1998 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Colorado Rockies led the NL in batting average in 1998, with .291, .011 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 16 NL teams is .262.
Led the NL in 1998
Colorado Rockies
162 games
.291
Batting Average
.011 clear of Houston Astros
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colorado Rockies
|
162 | .291 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .280 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
163 | .274 |
| 4 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | .272 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
163 | .265 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | .264 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | .262 |
| NL average | .262 | ||
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | .260 |
| 9 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | .259 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | .258 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | .254 |
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | .253 |
| 13 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | .252 |
| 14 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | .249 |
| 15 |
 Florida Marlins
|
162 | .249 |
| 16 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
162 | .246 |
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.