2016 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in batting average in 2016, with .282, .015 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 15 AL teams is .257.
Led the AL in 2016
Boston Red Sox
162 games
.282
Batting Average
.015 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
162 | .282 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
161 | .267 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | .262 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | .262 |
| 5 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | .261 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
162 | .260 |
| 7 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | .259 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | .257 |
| AL average | .257 | ||
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | .256 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | .253 |
| 11 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | .251 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | .248 |
| 13 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .247 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | .246 |
| 15 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
162 | .243 |
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.