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2010 MLB Batting Average by Team

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

The Texas Rangers led all of MLB in batting average in 2010, with .276, .002 ahead of the Kansas City Royals. The average across 30 MLB teams is .257.

Led all of MLB in 2010 Texas Rangers 162 games
.276 Batting Average .002 clear of Kansas City Royals
# Team League G AVG
1 Texas Rangers AL 162 .276
2 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .274
3 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .273
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .272
5 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .269
6 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .268
7 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .268
8 New York Yankees AL 162 .267
9 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .263
10 Colorado Rockies NL 162 .263
11 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 .262
12 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .260
13 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .259
14 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .258
MLB average .257
15 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .257
16 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .257
17 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .256
18 Florida Marlins NL 162 .254
19 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .252
20 Washington Nationals NL 162 .250
21 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 .250
22 New York Mets NL 162 .249
23 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 .248
24 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .248
24 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .248
26 Houston Astros NL 162 .247
27 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 .247
28 San Diego Padres NL 162 .246
29 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .242
30 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .236

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.