best batting average by a rookie in the 1960s mlb season

Rico Carty had the highest batting average by a rookie in the 1960s, with an average of .330 in 1964.

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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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Richie Hebner R. Hebner	.301	1969	PIT	129	459	72	138	23	4	8	47	53	8	53	4	1	532	193	35	9	3	10	7	.380	.420	.801	76	18.6	.360	126	15.8
5	Manny Jimenez M. Jimenez	.301	1962	KCA	139	479	48	144	24	2	11	69	31	11	34	0	1	528	205	37	2	5	3	12	.354	.428	.782	72	11	.348	105	3.5
6	Rich Rollins R. Rollins	.298	1962	MIN	159	624	96	186	23	5	16	96	75	6	61	3	1	721	267	44	7	9	2	13	.374	.428	.802	105	21.6	.360	115	13.8
7	Pete Ward P. Ward	.295	1963	CWS	157	600	80	177	34	6	22	84	52	5	77	7	6	667	289	62	4	6	1	6	.353	.482	.835	102	32.1	.368	136	27.4
8	Sonny Jackson S. Jackson	.292	1966	HOU	150	596	80	174	6	5	3	25	42	3	53	49	14	670	199	14	27	2	0	9	.341	.334	.674	72	0.8	.305	94	-4.3
9	Rod Carew R. Carew	.292	1967	MIN	137	514	66	150	22	7	8	51	37	2	91	5	9	561	210	37	7	1	4	12	.341	.409	.750	71	15.1	.336	117	10
10	Ed Charles E. Charles	.288	1962	KCA	147	535	81	154	24	7	17	74	54	4	70	20	4	604	243	48	9	2	0	11	.356	.454	.811	89	19	.361	114	10.4
11	Jim Ray Hart J. Ray Hart	.286	1964	SFG	153	566	71	162	15	6	31	81	47	4	94	5	2	625	282	52	2	6	4	13	.342	.498	.840	95	28.5	.367	135	24.7
12	Tom Tresh T. Tresh	.286	1962	NYY	157	622	94	178	26	5	20	93	67	8	74	4	8	712	274	51	8	7	3	3	.359	.441	.800	102	19.5	.356	119	16.8
13	Lee Thomas L. Thomas	.285	1961	TOT	132	452	77	129	11	5	24	70	47	2	74	0	5	506	222	40	2	3	2	12	.353	.491	.844	79	18.8	.370	115	9.8
14	Tommy Helms T. Helms	.284	1966	CIN	138	542	72	154	23	1	9	49	24	2	31	3	4	578	206	33	7	3	2	16	.315	.380	.695	63	1.9	.308	87	-8.6
15	Lou Piniella L. Piniella	.282	1969	KCR	135	493	43	139	21	6	11	68	33	3	56	2	4	539	205	38	1	9	2	12	.325	.416	.741	65	7.6	.332	105	3.1
16	Pancho Herrera P. Herrera	.281	1960	PHI	145	512	61	144	26	6	17	71	51	5	136	2	3	575	233	49	0	7	6	17	.348	.455	.803	80	15.5	.353	118	12.3
17	Zoilo Versalles Z. Versalles	.280	1961	MIN	129	510	65	143	25	5	7	53	25	1	61	16	9	542	199	37	4	2	2	8	.314	.390	.704	59	-4.9	.312	84	-10.7
18	Dick Howser D. Howser	.280	1961	KCA	158	611	108	171	29	6	3	45	92	5	38	37	9	719	221	38	8	3	0	8	.377	.362	.739	95	9.8	.341	100	0.4
19	Billy Williams B. Williams	.278	1961	CHC	146	529	75	147	20	7	25	86	45	5	70	6	0	584	256	52	1	4	11	11	.338	.484	.822	83	14.1	.354	111	7.9
20	Johnny Bench J. Bench	.275	1968	CIN	154	564	67	155	40	2	15	82	31	2	96	1	5	607	244	57	2	8	8	14	.311	.433	.743	73	17	.332	115	8.8
21	Cleon Jones C. Jones	.275	1966	NYM	139	495	74	136	16	4	8	57	30	3	62	16	8	537	184	28	5	4	2	13	.318	.372	.689	58	1	.306	93	-4.2
22	Max Alvis M. Alvis	.274	1963	CLE	158	602	81	165	32	7	22	67	36	10	109	9	7	660	277	61	8	4	2	6	.324	.460	.784	90	20.8	.346	119	14.1
23	Tommie Agee T. Agee	.273	1966	CWS	160	629	98	172	27	8	22	86	41	10	127	44	18	689	281	57	5	4	3	17	.326	.447	.773	92	18.9	.340	127	20.5
24	Willie Horton W. Horton	.273	1965	DET	143	512	69	140	20	2	29	104	48	6	101	5	9	572	251	51	2	4	9	12	.340	.490	.831	85	25	.363	131	20.2
25	Pete Rose P. Rose	.273	1963	CIN	157	623	101	170	25	9	6	41	55	5	72	13	15	695	231	40	6	6	0	8	.334	.371	.705	80	6.9	.317	103	2.5

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AVG

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Team Rankings

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1,350

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ERA

3.63

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 PM
Sun 10/4	ATL	@	LAD	8:00 PM
Tue 10/6	LAD	@	ATL	6:00 PM
Wed 10/7	LAD	@	ATL	6:00 PM
Fri 10/9	ATL	@	LAD	8:00 PM

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

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1

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Playoffs RBI Leaders

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Rice

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Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Sheets

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Playoffs SB Leaders

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Playoffs Win Leaders

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Schlittler

1

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Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

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10

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8

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Playoffs WHIP Leaders

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Playoffs K/9 Leaders

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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Rice

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Albies

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

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Albies

36.5

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MLB 2026 Betting

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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

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	CLE	@	MIN	9-2
Sun 9/13	CIN	@	MIL	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	CWS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 PM
Sat 10/3	NYY	@	TBR	6:30 PM
Sat 10/3	SDP	@	MIL	8:30 PM
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Rico Carty had the highest batting average by a rookie in the 1960s, with an average of .330 in 1964.

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