1982 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 1982, with .285, .006 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 14 AL teams is .264.
Led the AL in 1982
Kansas City Royals
162 games
.285
Batting Average
.006 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
162 | .285 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
163 | .279 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | .275 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
162 | .274 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | .273 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | .266 |
| 7 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
163 | .266 |
| AL average | .264 | ||
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | .262 |
| 9 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | .262 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | .257 |
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | .256 |
| 12 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | .254 |
| 13 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | .249 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | .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.