1940 NN2 Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Newark Eagles led the NN2 in batting average in 1940, with .301, .012 ahead of the Homestead Grays. The average across 6 NN2 teams is .277.
Led the NN2 in 1940
Newark Eagles
42 games
.301
Batting Average
.012 clear of
Homestead Grays
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark Eagles | 42 | .301 |
| 2 | Homestead Grays | 41 | .289 |
| 3 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 39 | .279 |
| NN2 average | .277 | ||
| 4 | Philadelphia Stars | 47 | .275 |
| 5 | New York Black Yankees | 28 | .264 |
| 6 | New York Cubans | 29 | .255 |
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.