1903 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in batting average in 1903, with .288, .001 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 16 MLB teams is .262.
Led all of MLB in 1903
Cincinnati Reds
141 games
.288
Batting Average
.001 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 141 | .288 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 141 | .287 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 139 | .275 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 142 | .272 |
| 5 |
 Boston Americans
|
AL | 141 | .272 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 139 | .268 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 137 | .268 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 140 | .265 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 139 | .265 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 137 | .265 |
| MLB average | .262 | |||
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 139 | .251 |
| 12 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 136 | .249 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 138 | .247 |
| 14 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | .245 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 139 | .244 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 140 | .231 |
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.