2005 MLB Batting Average by Team

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in batting average in 2005, with .281, .005 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 30 MLB teams is .264.

Led all of MLB in 2005 Boston Red Sox 162 games

.281 Batting Average .005 clear of New York Yankees

#	Team	League	G	AVG
1	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	.281
2	New York Yankees	AL	162	.276
3	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	162	.274
4	Florida Marlins	NL	162	.272
5	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	.272
6	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	.271
7	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	.270
8	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	.270
9	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	.270
10	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	.270
11	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	.269
12	Texas Rangers	AL	162	.267
13	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	.267
14	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	.265
15	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	.265
	MLB average			.264
16	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	.263
17	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	.262
17	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	.262
19	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	.261
20	Cincinnati Reds	NL	163	.261
21	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	.259
22	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	.259
23	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	.259
24	New York Mets	NL	162	.258
25	San Diego Padres	NL	162	.257
26	Houston Astros	NL	163	.256
27	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	.256
27	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	.256
29	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	.253
30	Washington Nationals	NL	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.