best batting average by a rookie in a season since 1980

Since 1980, Ichiro Suzuki has the best batting average by a rookie, with an average of .350 in 2001.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.350	2001	SEA	157	692	127	242	34	8	8	69	30	8	53	56	14	738	316	50	4	4	10	3	.381	.457	.838	112	20.7	.360	125	22.8
2	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	.329	2001	STL	161	590	112	194	47	4	37	130	69	9	93	1	3	676	360	88	1	7	6	21	.403	.610	1.013	139	54.7	.423	159	51.9
3	Mike Trout M. Trout	.326	2012	LAA	139	559	129	182	27	8	30	83	67	6	139	49	5	639	315	65	0	7	4	7	.399	.564	.963	121	48.2	.409	167	50
4	Kevin Seitzer K. Seitzer	.323	1987	KCR	161	641	105	207	33	8	15	83	80	2	85	12	7	725	301	56	1	1	0	18	.399	.470	.869	124	34.5	.383	134	31.3
5	Chris Coghlan C. Coghlan	.321	2009	FLA	128	504	84	162	31	6	9	47	53	4	77	8	5	565	232	46	3	1	2	3	.390	.460	.850	89	21.2	.374	127	18.7
6	Homer Bush H. Bush	.320	1999	TOR	128	485	69	155	26	4	5	55	21	6	82	32	8	523	204	35	8	3	0	9	.353	.421	.774	69	0.9	.343	98	-1.6
7	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.318	1993	LAD	149	547	81	174	24	2	35	112	46	3	86	3	4	602	307	61	0	6	6	10	.370	.561	.932	108	36.3	.401	150	37.5
8	Dustin Pedroia D. Pedroia	.317	2007	BOS	139	520	86	165	39	1	8	50	47	7	42	7	1	581	230	48	5	2	1	8	.380	.442	.823	88	16	.364	118	12.8
9	José Abreu J. Abreu	.317	2014	CWS	145	556	80	176	35	2	36	107	51	11	131	3	1	622	323	73	0	4	15	14	.383	.581	.964	115	48.3	.411	167	46.1
10	Todd Helton T. Helton	.315	1998	COL	152	530	78	167	37	1	25	97	53	6	54	3	3	595	281	63	1	5	5	15	.380	.530	.911	103	29.7	.391	114	10.4
11	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.314	1996	NYY	157	582	104	183	25	6	10	78	48	9	102	14	7	654	250	41	6	9	1	13	.370	.430	.800	94	10.2	.354	106	5.5
12	Bryan Reynolds B. Reynolds	.314	2019	PIT	134	491	83	154	37	4	16	68	46	6	121	3	2	546	247	57	0	3	0	9	.377	.503	.880	93	24.1	.371	130	21.5
13	Scott Podsednik S. Podsednik	.314	2003	MIL	154	558	100	175	29	8	9	58	56	4	91	43	10	628	247	46	8	2	2	11	.379	.443	.822	94	17.2	.361	117	13.6
14	Jacob Wilson J. Wilson	.311	2025	ATH	125	486	62	151	26	0	13	63	27	7	39	5	2	523	216	39	2	1	1	16	.355	.444	.800	77	14.8	.348	116	10
15	Jordan Pacheco J. Pacheco	.309	2012	COL	132	475	51	147	32	3	5	54	22	3	61	7	2	505	200	40	1	4	2	13	.341	.421	.762	64	6.2	.330	90	-6.1
16	Kevin Newman K. Newman	.308	2019	PIT	130	493	61	152	20	6	12	64	28	7	62	16	8	531	220	38	2	1	2	5	.353	.446	.800	76	9	.339	109	6.4
17	Corey Seager C. Seager	.308	2016	LAD	157	627	105	193	40	5	26	72	54	4	133	3	3	687	321	71	0	2	5	12	.365	.512	.877	112	30.6	.372	136	30.2
18	Hubie Brooks H. Brooks	.307	1981	NYM	98	358	34	110	21	2	4	38	23	1	65	9	5	389	147	27	1	6	2	9	.345	.411	.756	49	7.8	.341	116	7
19	Raul Mondesi R. Mondesi	.306	1994	LAD	112	434	63	133	27	8	16	56	16	2	78	11	8	454	224	51	0	2	5	9	.333	.516	.849	67	10	.359	122	13
20	Mike Caruso M. Caruso	.306	1998	CWS	133	523	81	160	17	6	5	55	14	7	38	22	6	555	204	28	8	3	0	8	.331	.390	.721	63	-5.6	.319	90	-7.5
21	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.306	1997	BOS	153	684	122	209	44	11	30	98	35	6	92	22	9	734	365	85	2	7	2	9	.342	.534	.875	116	25.4	.374	122	20.3
22	Tim Raines T. Raines	.304	1981	MON	88	313	61	95	13	7	5	37	45	2	31	71	11	363	137	25	0	3	5	7	.391	.438	.829	54	16.1	.375	136	14.3
23	Marty Barrett M. Barrett	.303	1984	BOS	139	475	56	144	23	3	3	45	42	1	25	5	3	526	182	29	4	4	2	9	.358	.383	.741	66	7.4	.336	104	2.2
24	Marlon Byrd M. Byrd	.303	2003	PHI	135	495	86	150	28	4	7	45	44	7	94	11	1	553	207	39	4	3	3	8	.366	.418	.784	76	7.9	.345	109	6.1
25	Kent Hrbek K. Hrbek	.301	1982	MIN	140	532	82	160	21	4	23	92	54	0	80	3	1	591	258	48	1	4	12	17	.363	.485	.848	90	23.4	.370	124	16.5

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AVG

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ERA

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Team Rankings

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

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Crow-Armstrong

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Schwarber

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Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.311

Moreno

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

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Arozarena

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OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

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Rumfield

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Bauers

SLG Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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SB Leaders

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Nuñez

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Simpson

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Win Leaders

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Sánchez

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Gray

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Strikeout Leaders

252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.80

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1.95

Schlittler

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WHIP Leaders

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0.87

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K/9 Leaders

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12.73

Cease

12.11

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K/BB Leaders

6.45

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5.73

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26

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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2,357.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,289.3

Ohtani

2,096

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DraftKings Points Leaders

1,789

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/12	BAL	@	TOR	3-7
Sun 9/13	COL	@	DET	1-8
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Wed 9/30	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM

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