1938 NAL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Kansas City Monarchs led the NAL in batting average in 1938, with .272, just ahead of the Jacksonville Red Caps (.2718 to .2715). The average across 7 NAL teams is .259.
Led the NAL in 1938
Kansas City Monarchs
68 games
.272
Batting Average
Just ahead of Jacksonville Red Caps
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | 68 | .272 |
| 2 | Jacksonville Red Caps | 23 | .272 |
| 3 | Memphis Red Sox | 58 | .269 |
| 4 | Atlanta Black Crackers | 54 | .268 |
| NAL average | .259 | ||
| 5 | Indianapolis ABCs | 38 | .252 |
| 6 | Chicago American Giants | 65 | .249 |
| 7 | Birmingham Black Barons | 48 | .230 |
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.