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2014 MLB Batting Average by Team

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

The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in batting average in 2014, with .277, .001 ahead of the Colorado Rockies. The average across 30 MLB teams is .251.

Led all of MLB in 2014 Detroit Tigers 162 games
.277 Batting Average .001 clear of Colorado Rockies
# Team League G AVG
1 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .277
2 Colorado Rockies NL 162 .276
3 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .266
4 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .263
5 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .259
6 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 .259
7 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .259
8 Texas Rangers AL 162 .256
9 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .256
10 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .255
11 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .254
12 Washington Nationals NL 162 .253
13 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .253
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .253
15 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .253
15 Miami Marlins NL 162 .253
MLB average .251
17 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 .250
18 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 .248
19 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 .247
20 New York Yankees AL 162 .245
21 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .244
22 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .244
23 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .244
24 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .242
25 Houston Astros AL 162 .242
26 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .241
27 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .239
27 New York Mets NL 162 .239
29 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .238
30 San Diego Padres NL 162 .227

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.