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1902 NL Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in batting average in 1902, with .286, .004 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is .258.

Led the NL in 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates 141 games
.286 Batting Average .004 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team G AVG
1 Pittsburgh Pirates 141 .286
2 Cincinnati Reds 141 .282
NL average .258
3 St. Louis Cardinals 140 .258
4 Brooklyn Superbas 141 .256
5 Chicago Orphans 143 .251
6 Boston Beaneaters 141 .249
7 Philadelphia Phillies 138 .247
8 New York Giants 141 .237

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.