1876 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in batting average in 1876, with .337, .066 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 MLB teams is .264.
Led all of MLB in 1876
Chicago White Stockings
66 games
.337
Batting Average
.066 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 66 | .337 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NL | 60 | .271 |
| 3 | Hartford Dark Blues | NL | 69 | .267 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Caps
|
NL | 70 | .266 |
| MLB average | .264 | |||
| 5 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | NL | 64 | .259 |
| 6 | Louisville Grays | NL | 69 | .249 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 65 | .234 |
| 8 | New York Mutuals | NL | 57 | .227 |
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.