1879 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Providence Grays led all of MLB in batting average in 1879, with .296, .021 ahead of the Boston Red Caps. The average across 8 MLB teams is .254.
Led all of MLB in 1879
Providence Grays
85 games
.296
Batting Average
.021 clear of Boston Red Caps
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence Grays | NL | 85 | .296 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Caps
|
NL | 84 | .275 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 81 | .264 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 83 | .259 |
| MLB average | .254 | |||
| 5 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 79 | .252 |
| 6 | Troy Trojans | NL | 77 | .237 |
| 7 | Syracuse Stars | NL | 71 | .227 |
| 8 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 82 | .223 |
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.