1938 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in batting average in 1938, with .300, .007 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 8 AL teams is .281.
Led the AL in 1938
Boston Red Sox
150 games
.300
Batting Average
.007 clear of Washington Senators
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
150 | .300 |
| 2 |
 Washington Senators
|
152 | .293 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
153 | .281 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | .281 |
| AL average | .281 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
149 | .277 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
157 | .274 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | .272 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | .270 |
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.