1928 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Stars led all of MLB in batting average in 1928, with .318, .009 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 29 MLB teams is .281.
Led all of MLB in 1928
St. Louis Stars
89 games
.318
Batting Average
.009 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Stars | NNL | 89 | .318 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | .309 |
| 3 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | ECL | 7 | .297 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .295 |
| 5 | New York Lincoln Giants | ECL | 7 | .295 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | .294 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | .293 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Tigers | ECL | 5 | .292 |
| 9 | Cleveland Tigers | NNL | 79 | .289 |
| 10 | Baltimore Black Sox | ECL | 7 | .287 |
| 11 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 89 | .287 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | .285 |
| 13 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .284 |
| 14 | Cuban Stars East | ECL | 6 | .284 |
| MLB average | .281 | |||
| 15 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .281 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 153 | .280 |
| 17 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .279 |
| 18 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | .278 |
| 19 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 80 | .277 |
| 20 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 94 | .276 |
| 21 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 153 | .275 |
| 22 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | .274 |
| 23 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | .270 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 152 | .267 |
| 25 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 155 | .266 |
| 25 | Memphis Red Sox | NNL | 84 | .266 |
| 27 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | .264 |
| 28 | Birmingham Black Barons | NNL | 99 | .261 |
| 29 | Cuban Stars West | NNL | 54 | .230 |
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.