best batting average by a rookie major league player in the last 5 years

Between May 4, 2021 and May 4, 2026, Josh Lowe, Connor Overton and Garrett Cleavinger are tied for the best batting average by a rookie, with an average of 1.000 in 2021.

NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Josh Lowe
J. Lowe
1.000
2021
TBR TBR
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
2Connor Overton
C. Overton
1.000
2021
TOT
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
3Garrett Cleavinger
G. Cleavinger
1.000
2021
LAD LAD
18
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
4Chadwick Tromp
C. Tromp
.750
2022
ATL ATL
1
4
0
3
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
2
0
0
0
0
.750
1.250
2.000
5Brewer Hicklen
B. Hicklen
.667
2025
DET DET
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
.750
.667
1.417
6Otto Lopez
O. Lopez
.667
2022
TOR TOR
8
9
0
6
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
1
10
6
0
0
0
0
0
.700
.667
1.367
7Sebastián Rivero
S. Rivero
.500
2026
LAA LAA
6
6
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
8Yohendrick Piñango
Y. Piñango
.500
2026
TOR TOR
7
18
1
9
1
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
19
10
1
0
0
0
0
.526
.556
1.082
9Darren Baker
D. Baker
.500
2024
WSH WSH
9
14
1
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
14
9
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.643
1.143
10Khalil Lee
K. Lee
.500
2022
NYM NYM
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
.500
2.000
2.500
11Jakson Reetz
J. Reetz
.500
2021
WSH WSH
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
1.000
1.500
12Humberto Castellanos
H. Castellanos
.500
2021
ARI ARI
11
6
1
3
0
0
1
5
0
0
1
0
0
7
6
1
0
1
0
0
.429
1.000
1.429
13Bailey Ober
B. Ober
.500
2021
MIN MIN
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
14Alí Sánchez
A. Sánchez
.500
2021
STL STL
2
4
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
.500
1.000
1.500
15Garrett Whitlock
G. Whitlock
.500
2021
BOS BOS
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
16Daniel Susac
D. Susac
.478
2026
SFG SFG
11
23
1
11
2
1
0
5
1
0
3
0
1
24
15
3
0
0
0
1
.500
.652
1.152
17Forrest Wall
F. Wall
.462
2023
ATL ATL
15
13
6
6
2
0
1
2
2
0
4
5
1
15
11
3
0
0
0
0
.533
.846
1.379
18James Outman
J. Outman
.462
2022
LAD LAD
4
13
6
6
2
0
1
3
2
1
7
0
0
16
11
3
0
0
0
0
.563
.846
1.409
19Seth Beer
S. Beer
.444
2021
ARI ARI
5
9
4
4
1
0
1
3
1
0
3
0
0
10
8
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.889
1.389
20Tyler Black
T. Black
.429
2026
MIL MIL
6
21
2
9
4
0
0
7
1
0
5
0
0
22
13
4
0
0
0
1
.455
.619
1.074
21Braxton Fulford
B. Fulford
.400
2026
COL COL
3
5
2
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
.400
1.000
1.400
22Samad Taylor
S. Taylor
.400
2024
SEA SEA
3
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
.400
.400
.800
23Tristan Gray
T. Gray
.400
2023
TBR TBR
2
5
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
.400
1.000
1.400
24Jeter Downs
J. Downs
.400
2023
WSH WSH
6
5
4
2
0
0
0
1
4
0
1
2
0
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
.667
.400
1.067
25Livan Soto
L. Soto
.400
2022
LAA LAA
18
55
9
22
5
1
1
9
2
0
13
1
1
59
32
7
1
1
0
1
.414
.582
.996
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