2008 NL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in batting average in 2008, with .281, .003 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 NL teams is .260.
Led the NL in 2008
St. Louis Cardinals
162 games
.281
Batting Average
.003 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | .281 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
161 | .278 |
| 3 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | .270 |
| 4 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | .266 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | .264 |
| 6 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
162 | .263 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
161 | .263 |
| 8 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .262 |
| NL average | .260 | ||
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | .258 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | .255 |
| 11 |
 Florida Marlins
|
161 | .254 |
| 12 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | .253 |
| 13 |
 Washington Nationals
|
161 | .251 |
| 14 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks
|
162 | .251 |
| 15 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | .250 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | .247 |
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.