1958 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Milwaukee Braves led the NL in batting average in 1958, with .266, just ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies (.2656 to .2655). The average across 8 NL teams is .262.
Led the NL in 1958
Milwaukee Braves
154 games
.266
Batting Average
Just ahead of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Braves
|
154 | .266 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | .266 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | .265 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | .264 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | .263 |
| NL average | .262 | ||
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | .261 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | .258 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
154 | .251 |
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.