Since 1977, Ichiro Suzuki has the highest 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 1977| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | I. Suzuki | .350 | 2001 | 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 |  | A. Pujols | .329 | 2001 | 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 |  | M. Trout | .326 | 2012 | 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 |  | K. Seitzer | .323 | 1987 | 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 | | C. Coghlan | .321 | 2009 | 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 | | H. Bush | .320 | 1999 | 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 |  | M. Piazza | .318 | 1993 | 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 |  | D. Pedroia | .317 | 2007 | 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 |  | J. Abreu | .317 | 2014 | 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 | | T. Helton | .315 | 1998 | 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 |  | D. Jeter | .314 | 1996 | 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 |  | B. Reynolds | .314 | 2019 | 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 | | S. Podsednik | .314 | 2003 | 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 |  | J. Wilson | .311 | 2025 | 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 | | B. Bailor | .310 | 1977 | 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 | |
| 16 | | J. Pacheco | .309 | 2012 | 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 | |
| 17 | | K. Newman | .308 | 2019 | 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 | |
| 18 |  | C. Seager | .308 | 2016 | 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 | |
| 19 | | M. Page | .307 | 1977 | 145 | 501 | 85 | 154 | 28 | 8 | 21 | 75 | 78 | 6 | 95 | 42 | 5 | 592 | 261 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | .405 | .521 | .926 | 107 | 38.1 | .404 | 157 | 39.7 | |
| 20 | | H. Brooks | .307 | 1981 | 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 | |
| 21 | | R. Mondesi | .306 | 1994 | 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 | |
| 22 | | M. Caruso | .306 | 1998 | 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 | |
| 23 | | N. Garciaparra | .306 | 1997 | 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 | |
| 24 | | T. Raines | .304 | 1981 | 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 | |
| 25 | | M. Barrett | .303 | 1984 | 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 | |
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