1972 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Kansas City Royals led the AL in batting average in 1972, with .255, .006 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 12 AL teams is .239.
Led the AL in 1972
Kansas City Royals
154 games
.255
Batting Average
.006 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
154 | .255 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | .249 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | .248 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | .244 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
155 | .242 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | .240 |
| AL average | .239 | ||
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | .238 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | .237 |
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | .235 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | .234 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | .229 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | .217 |
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.