1936 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in batting average in 1936, with .304, .002 ahead of the Homestead Grays. The average across 23 MLB teams is .285.
Led all of MLB in 1936
Cleveland Indians
157 games
.304
Batting Average
.002 clear of Homestead Grays
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 157 | .304 |
| 2 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 52 | .302 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .300 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | .300 |
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 153 | .295 |
| 6 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 47 | .293 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 153 | .292 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 73 | .290 |
| 9 | Washington Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | .290 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 78 | .287 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 156 | .286 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | .286 |
| MLB average | .285 | |||
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .281 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .281 |
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .281 |
| 16 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 29 | .280 |
| 17 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .279 |
| 18 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .276 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | .274 |
| 20 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 156 | .272 |
| 21 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .269 |
| 22 |
 Boston Bees
|
NL | 157 | .265 |
| 23 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 59 | .264 |
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.