best batting average by a rookie major league catcher

Deacon White has the best batting average by a rookie catcher, with an average of .343 in 1876.

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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	Deacon White D. White	.343	1876	CWS	66	303	66	104	18	1	1	60	7		3			310	127	20						.419		66	19.7	.360	137	17.2
2	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
3	Butch Henline B. Henline	.316	1922	PHN	125	430	57	136	20	4	14	64	36	8	33	2	2	481	206	38	7				.380	.479	.859	78	17.7	.394	109	5.8
4	Cal Broughton C. Broughton	.308	1884	MIL	11	39	5	12	5	0	0		0					39	17	5						.436		7	1.7	.334	-207	-16.9
5	John Clapp J. Clapp	.305	1876	STL	64	298	60	91	4	2	0	29	8		2			306	99	6						.332		53	7.2	.308	122	10.3
6	Jack O'Brien J. O'Brien	.303	1882	PHI	62	241	44	73	13	3	3	37	13					254	101	19						.419		49	13.1	.343	133	11.6
7	Thurman Munson T. Munson	.302	1970	NYY	132	453	59	137	25	4	6	53	57	7	56	5	7	526	188	35	5	4	6	13	.386	.415	.801	76	16.9	.360	128	17.1
8	Benito Santiago B. Santiago	.300	1987	SDP	146	546	64	164	33	2	18	79	16	5	112	21	12	572	255	53	1	4	2	12	.324	.467	.791	77	7	.340	109	6.5
9	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.294	2005	MIN	131	489	61	144	26	2	9	55	61	1	64	13	1	554	201	37	0	3	12	9	.372	.411	.783	73	6.5	.340	109	5.9
10	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	.293	1972	BOS	131	457	74	134	28	9	22	61	52	4	83	5	2	514	246	59	1	0	6	11	.370	.538	.909	88	37.6	.407	165	33.4
11	Kenji Johjima K. Johjima	.291	2006	SEA	144	506	61	147	25	1	18	76	20	13	46	3	1	542	228	44	0	3	1	15	.332	.451	.783	71	2.9	.338	105	3.6
12	Matt Nokes M. Nokes	.289	1987	DET	135	461	69	133	14	2	32	87	35	6	70	2	1	508	247	48	3	3	2	13	.345	.536	.880	83	21	.376	131	20
13	Geovany Soto G. Soto	.285	2008	CHC	141	494	66	141	35	2	23	86	62	2	121	0	1	563	249	60	0	5	6	11	.364	.504	.868	88	20.6	.373	120	14.3
14	Bengie Molina B. Molina	.281	2000	ANA	130	473	59	133	20	2	14	71	23	6	33	1	0	513	199	36	4	7	0	17	.318	.421	.739	59	-8.6	.322	84	-10.8
15	Charlie Dexter C. Dexter	.279	1896	LOU	107	402	65	112	18	7	3	37	17	6	34	21		427	153	28	2				.318	.381	.698	56	-9.6	.328	85	-10
16	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
17	Dan Sullivan D. Sullivan	.273	1882	LOU	67	286	44	78	8	2	0		9					295	90	10						.315		43	1	.280	106	2.5
18	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	.263	1973	LAD	136	487	84	128	26	0	25	88	87	1	81	1	1	585	229	51	0	10	9	5	.369	.470	.839	88	23.8	.373	136	24.3
19	Bob Boone B. Boone	.261	1973	PHI	145	521	42	136	20	2	10	61	41	0	36	3	4	575	190	32	5	8	8	7	.311	.365	.675	56	-7.4	.302	82	-12.1
20	Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar	.260	1976	MIN	149	534	58	139	21	2	10	69	79	2	63	0	0	622	194	33	4	3	7	14	.356	.363	.719	75	9.4	.336	113	8.5
21	Ed Whiting E. Whiting	.260	1882	BAL	74	308	43	80	13	5	0		7					315	103	18						.334		45	0.2	.277	104	1.9
22	Earl Williams E. Williams	.260	1971	ATL	145	497	64	129	14	1	33	87	42	7	80	0	1	550	244	48	0	4	5	11	.324	.491	.815	78	21.8	.364	123	14
23	Dave Rader D. Rader	.259	1972	SFG	133	459	44	119	14	1	6	41	29	3	31	1	2	494	153	21	1	2	4	12	.306	.333	.640	45	-3.9	.293	81	-10.5
24	Buck Rodgers B. Rodgers	.258	1962	LAA	155	565	65	146	34	6	6	61	45	0	68	1	8	624	210	46	6	8	6	16	.309	.372	.681	62	-10.1	.301	85	-11.8
25	Craig Biggio C. Biggio	.257	1989	HOU	134	443	64	114	21	2	13	60	49	6	64	21	3	509	178	36	6	5	8	7	.336	.402	.738	62	6.3	.330	115	8.3

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