2011 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Texas Rangers led the AL in batting average in 2011, with .283, .003 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is .258.
Led the AL in 2011
Texas Rangers
162 games
.283
Batting Average
.003 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Rangers
|
162 | .283 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | .280 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | .277 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | .275 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | .263 |
| AL average | .258 | ||
| 6 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | .257 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
162 | .253 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | .252 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | .251 |
| 10 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | .249 |
| 11 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | .247 |
| 12 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | .244 |
| 13 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
162 | .244 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | .233 |
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.