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2001 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 2001, with .292, .021 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 16 NL teams is .261.

Led the NL in 2001 Colorado Rockies 162 games
.292 Batting Average .021 clear of Houston Astros
# Team G AVG
1 Colorado Rockies 162 .292
2 Houston Astros 162 .271
3 St. Louis Cardinals 162 .270
4 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 .267
5 San Francisco Giants 162 .266
6 Florida Marlins 162 .264
7 Cincinnati Reds 162 .262
NL average .261
8 Chicago Cubs 162 .261
9 Atlanta Braves 162 .261
10 Philadelphia Phillies 162 .260
11 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 .255
12 Montreal Expos 162 .253
13 San Diego Padres 162 .252
14 Milwaukee Brewers 162 .251
15 New York Mets 162 .249
16 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 .247

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.