1985 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in batting average in 1985, with .282, .013 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 26 MLB teams is .257.
Led all of MLB in 1985
Boston Red Sox
163 games
.282
Batting Average
.013 clear of Toronto Blue Jays
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | .282 |
| 2 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | .269 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | .267 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .265 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .265 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .264 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .264 |
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | .264 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | .263 |
| 10 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .261 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .261 |
| MLB average | .257 | |||
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .257 |
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | .255 |
| 14 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .255 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | .255 |
| 16 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .254 |
| 17 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 161 | .254 |
| 17 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | .254 |
| 19 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | .253 |
| 20 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .252 |
| 21 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .251 |
| 22 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 161 | .247 |
| 23 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | .247 |
| 24 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | .246 |
| 25 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .245 |
| 26 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .233 |
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.