best batting average by a rookie in mlb season since 1960

Since 1960, Ichiro Suzuki has the best batting average by a rookie, with an average of .350 in 2001.

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best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a rookie in MLB season since 1960

	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	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.343	1971	ATL	154	639	101	219	24	6	9	44	30	2	68	30	14	693	282	39	18	4	1	7	.372	.441	.813	100	29.2	.368	125	19.3
3	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	.331	1975	BOS	145	528	103	175	47	7	21	105	62	3	90	10	5	605	299	75	6	6	10	11	.401	.566	.967	114	48.1	.427	161	41.5
4	Rico Carty R. Carty	.330	1964	MIL	133	455	72	150	28	4	22	88	43	3	78	1	2	505	252	54	0	4	4	16	.388	.554	.942	93	39.3	.410	166	37.3
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	Tony Oliva T. Oliva	.323	1964	MIN	161	672	109	217	43	9	32	94	34	6	68	12	6	718	374	84	3	3	8	9	.359	.557	.916	126	49.1	.397	148	40.3
9	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
10	Dusty Baker D. Baker	.321	1972	ATL	127	446	62	143	27	2	17	76	45	4	68	4	7	503	225	46	2	6	2	9	.383	.504	.888	84	34.3	.400	145	25
11	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
12	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
13	Dick Allen D. Allen	.318	1964	PHI	162	632	125	201	38	13	29	91	67	0	138	3	4	708	352	80	6	3	13	8	.382	.557	.939	128	52.3	.405	162	49.5
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	Greg Gross G. Gross	.314	1974	HOU	156	589	78	185	21	8	0	36	76	1	39	12	20	676	222	29	9	1	4	13	.393	.377	.770	93	20.1	.358	125	19
19	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
20	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
21	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	.313	1974	CHC	128	453	65	142	21	5	9	54	42	5	39	11	7	509	200	35	3	6	8	15	.374	.442	.815	73	18.6	.367	120	11.7
22	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
23	Bob Bailor B. Bailor	.310	1977	TOR	122	496	62	154	21	5	5	32	17	2	26	15	6	523	200	31	6	2	1	7	.335	.403	.738	63	1.7	.328	97	-1.7
24	Bake McBride B. McBride	.309	1974	STL	150	559	81	173	19	5	6	56	43	13	57	30	11	625	220	30	5	5	9	7	.369	.394	.763	81	14	.348	114	9.6
25	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

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Arozarena

RBI

67

Arozarena

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Gilbert

ERA

3.57

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Team Rankings

165

17th

581

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1,253

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ERA

4.21

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	72	.510
Rangers	72	75	.490	3.0
Mariners	69	78	.469	6.0
Athletics	59	88	.401	16.0
Angels	56	90	.384	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/11	SEA	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sat 9/12	SEA	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sun 9/13	SEA	@	ATH	4:05 PM
Mon 9/14	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Tue 9/15	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM

Last Game

Rangers

72 - 75

Final

Mariners

69 - 78

Thu 10 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

39

Caminero

RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

104

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.318

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.308

Simpson

Hit Leaders

175

Arraez

173

Lopez

171

Díaz

Run Leaders

110

Crow-Armstrong

101

Wood

98

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Bauers

.392

Wood

SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

.572

Crow-Armstrong

.553

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

228

Williams

227

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.10

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

12.14

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Sale

5.78

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

29

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,143.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,900

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,625

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,424

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

84-62

84-64

82-64

81-66

79-67

78-68

Worst Record ATS

56-91

59-87

62-85

66-81

68-79

69-78

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	86	61	.585
Phillies	82	65	.558	4.0
Marlins	72	75	.490	14.0
Mets	68	78	.466	17.5
Nationals	67	81	.453	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	91	56	.619
Cubs	81	66	.551	10.0
Pirates	74	73	.503	17.0
Cardinals	72	75	.490	19.0
Reds	69	77	.473	21.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	89	57	.610
Padres	78	68	.534	11.0
Diamondbacks	78	69	.531	11.5
Giants	62	85	.422	27.5
Rockies	55	91	.377	34.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	87	59	.596
Yankees	84	62	.575	3.0
Red Sox	80	67	.544	7.5
Blue Jays	73	74	.497	14.5
Orioles	71	76	.483	16.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	75	71	.514
Guardians	74	73	.503	1.5
Twins	69	77	.473	6.0
Tigers	67	79	.459	8.0
Royals	65	82	.442	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	72	.510
Rangers	72	75	.490	3.0
Mariners	69	78	.469	6.0
Athletics	59	88	.401	16.0
Angels	56	90	.384	18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 8/26	CLE	@	LAA	4-3
Wed 8/26	PIT	@	SDP	0-3
Wed 8/26	BOS	@	MIA	0-4
Wed 8/26	COL	@	WSH	13-1
Thu 8/27	COL	@	WSH	1-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/11	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Fri 9/11	COL	@	DET	6:40 PM
Fri 9/11	LAA	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 9/11	NYM	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 9/11	BAL	@	TOR	7:07 PM

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