1989 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in batting average in 1989, with .261, .003 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 12 NL teams is .246.
Led the NL in 1989
Chicago Cubs
162 games
.261
Batting Average
.003 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .261 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
164 | .258 |
| 3 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | .251 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .250 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | .247 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | .247 |
| NL average | .246 | ||
| 7 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | .246 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | .243 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
164 | .241 |
| 10 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
160 | .240 |
| 11 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .239 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | .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.