2012 MLB Batting Average by Team

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim led all of MLB in batting average in 2012, with .274, just ahead of the Colorado Rockies (.2742 to .2736). The average across 30 MLB teams is .254.

Led all of MLB in 2012 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 games

.274 Batting Average Just ahead of Colorado Rockies

#	Team	League	G	AVG
1	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL	162	.274
2	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	.274
3	Texas Rangers	AL	162	.273
4	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	.271
5	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	.269
6	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	.268
7	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	.265
7	New York Yankees	AL	162	.265
9	Washington Nationals	NL	162	.261
10	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	.260
10	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	.260
12	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	.260
13	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	.259
14	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	.255
15	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	.255
	MLB average			.254
16	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	.252
17	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	.251
18	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	.251
19	New York Mets	NL	162	.249
20	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	.247
21	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	.247
22	San Diego Padres	NL	162	.247
23	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	.245
24	Miami Marlins	NL	162	.244
25	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	.243
26	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	.240
27	Tampa Bay Rays	AL	162	.240
28	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	.238
29	Houston Astros	NL	162	.236
30	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	.234

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.