1965 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in batting average in 1965, with .273, .008 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 10 NL teams is .249.
Led the NL in 1965
Cincinnati Reds
162 games
.273
Batting Average
.008 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | .273 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | .265 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
162 | .256 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | .254 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
163 | .252 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | .250 |
| NL average | .249 | ||
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | .245 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
164 | .238 |
| 9 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .237 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
164 | .221 |
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.