275 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | .273 |
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .273 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .270 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .267 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | .266 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | .266 |
| 13 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 160 | .265 |
| MLB average | .264 | |||
| 14 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 163 | .263 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | .262 |
| 16 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 163 | .261 |
| 17 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .259 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .259 |
| 19 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .258 |
| 20 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .257 |
| 21 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 163 | .255 |
| 22 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .251 |
| 23 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .251 |
| 24 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | .250 |
| 25 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 163 | .248 |
| 26 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 161 | .244 |
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.