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2017 MLB Batting Average by Team

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

The Houston Astros led all of MLB in batting average in 2017, with .282, .009 ahead of the Colorado Rockies. The average across 30 MLB teams is .255.

Led all of MLB in 2017 Houston Astros 162 games
.282 Batting Average .009 clear of Colorado Rockies
# Team League G AVG
1 Houston Astros AL 162 .282
2 Colorado Rockies NL 162 .273
3 Miami Marlins NL 162 .267
4 Washington Nationals NL 162 .266
5 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .263
6 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .263
7 New York Yankees AL 162 .262
8 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .260
9 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .260
10 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .259
11 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .259
12 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .258
13 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .258
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .256
15 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .256
16 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .255
MLB average .255
17 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 .254
18 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .254
19 New York Mets NL 162 .250
20 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .250
21 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 .249
22 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .249
23 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .249
24 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .246
25 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 .245
26 Texas Rangers AL 162 .244
27 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .244
28 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 .243
29 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .240
30 San Diego Padres NL 162 .234

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.