1998 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Colorado Rockies led all of MLB in batting average in 1998, with .291, .002 ahead of the Texas Rangers. The average across 30 MLB teams is .266.
Led all of MLB in 1998
Colorado Rockies
162 games
.291
Batting Average
.002 clear of Texas Rangers
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 162 | .291 |
| 2 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .289 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .288 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .280 |
| 5 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .280 |
| 6 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | .276 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 163 | .274 |
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .273 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .272 |
| 10 |
 Anaheim Angels
|
AL | 162 | .272 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | .272 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | .271 |
| MLB average | .266 | |||
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .266 |
| 14 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 163 | .266 |
| 15 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | .265 |
| 16 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .264 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .264 |
| 18 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | .263 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | .262 |
| 20 |
 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|
AL | 162 | .261 |
| 21 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
NL | 162 | .260 |
| 22 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .259 |
| 23 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | .258 |
| 24 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .257 |
| 25 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | .254 |
| 26 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .253 |
| 27 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .252 |
| 28 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .249 |
| 29 |
 Florida Marlins
|
NL | 162 | .249 |
| 30 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
NL | 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.