1912 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The New York Giants led the NL in batting average in 1912, with .286, .002 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is .272.
Led the NL in 1912
New York Giants
154 games
.286
Batting Average
.002 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
154 | .286 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
152 | .284 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
152 | .277 |
| 4 |
 Boston Braves
|
155 | .273 |
| NL average | .272 | ||
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
153 | .268 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
153 | .268 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | .267 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | .256 |
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.