1948 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Birmingham Black Barons led all of MLB in batting average in 1948, with .308, .021 ahead of the Kansas City Monarchs. The average across 28 MLB teams is .264.
Led all of MLB in 1948
Birmingham Black Barons
78 games
.308
Batting Average
.021 clear of Kansas City Monarchs
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | .308 |
| 2 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | .287 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | .282 |
| 4 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 73 | .279 |
| 5 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | .279 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .278 |
| 7 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .275 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .274 |
| 8 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 45 | .274 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .271 |
| 11 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 87 | .271 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .267 |
| MLB average | .264 | |||
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .263 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 156 | .263 |
| 15 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .262 |
| 16 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | .261 |
| 17 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .260 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .259 |
| 19 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 62 | .257 |
| 20 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | .256 |
| 21 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | .256 |
| 22 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | .251 |
| 23 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 91 | .250 |
| 24 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 153 | .247 |
| 25 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .244 |
| 26 | Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 76 | .240 |
| 27 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 57 | .240 |
| 28 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | .226 |
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.