1945 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 1945, with .277, .004 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is .265.
Led the NL in 1945
Chicago Cubs
155 games
.277
Batting Average
.004 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
155 | .277 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | .273 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | .271 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | .269 |
| 5 |
 Boston Braves
|
154 | .267 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | .267 |
| NL average | .265 | ||
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | .249 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | .246 |
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.