1883 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Buffalo Bisons led all of MLB in batting average in 1883, with .284, .008 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 16 MLB teams is .257.
Led all of MLB in 1883
Buffalo Bisons
98 games
.284
Batting Average
.008 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 98 | .284 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 98 | .276 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 98 | .273 |
| 4 | Providence Grays | NL | 98 | .272 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 98 | .262 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 98 | .262 |
| MLB average | .257 | |||
| 7 |
 New York Gothams
|
NL | 98 | .255 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 98 | .255 |
| 9 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 98 | .251 |
| 10 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 101 | .250 |
| 10 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 97 | .250 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 98 | .247 |
| 13 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 100 | .247 |
| 14 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 96 | .246 |
| 15 | Columbus Buckeyes | AA | 97 | .240 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 99 | .240 |
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.