1961 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in batting average in 1961, with .273, .002 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is .262.
Led the NL in 1961
Pittsburgh Pirates
154 games
.273
Batting Average
.002 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | .273 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | .271 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | .270 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
155 | .264 |
| NL average | .262 | ||
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
154 | .262 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | .258 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | .255 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | .243 |
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.