1934 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Newark Dodgers led all of MLB in batting average in 1934, with .329, .019 ahead of the Baltimore Black Sox. The average across 24 MLB teams is .278.
Led all of MLB in 1934
Newark Dodgers
33 games
.329
Batting Average
.019 clear of Baltimore Black Sox
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark Dodgers | NN2 | 33 | .329 |
| 2 | Baltimore Black Sox | NN2 | 11 | .310 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .300 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .288 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 151 | .287 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | .287 |
| 7 | Nashville Elite Giants | NN2 | 41 | .286 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 67 | .284 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 149 | .284 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 153 | .281 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | .281 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 152 | .279 |
| 13 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .278 |
| 14 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .278 |
| MLB average | .278 | |||
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 153 | .275 |
| 16 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 153 | .274 |
| 17 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 152 | .272 |
| 18 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | .268 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 152 | .266 |
| 20 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 153 | .263 |
| 21 | Chicago American Giants | NN2 | 48 | .262 |
| 22 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 54 | .252 |
| 23 | Philadelphia Bacharach Giants | NN2 | 25 | .242 |
| 24 | Cleveland Red Sox | NN2 | 25 | .235 |
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.