1979 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in batting average in 1979, with .278, .006 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 12 NL teams is .261.
Led the NL in 1979
St. Louis Cardinals
163 games
.278
Batting Average
.006 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | .278 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | .272 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .269 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | .266 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
160 | .264 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | .264 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | .263 |
| NL average | .261 | ||
| 8 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | .256 |
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .256 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
163 | .250 |
| 11 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .246 |
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | .242 |
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.