Between the 1938 and 1942 seasons, the Philadelphia Phillies had the fewest batting runs above average by a team, with -799.3.

	TEAM	BRAA	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+
1	Phillies	-799.3	9,055	25,755	2,492	6,335	1,001	179	272	2,295	2,122	73	2,602	212	28,446	8,510	1,452	496	.246	.305	.330	.636	2566	-803.5	.300	76
2	White Sox	-655.5	8,012	26,217	3,375	6,980	1,156	257	276	3,060	2,597	85	2,461	426	29,405	9,478	1,689	506	.266	.334	.362	.696	3287	-198.1	.327	83
3	Athletics	-578	8,693	26,463	3,402	6,985	1,220	285	419	3,177	2,678	87	2,853	244	29,663	10,032	1,924	435	.264	.334	.379	.713	3452	-61.5	.333	85
4	Bees	-537.4	8,983	26,356	2,863	6,645	1,058	185	285	2,642	2,137	94	2,736	248	29,008	8,928	1,528	421	.252	.310	.339	.649	2745	-690.7	.306	84
5	Browns	-464.8	8,936	26,808	3,740	7,168	1,313	264	490	3,522	3,087	82	2,929	237	30,463	10,479	2,067	486	.267	.345	.391	.736	3790	182.6	.345	89
6	Tigers	-415.6	8,713	26,711	3,874	7,195	1,272	276	552	3,621	3,086	104	2,781	312	30,353	10,675	2,100	452	.269	.347	.400	.747	3895	299.2	.349	90
7	Senators	-352	8,415	26,989	3,562	7,404	1,274	347	273	3,281	2,634	80	2,360	430	30,107	10,191	1,894	404	.274	.341	.378	.718	3573	6.5	.336	91
8	Indians	-245.4	8,744	26,633	3,621	7,112	1,350	371	452	3,347	2,637	88	2,922	340	29,808	10,560	2,173	450	.267	.335	.397	.732	3630	99.9	.340	94
9	Reds	-223.7	8,415	26,619	3,340	6,919	1,195	227	427	3,097	2,278	148	2,537	247	29,647	9,849	1,849	602	.260	.322	.370	.692	3220	-291.9	.323	93
10	Cubs	-132.6	8,756	26,599	3,375	6,966	1,240	246	416	3,114	2,597	125	2,869	275	29,821	9,946	1,902	500	.262	.330	.374	.704	3388	-142.4	.330	96
11	Giants	-130	8,665	26,313	3,413	6,966	1,032	190	536	3,194	2,477	159	2,530	177	29,407	9,986	1,758	458	.265	.332	.380	.711	3400	-80.2	.333	96
12	Dodgers	-108.5	9,126	26,733	3,651	7,055	1,295	309	395	3,378	2,869	107	2,844	298	30,198	10,153	1,999	489	.264	.338	.380	.717	3562	-12.3	.336	97
13	Pirates	-106.4	9,072	26,561	3,457	7,142	1,208	308	314	3,194	2,595	114	2,378	260	29,751	9,908	1,830	481	.269	.337	.373	.710	3446	-79.4	.333	97
14	Cardinals	40.6	9,265	27,353	3,740	7,593	1,422	322	438	3,465	2,458	114	2,716	314	30,519	10,973	2,182	594	.278	.340	.401	.741	3794	181.7	.344	101
15	Red Sox	143.3	8,498	26,625	4,290	7,643	1,434	303	594	4,008	3,106	82	2,635	287	30,394	11,465	2,331	581	.287	.363	.431	.794	4344	745.4	.368	104
16	Yankees	265.4	8,059	26,745	4,381	7,265	1,251	301	754	4,099	3,304	168	2,885	342	30,579	11,380	2,306	362	.272	.355	.426	.781	4246	623.8	.363	106