1999 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Texas Rangers led all of MLB in batting average in 1999, with .293, .004 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 30 MLB teams is .271.
Led all of MLB in 1999
Texas Rangers
162 games
.293
Batting Average
.004 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .293 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .289 |
| 3 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 162 | .288 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | .282 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .282 |
| 6 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .280 |
| 7 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .279 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | .279 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .278 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .277 |
| 11 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
NL | 162 | .277 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .275 |
| 13 |
 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|
AL | 162 | .274 |
| 14 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
NL | 161 | .273 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | .272 |
| MLB average | .271 | |||
| 16 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .271 |
| 17 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | .269 |
| 18 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .267 |
| 19 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | .266 |
| 19 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .266 |
| 21 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .265 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | .264 |
| 23 |
 Florida Marlins
|
NL | 162 | .263 |
| 24 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 161 | .262 |
| 25 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 161 | .261 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .259 |
| 26 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | .259 |
| 28 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .257 |
| 29 |
 Anaheim Angels
|
AL | 162 | .256 |
| 30 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .252 |
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.