1871 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in batting average in 1871, with .320, .009 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is .284.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Philadelphia Athletics
28 games
.320
Batting Average
.009 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | .320 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | .311 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | .308 |
| 4 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | .287 |
| MLB average | .284 | |||
| 5 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | .277 |
| 6 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | .277 |
| 7 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | .270 |
| 8 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | .265 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | .239 |
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.