The Detroit Tigers have the highest batting average by a team when batting 8th in a season, with an average of .335 in 1924.
| TEAM | AVG | SEASON | BAT ORDER | G | W% | W | L | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Tigers | .335 | 1924 | 8 | 156 | .558 | 86 | 68 | 543 | 70 | 182 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 93 | 83 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 645 | 224 | 35 | 16 | .426 | .413 | .839 | ||||
| 2 | | Tigers | .335 | 1934 | 8 | 154 | .656 | 101 | 53 | 564 | 88 | 189 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 86 | 70 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 646 | 250 | 43 | 8 | .412 | .443 | .855 | ||||
| 3 |  | Indians | .329 | 1937 | 8 | 156 | .539 | 83 | 71 | 523 | 85 | 172 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 80 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 617 | 231 | 41 | 8 | .424 | .442 | .865 | ||||
| 4 | | Indians | .327 | 1921 | 8 | 154 | .610 | 94 | 60 | 541 | 68 | 177 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 84 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 647 | 219 | 37 | 20 | .419 | .405 | .824 | ||||
| 5 |  | Senators | .327 | 1925 | 8 | 152 | .636 | 96 | 55 | 523 | 64 | 171 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 73 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 615 | 196 | 22 | 15 | .413 | .375 | .788 | ||||
| 6 |  | Rangers | .327 | 1981 | 8 | 105 | .543 | 57 | 48 | 355 | 45 | 116 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 42 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 404 | 159 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .399 | .448 | .847 |
| 7 | | Indians | .326 | 1986 | 8 | 163 | .519 | 84 | 78 | 579 | 92 | 189 | 34 | 4 | 17 | 76 | 49 | 2 | 116 | 5 | 3 | 643 | 282 | 55 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | .376 | .487 | .863 |
| 8 |  | Giants | .326 | 1911 | 8 | 154 | .647 | 99 | 54 | 515 | 73 | 168 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 46 | 18 | 580 | 223 | 41 | 7 | .394 | .433 | .827 | |||||
| 9 |  | Reds | .325 | 1929 | 8 | 155 | .429 | 66 | 88 | 541 | 57 | 176 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 49 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 599 | 228 | 42 | 8 | .382 | .421 | .804 | ||||
| 10 |  | Mets | .322 | 2020 | 8 | 60 | .433 | 26 | 34 | 208 | 36 | 67 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 17 | 5 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 233 | 115 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .382 | .553 | .935 |
| 11 | | Giants | .320 | 1921 | 8 | 153 | .614 | 94 | 59 | 540 | 79 | 173 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 90 | 53 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 606 | 261 | 46 | 8 | .386 | .483 | .870 | ||||
| 12 | | Tigers | .320 | 1922 | 8 | 155 | .513 | 79 | 75 | 535 | 63 | 171 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 69 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 630 | 197 | 23 | 23 | .400 | .368 | .769 | ||||
| 13 |  | Phillies | .316 | 1930 | 8 | 156 | .338 | 52 | 102 | 595 | 84 | 188 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 111 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 651 | 270 | 48 | 19 | .356 | .454 | .810 | ||||
| 14 |  | Pirates | .315 | 1922 | 8 | 155 | .552 | 85 | 69 | 575 | 79 | 181 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 42 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 631 | 222 | 33 | 9 | .367 | .386 | .753 | ||||
| 15 | | Phillies | .314 | 1931 | 8 | 155 | .429 | 66 | 88 | 547 | 51 | 172 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 56 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 612 | 226 | 46 | 9 | .378 | .413 | .791 | ||||
| 16 |  | Rockies | .314 | 2012 | 8 | 162 | .395 | 64 | 98 | 570 | 63 | 179 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 67 | 45 | 2 | 118 | 9 | 4 | 626 | 269 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | .363 | .472 | .835 |
| 17 |  | Athletics | .313 | 1902 | 8 | 137 | .610 | 83 | 53 | 508 | 75 | 159 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 544 | 204 | 33 | 8 | .349 | .402 | .750 | |||||
| 18 | | Giants | .312 | 1912 | 8 | 154 | .682 | 103 | 48 | 513 | 95 | 160 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 74 | 43 | 16 | 40 | 25 | 589 | 216 | 38 | 17 | .383 | .421 | .804 | ||||
| 19 | | Pirates | .311 | 1926 | 8 | 157 | .549 | 84 | 69 | 544 | 59 | 169 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 46 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 612 | 216 | 38 | 17 | .370 | .397 | .767 | ||||
| 20 |  | Cubs | .311 | 1923 | 8 | 154 | .539 | 83 | 71 | 544 | 75 | 169 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 87 | 44 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 605 | 236 | 43 | 15 | .364 | .434 | .798 | ||||
| 21 | | Giants | .310 | 1914 | 8 | 156 | .545 | 84 | 70 | 529 | 53 | 164 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 37 | 13 | 595 | 206 | 30 | 10 | .376 | .389 | .765 | |||||
| 22 |  | Pirates | .309 | 1996 | 8 | 162 | .451 | 73 | 89 | 579 | 83 | 179 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 48 | 17 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 651 | 248 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | .377 | .428 | .805 |
| 23 | | Senators | .309 | 1936 | 8 | 153 | .536 | 82 | 71 | 560 | 77 | 173 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 72 | 55 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 624 | 221 | 35 | 7 | .373 | .395 | .767 | ||||
| 24 |  | Blue Jays | .309 | 2006 | 8 | 162 | .537 | 87 | 75 | 567 | 78 | 175 | 44 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 58 | 11 | 83 | 2 | 4 | 641 | 258 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | .382 | .455 | .837 |
| 25 |  | Yankees | .308 | 1949 | 8 | 155 | .630 | 97 | 57 | 536 | 67 | 165 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 76 | 4 | 67 | 7 | 623 | 226 | 44 | 7 | 17 | .398 | .422 | .819 | |||
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82 | 56 | .594 | ||
78 | 60 | .565 | 4.0 | |
69 | 69 | .500 | 13.0 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
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82 | 55 | .599 | ||
78 | 60 | .565 | 4.5 | |
75 | 63 | .543 | 7.5 | |
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72 | 65 | .526 | ||
69 | 68 | .504 | 3.0 | |
66 | 72 | .478 | 6.5 | |
63 | 74 | .460 | 9.0 | |
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