Final Mid-Season Final 2001 2002 2002 Teams 246 252 * 251 Average Number of Games Played Per Team * 54.5 43.6 53.7 BATTING Batting Average .252 .256 .257 Scoring 3.41 3.58 3.52 Home Runs Per Game 0.32 0.38 * 0.38 Stolen Bases Per Game 0.98 0.96 0.92 PITCHING Earned-Run Average 2.44 2.61 2.58 Strikeouts Per Seven Innings 4.49 4.95 4.93 FIELDING Fielding Percentage * .953 .951 * .953
Averages are per game and per team.
* Record high for completed season.
^There are 253 teams competing in 2002, however Morris Brown College did not report mid-season; Norfolk State and South Carolina State did not report for final report.