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1990 AL Batting Average by Team

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

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in batting average in 1990, with .272, .005 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 14 AL teams is .259.

Led the AL in 1990 Boston Red Sox 162 games
.272 Batting Average .005 clear of Cleveland Indians
# Team G AVG
1 Boston Red Sox 162 .272
2 Cleveland Indians 162 .267
3 Kansas City Royals 161 .267
4 Minnesota Twins 162 .265
5 Toronto Blue Jays 162 .265
6 California Angels 162 .260
7 Seattle Mariners 162 .259
AL average .259
8 Texas Rangers 162 .259
9 Detroit Tigers 162 .259
10 Chicago White Sox 162 .258
11 Milwaukee Brewers 162 .256
12 Oakland Athletics 162 .254
13 Baltimore Orioles 161 .246
14 New York Yankees 162 .241

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.