1917 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in batting average in 1917, with .259, .005 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is .248.
Led the AL in 1917
Detroit Tigers
154 games
.259
Batting Average
.005 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
154 | .259 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | .254 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
156 | .253 |
| AL average | .248 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
157 | .246 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | .246 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | .245 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
157 | .241 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | .239 |
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.