1921 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in batting average in 1921, with .308, .010 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is .289.
Led the NL in 1921
St. Louis Cardinals
154 games
.308
Batting Average
.010 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | .308 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
153 | .298 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
153 | .292 |
| 4 |
 Boston Braves
|
153 | .290 |
| NL average | .289 | ||
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | .285 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | .284 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
152 | .280 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
153 | .278 |
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.