2003 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Atlanta Braves led the NL in batting average in 2003, with .284, .005 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 16 NL teams is .261.
Led the NL in 2003
Atlanta Braves
162 games
.284
Batting Average
.005 clear of
St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Atlanta Braves
|
162 | .284 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | .279 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | .267 |
| 4 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
162 | .267 |
| 5 |
 Florida Marlins
|
162 | .266 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
161 | .264 |
| 7 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
162 | .263 |
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .263 |
| NL average | .261 | ||
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | .261 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | .261 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .259 |
| 12 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | .258 |
| 13 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | .257 |
| 14 |
 New York Mets
|
161 | .247 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | .245 |
| 16 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | .243 |
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.