2005 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Florida Marlins led the NL in batting average in 2005, with .272, .002 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 16 NL teams is .262.
Led the NL in 2005
Florida Marlins
162 games
.272
Batting Average
.002 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Florida Marlins
|
162 | .272 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | .270 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .270 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | .270 |
| 5 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
162 | .267 |
| 6 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | .265 |
| NL average | .262 | ||
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .261 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
163 | .261 |
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | .259 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | .259 |
| 11 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | .258 |
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | .257 |
| 13 |
 Houston Astros
|
163 | .256 |
| 14 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
162 | .256 |
| 15 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | .253 |
| 16 |
 Washington Nationals
|
162 | .252 |
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.