1954 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in batting average in 1954, with .281, .011 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is .265.
Led the NL in 1954
St. Louis Cardinals
154 games
.281
Batting Average
.011 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | .281 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
154 | .270 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | .267 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
154 | .265 |
| NL average | .265 | ||
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | .264 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | .264 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | .262 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | .248 |
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.