League Leaders Daily Quiz

1895 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 1895, with .330, .006 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 MLB teams is .296.

Led all of MLB in 1895 Philadelphia Phillies 133 games
.330 Batting Average .006 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G AVG
1 Philadelphia Phillies NL 133 .330
2 Baltimore Orioles NL 131 .324
3 Cleveland Spiders NL 132 .305
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 132 .298
5 Chicago Colts NL 133 .298
MLB average .296
6 Boston Beaneaters NL 133 .290
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 134 .290
8 New York Giants NL 132 .288
9 Washington Senators NL 133 .287
10 Brooklyn Grooms NL 133 .283
11 St. Louis Browns NL 136 .282
12 Louisville Colonels NL 132 .279

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.