1890 PL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Cleveland Infants led the PL in batting average in 1890, with .285, .001 ahead of the Boston Reds. The average across 8 PL teams is .274.
Led the PL in 1890
Cleveland Infants
131 games
.285
Batting Average
.001 clear of Boston Reds
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Infants | 131 | .285 |
| 2 | Boston Reds | 133 | .284 |
| 3 | New York Giants | 132 | .284 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | 132 | .278 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | 133 | .277 |
| PL average | .274 | ||
| 6 | Chicago Pirates | 138 | .264 |
| 7 | Buffalo Bisons | 134 | .261 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Burghers | 131 | .259 |
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.