1997 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Colorado Rockies led the NL in batting average in 1997, with .288, .017 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 14 NL teams is .263.
Led the NL in 1997
Colorado Rockies
162 games
.288
Batting Average
.017 clear of San Diego Padres
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colorado Rockies
|
162 | .288 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | .271 |
| 3 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | .270 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | .268 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .263 |
| NL average | .263 | ||
| 6 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | .262 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | .262 |
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .259 |
| 9 |
 Florida Marlins
|
162 | .259 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .258 |
| 11 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | .258 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | .255 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | .255 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | .253 |
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.