1983 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Atlanta Braves led the NL in batting average in 1983, with .272, .002 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 12 NL teams is .255.
Led the NL in 1983
Atlanta Braves
162 games
.272
Batting Average
.002 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Atlanta Braves
|
162 | .272 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | .270 |
| 3 |
 Montreal Expos
|
163 | .264 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | .264 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .261 |
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .257 |
| NL average | .255 | ||
| 7 |
 San Diego Padres
|
163 | .250 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
163 | .250 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | .249 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .247 |
| 11 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | .241 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | .239 |
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.