1893 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in batting average in 1893, with .302, .002 ahead of the Cleveland Spiders. The average across 12 MLB teams is .279.
Led all of MLB in 1893
Philadelphia Phillies
133 games
.302
Batting Average
.002 clear of Cleveland Spiders
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | .302 |
| 2 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 129 | .300 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 131 | .299 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | .293 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 131 | .290 |
| MLB average | .279 | |||
| 6 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 128 | .279 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 130 | .275 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 130 | .266 |
| 9 | Washington Senators | NL | 130 | .265 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 135 | .264 |
| 11 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 126 | .260 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 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.