1968 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in batting average in 1968, with .273, .021 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 20 MLB teams is .236.
Led all of MLB in 1968
Cincinnati Reds
163 games
.273
Batting Average
.021 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | .273 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | .252 |
| 3 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 163 | .252 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .249 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | .242 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 163 | .241 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 163 | .239 |
| 8 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .237 |
| MLB average | .236 | |||
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .236 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 164 | .235 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .234 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .233 |
| 13 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .231 |
| 14 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .231 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .228 |
| 16 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | .228 |
| 17 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .227 |
| 18 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .225 |
| 19 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | .224 |
| 20 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 164 | .214 |
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.