1978 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Milwaukee Brewers led the AL in batting average in 1978, with .276, .005 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 14 AL teams is .261.
Led the AL in 1978
Milwaukee Brewers
162 games
.276
Batting Average
.005 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | .276 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | .271 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | .268 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
163 | .267 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | .267 |
| 6 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | .267 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
161 | .264 |
| AL average | .261 | ||
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
159 | .261 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
162 | .259 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | .258 |
| 11 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | .253 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | .250 |
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
160 | .248 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | .245 |
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.