1953 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in batting average in 1953, with .285, .012 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is .266.
Led the NL in 1953
Brooklyn Dodgers
155 games
.285
Batting Average
.012 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | .285 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
157 | .273 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | .271 |
| NL average | .266 | ||
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | .266 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
156 | .265 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | .261 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | .260 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | .247 |
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.