1928 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in batting average in 1928, with .309, .016 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is .281.
Led the NL in 1928
Pittsburgh Pirates
152 games
.309
Batting Average
.016 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
152 | .309 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | .293 |
| NL average | .281 | ||
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | .281 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
153 | .280 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | .278 |
| 6 |
 Boston Braves
|
153 | .275 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | .267 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
155 | .266 |
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.