1986 MLB Batting Average by Team

The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in batting average in 1986, with .284, .012 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 26 MLB teams is .258.

Led all of MLB in 1986 Cleveland Indians 163 games

.284 Batting Average .012 clear of New York Yankees

#	Team	League	G	AVG
1	Cleveland Indians	AL	163	.284
2	New York Yankees	AL	162	.272
3	Boston Red Sox	AL	161	.271
4	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	163	.269
5	Texas Rangers	AL	162	.268
6	New York Mets	NL	162	.263
7	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	.263
8	San Diego Padres	NL	162	.262
9	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	.261
10	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	.258
	MLB average			.258
11	Chicago Cubs	NL	160	.256
12	California Angels	AL	162	.255
13	Houston Astros	NL	162	.255
13	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	.255
15	Montreal Expos	NL	161	.254
16	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	.254
17	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	.253
18	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	.253
19	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	161	.253
20	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	.252
21	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	.252
22	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	.251
23	Atlanta Braves	NL	161	.250
23	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	.250
25	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	.247
26	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	161	.236

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.