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1948 NL Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits

The Boston Braves led the NL in hits in 1948, with 1,458, 56 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 1,377.8.

Led the NL in 1948 Boston Braves 154 games
1,458 Hits 56 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team G H
1 Boston Braves 154 1,458
2 Chicago Cubs 155 1,402
3 St. Louis Cardinals 155 1,396
4 Brooklyn Dodgers 155 1,393
5 Pittsburgh Pirates 156 1,388
NL average 1,377.8
6 Philadelphia Phillies 155 1,367
7 New York Giants 155 1,352
8 Cincinnati Reds 153 1,266

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.