1937 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 1937, with .287, .002 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is .271.
Led the NL in 1937
Chicago Cubs
154 games
.287
Batting Average
.002 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
154 | .287 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | .285 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
157 | .282 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
152 | .279 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | .273 |
| NL average | .271 | ||
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | .265 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | .254 |
| 8 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | .247 |
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.