1872 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 1872, with .317, just ahead of the Boston Red Stockings (.3170 to .3166). The average across 11 MLB teams is .275.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Philadelphia Athletics
47 games
.317
Batting Average
Just ahead of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | .317 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | .317 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | .300 |
| 4 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | .293 |
| 5 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | .288 |
| 6 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | .276 |
| MLB average | .275 | |||
| 7 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | .272 |
| 8 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | .259 |
| 9 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | .249 |
| 10 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | .231 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | .220 |
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.