1959 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Cincinnati Redlegs led the NL in batting average in 1959, with .274, .005 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is .260.
Led the NL in 1959
Cincinnati Redlegs
154 games
.274
Batting Average
.005 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | .274 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | .269 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | .265 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | .263 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | .261 |
| NL average | .260 | ||
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | .258 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | .249 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | .242 |
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.