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2020 MLB Batting Average by Team

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

The New York Mets led all of MLB in batting average in 2020, with .272, .004 ahead of the Atlanta Braves. The average across 30 MLB teams is .244.

Led all of MLB in 2020 New York Mets 60 games
.272 Batting Average .004 clear of Atlanta Braves
# Team League G AVG
1 New York Mets NL 60 .272
2 Atlanta Braves NL 60 .268
3 Boston Red Sox AL 60 .265
4 Washington Nationals NL 60 .264
5 San Francisco Giants NL 60 .264
6 Chicago White Sox AL 60 .261
7 Baltimore Orioles AL 60 .258
8 Colorado Rockies NL 60 .257
8 Philadelphia Phillies NL 60 .257
10 San Diego Padres NL 60 .257
11 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 60 .256
12 Toronto Blue Jays AL 60 .255
13 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 60 .248
14 New York Yankees AL 60 .247
15 Detroit Tigers AL 58 .245
MLB average .244
16 Kansas City Royals AL 60 .244
17 Miami Marlins NL 60 .244
18 Minnesota Twins AL 60 .242
19 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 60 .241
20 Houston Astros AL 60 .240
21 Tampa Bay Rays AL 60 .238
22 St. Louis Cardinals NL 58 .234
23 Cleveland Indians AL 60 .228
24 Seattle Mariners AL 60 .226
25 Oakland Athletics AL 60 .225
26 Milwaukee Brewers NL 60 .223
27 Chicago Cubs NL 60 .220
27 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 60 .220
29 Texas Rangers AL 60 .217
30 Cincinnati Reds NL 60 .212

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.