1939 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in batting average in 1939, with .294, .016 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is .272.
Led the NL in 1939
St. Louis Cardinals
155 games
.294
Batting Average
.016 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | .294 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | .278 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
153 | .276 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
151 | .272 |
| NL average | .272 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | .266 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | .265 |
| 7 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | .264 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | .261 |
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.