1981 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in batting average in 1981, with .273, .006 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is .255.
Led the NL in 1981
Philadelphia Phillies
107 games
.273
Batting Average
.006 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
107 | .273 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
108 | .267 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
103 | .265 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
110 | .262 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
103 | .257 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
110 | .257 |
| 7 |
 San Diego Padres
|
110 | .256 |
| NL average | .255 | ||
| 8 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
111 | .250 |
| 9 |
 New York Mets
|
105 | .249 |
| 10 |
 Montreal Expos
|
108 | .246 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
107 | .243 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
106 | .236 |
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.