1873 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in batting average in 1873, with .340, .024 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 9 MLB teams is .271.
Led all of MLB in 1873
Boston Red Stockings
60 games
.340
Batting Average
.024 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 60 | .340 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 57 | .316 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 52 | .301 |
| 4 | New York Mutuals | NA | 53 | .281 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 53 | .277 |
| MLB average | .271 | |||
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 55 | .266 |
| 7 | Washington Blue Legs | NA | 39 | .262 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Resolutes | NA | 23 | .235 |
| 9 | Baltimore Marylands | NA | 6 | .156 |
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.