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2019 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 2019, with .274, .004 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 30 MLB teams is .252.

Led all of MLB in 2019 Houston Astros 162 games
.274 Batting Average .004 clear of Minnesota Twins
# Team League G AVG
1 Houston Astros AL 162 .274
2 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .270
3 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .269
4 New York Yankees AL 162 .267
5 Colorado Rockies NL 162 .265
6 Washington Nationals NL 162 .265
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .265
8 Chicago White Sox AL 161 .261
9 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .258
10 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .257
11 New York Mets NL 162 .257
12 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 .254
13 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .252
MLB average .252
14 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 .252
15 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .250
16 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .249
17 Texas Rangers AL 162 .248
18 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 .247
19 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .247
20 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 .247
21 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .246
22 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .246
23 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .245
24 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .244
25 Miami Marlins NL 162 .241
26 Detroit Tigers AL 161 .240
27 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .239
28 San Diego Padres NL 162 .238
29 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .237
30 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .237

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.