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2009 AL Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim led the AL in batting average in 2009, with .285, .002 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 14 AL teams is .267.

Led the AL in 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 games
.285 Batting Average .002 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G AVG
1 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 .285
2 New York Yankees 162 .283
3 Minnesota Twins 163 .274
4 Boston Red Sox 162 .270
5 Baltimore Orioles 162 .268
AL average .267
6 Toronto Blue Jays 162 .266
7 Cleveland Indians 162 .264
8 Tampa Bay Rays 162 .263
9 Oakland Athletics 162 .262
10 Detroit Tigers 163 .261
11 Texas Rangers 162 .260
12 Kansas City Royals 162 .259
13 Chicago White Sox 162 .258
14 Seattle Mariners 162 .258

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.