The Chicago White Stockings had their best batting average in a season in 1876, with an average of .337.

Interpreted as:

cubs best career batting averages in a regular season

	TEAM	AVG	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	White Stockings	.337	1876	66	.788	52	14	2,748	624	926	131	32	8	441	70		45			2,818	1,145	171				.417
2	Colts	.313	1894	137	.432	57	75	5,022	1,056	1,574	268	87	65	907	507	36	306	332		5,641	2,211	420	76		.380	.440	.821
3	Cubs	.309	1930	156	.584	90	64	5,581	998	1,722	305	72	171	940	588	37	635	70		6,354	2,684	548	148		.378	.481	.859
4	Cubs	.303	1929	156	.645	98	54	5,471	982	1,655	310	46	139	933	589	29	567	103		6,252	2,474	495	163		.373	.452	.825
5	Colts	.298	1895	133	.554	72	58	4,708	866	1,401	171	85	55	727	422	42	344	260		5,252	1,907	311	80		.361	.405	.766
6	White Stockings	.295	1881	84	.667	56	28	3,114	550	918	157	36	12	400	140		224			3,254	1,183	205				.380
7	Cubs	.293	1922	156	.519	80	74	5,335	771	1,564	248	71	42	667	525	27	447	97	108	6,092	2,080	361	205		.359	.390	.749
8	Cubs	.292	1921	153	.418	64	89	5,321	668	1,553	234	56	37	609	343	35	374	70	97	5,907	2,010	327	208		.339	.378	.717
9	White Stockings	.290	1878	61	.500	30	30	2,333	371	677	91	20	3	284	88		157			2,421	817	114				.350
10	Cubs	.289	1931	156	.545	84	70	5,451	828	1,578	340	66	84	765	577	25	641	49		6,178	2,302	490	125		.360	.422	.782
11	Cubs	.288	1923	154	.539	83	71	5,259	756	1,516	243	52	90	675	455	31	485	181	143	5,896	2,133	385	151		.348	.406	.754
12	Cubs	.288	1935	154	.649	100	54	5,486	847	1,581	303	62	88	782	464	33	471	66		6,133	2,272	453	150	115	.347	.414	.761
13	Cubs	.287	1937	154	.604	93	61	5,349	811	1,537	253	74	96	762	538	22	496	71		6,028	2,226	423	119	120	.355	.416	.771
14	Colts	.286	1896	132	.555	71	57	4,582	815	1,311	182	97	34	660	409	35	290	332		5,118	1,789	313	92		.349	.390	.740
15	Cubs	.286	1936	154	.565	87	67	5,409	755	1,545	275	36	76	707	491	32	462	68		6,069	2,120	387	137	138	.349	.392	.741
16	Cubs	.284	1927	153	.556	85	68	5,303	750	1,505	266	63	74	692	481	27	492	65		6,018	2,119	403	207		.346	.400	.746
17	Colts	.282	1897	138	.447	59	73	4,803	832	1,356	189	97	38	681	430	49	327	264		5,385	1,853	324	103		.347	.386	.733
18	White Stockings	.281	1884	113	.554	62	50	4,182	834	1,176	162	50	142	659	264		469			4,446	1,864	354				.446
19	White Stockings	.279	1880	86	.798	67	17	3,135	538	876	164	39	4	378	104		217			3,239	1,130	207				.360
20	Cubs	.279	1934	152	.570	86	65	5,347	705	1,494	263	44	101	664	375	26	630	59		5,841	2,148	408	93	112	.330	.402	.731
21	White Stockings	.279	1886	126	.726	90	34	4,378	900	1,223	198	87	53	673	460		513	213		4,838	1,754	338				.401
22	Colts	.279	1893	128	.441	56	71	4,664	829	1,299	186	93	32	682	466	36	261	255		5,166	1,767	311			.349	.379	.727
23	White Stockings	.278	1877	60	.441	26	33	2,273	366	633	79	30	0	248	57		111			2,330	772	109				.340
24	Cubs	.278	1932	154	.584	90	64	5,462	720	1,519	296	60	69	665	398	28	514	48		6,006	2,142	425	118		.330	.392	.722
25	Cubs	.278	1926	155	.532	82	72	5,229	682	1,453	291	49	66	630	445	29	447	85		5,902	2,040	406	199		.338	.390	.728