1946 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Newark Eagles led all of MLB in batting average in 1946, with .294, .014 ahead of the Cleveland Buckeyes. The average across 28 MLB teams is .257.
Led all of MLB in 1946
Newark Eagles
64 games
.294
Batting Average
.014 clear of Cleveland Buckeyes
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 64 | .294 |
| 2 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | .280 |
| 3 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | .279 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 156 | .271 |
| 5 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | .268 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 56 | .266 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | .266 |
| 8 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .264 |
| 9 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | .262 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 157 | .260 |
| 11 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | .260 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .260 |
| 13 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 69 | .258 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .258 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .258 |
| MLB average | .257 | |||
| 16 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | .257 |
| 17 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .255 |
| 18 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .254 |
| 19 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 155 | .253 |
| 20 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 156 | .251 |
| 21 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 50 | .251 |
| 22 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .250 |
| 23 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .248 |
| 24 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | .245 |
| 25 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 156 | .239 |
| 26 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | .238 |
| 27 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | .235 |
| 28 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | .225 |
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.