1918 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 1918, with .278, .013 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 MLB teams is .254.
Led all of MLB in 1918
Cincinnati Reds
129 games
.278
Batting Average
.013 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 129 | .278 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 131 | .265 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 129 | .260 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | .260 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 123 | .259 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 126 | .257 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 124 | .256 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 130 | .256 |
| MLB average | .254 | |||
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 126 | .250 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 128 | .249 |
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 126 | .249 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 126 | .248 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 131 | .244 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 125 | .244 |
| 15 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 124 | .244 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 130 | .243 |
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.