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2007 MLB Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in batting average in 2007, with .290, .003 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 30 MLB teams is .268.

Led all of MLB in 2007 New York Yankees 162 games
.290 Batting Average .003 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team League G AVG
1 New York Yankees AL 162 .290
2 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .287
3 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .287
4 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 .284
5 Colorado Rockies NL 163 .280
6 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .279
7 New York Mets NL 162 .275
8 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .275
9 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .275
10 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .274
11 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .274
12 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .272
13 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .271
14 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .268
15 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 .268
MLB average .268
16 Florida Marlins NL 162 .267
17 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .267
18 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .264
19 Texas Rangers AL 162 .263
20 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .263
21 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 .262
22 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .262
23 Houston Astros NL 162 .260
24 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .259
25 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .256
26 Washington Nationals NL 162 .256
27 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .254
28 San Diego Padres NL 163 .251
29 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 .250
30 Chicago White Sox AL 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.