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1984 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 1984, with .266, .001 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is .255.

Led the NL in 1984 Philadelphia Phillies 162 games
.266 Batting Average .001 clear of San Francisco Giants
# Team G AVG
1 Philadelphia Phillies 162 .266
2 San Francisco Giants 162 .265
3 Houston Astros 162 .264
4 Chicago Cubs 161 .260
5 San Diego Padres 162 .259
6 New York Mets 162 .257
NL average .255
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 .255
8 St. Louis Cardinals 162 .252
9 Montreal Expos 161 .251
10 Atlanta Braves 162 .247
11 Cincinnati Reds 162 .244
12 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 .244

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.