1890 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Cleveland Infants led all of MLB in batting average in 1890, with .285, .001 ahead of the Boston Reds. The average across 25 MLB teams is .259.
Led all of MLB in 1890
Cleveland Infants
131 games
.285
Batting Average
.001 clear of Boston Reds
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Infants | PL | 131 | .285 |
| 2 | Boston Reds | PL | 133 | .284 |
| 3 | New York Giants | PL | 132 | .284 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 134 | .280 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | PL | 132 | .278 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | PL | 133 | .277 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 138 | .273 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | .269 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 129 | .264 |
| 9 | Chicago Pirates | PL | 138 | .264 |
| 11 | Buffalo Bisons | PL | 134 | .261 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 139 | .260 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Burghers | PL | 131 | .259 |
| 13 | Syracuse Stars | AA | 127 | .259 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 134 | .259 |
| MLB average | .259 | |||
| 16 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 135 | .259 |
| 17 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 134 | .258 |
| 17 | Columbus Solons | AA | 140 | .258 |
| 19 | Toledo Maumees | AA | 134 | .252 |
| 20 | Rochester Broncos | AA | 133 | .239 |
| 21 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 132 | .235 |
| 22 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | .232 |
| 23 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | .230 |
| 24 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 38 | .229 |
| 25 | Brooklyn Gladiators | AA | 100 | .221 |
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.