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1982 MLB Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The Kansas City Royals led all of MLB in batting average in 1982, with .285, .006 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is .261.

Led all of MLB in 1982 Kansas City Royals 162 games
.285 Batting Average .006 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
# Team League G AVG
1 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .285
2 Milwaukee Brewers AL 163 .279
3 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .275
4 California Angels AL 162 .274
5 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .273
6 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .273
7 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .266
8 Baltimore Orioles AL 163 .266
9 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .264
10 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .264
11 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .262
12 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .262
13 Montreal Expos NL 162 .262
MLB average .261
14 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .260
15 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .260
16 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .257
16 San Diego Padres NL 162 .257
18 New York Yankees AL 162 .256
19 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .256
20 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .254
21 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .253
22 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .251
23 Texas Rangers AL 162 .249
24 New York Mets NL 162 .247
25 Houston Astros NL 162 .247
26 Oakland Athletics AL 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.