1874 NA Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Stockings led the NA in batting average in 1874, with .312, .026 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 NA teams is .271.
Led the NA in 1874
Boston Red Stockings
71 games
.312
Batting Average
.026 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | 71 | .312 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | .286 |
| 3 | Chicago White Stockings | 59 | .278 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Whites | 58 | .278 |
| 5 | Hartford Dark Blues | 53 | .276 |
| NA average | .271 | ||
| 6 | New York Mutuals | 65 | .262 |
| 7 | Baltimore Canaries | 47 | .245 |
| 8 | Brooklyn Atlantics | 56 | .230 |
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.