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1931 NL Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in batting average in 1931, with .290, .001 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is .277.

Led the NL in 1931 Chicago Cubs 156 games
.290 Batting Average .001 clear of New York Giants
# Team G AVG
1 Chicago Cubs 156 .290
2 New York Giants 153 .289
3 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .286
4 Philadelphia Phillies 155 .279
NL average .277
5 Brooklyn Robins 153 .276
6 Cincinnati Reds 154 .269
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 .266
8 Boston Braves 156 .258

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.