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2015 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 2015, with .270, .001 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 30 MLB teams is .254.

Led all of MLB in 2015 Detroit Tigers 161 games
.270 Batting Average .001 clear of Toronto Blue Jays
# Team League G AVG
1 Detroit Tigers AL 161 .270
2 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .269
3 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .269
4 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .267
5 Colorado Rockies NL 162 .265
6 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .265
7 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 .265
8 Miami Marlins NL 162 .260
9 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .260
10 Texas Rangers AL 162 .258
11 Cleveland Indians AL 161 .257
MLB average .254
12 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .253
13 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 .252
14 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 .252
15 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .251
15 Washington Nationals NL 162 .251
17 New York Yankees AL 162 .251
17 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .251
19 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .250
20 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .250
21 Houston Astros AL 162 .250
22 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .250
23 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .249
24 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .249
25 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .248
26 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .247
27 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 .246
28 New York Mets NL 162 .244
29 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .244
30 San Diego Padres NL 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.