1912 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The New York Giants led all of MLB in batting average in 1912, with .286, .002 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 16 MLB teams is .269.
Led all of MLB in 1912
New York Giants
154 games
.286
Batting Average
.002 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .286 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | .284 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | .282 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | .277 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 152 | .277 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 155 | .273 |
| 7 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 155 | .273 |
| MLB average | .269 | |||
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 153 | .268 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 153 | .268 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .267 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 152 | .267 |
| 12 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 153 | .259 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | .256 |
| 14 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .256 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 158 | .255 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 157 | .248 |
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.