best batting average by a rookie major league player min 250 pa

Ross Barnes has the best batting average by a rookie with 250+ plate appearances, with an average of .429 in 1876.

	NAME	AVG	PA	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ross Barnes R. Barnes	.429	342	1876	CWS	66	322	126	138	21	14	1	59	20		8			190	36			.590		105	53.2	.478	197	50.5
2	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.408	641	1911	CLE	147	571	126	233	45	19	7	83	56	8	43	41		337	71	6	.468	.590	1.058	151	75.1	.494	184	68.6
3	John Cassidy J. Cassidy	.378	254	1877	HAR	60	251	43	95	10	5	0	27	3		3			115	15			.458		56	19.5	.387	155	21.1
4	Pete Browning P. Browning	.378	314	1882	LOU	69	288	67	109	17	3	5		26					147	25			.510		80	36.1	.425	187	37.7
5	Showboat Fisher S. Fisher	.374	286	1930	SLN	92	254	49	95	18	6	8	61	25	1	21	4		149	32	6	.432	.587	1.019	63	23.2	.447	141	18.3
6	George Watkins G. Watkins	.373	424	1930	SLN	119	391	85	146	32	7	17	87	24	4	49	5		243	56	5	.415	.621	1.037	95	35.2	.449	142	28
7	Benny Kauff B. Kauff	.370	667	1914	IND	154	571	120	211	44	13	8	95	72	8	55	75		305	65	16	.447	.534	.981	136	66	.465	167	52.6
8	George Hall G. Hall	.366	276	1876	PHI	60	268	51	98	7	13	5	45	8		4			146	25			.545		72	30.3	.419	165	27.3
9	Gus Mancuso G. Mancuso	.366	254	1930	SLN	76	227	39	83	17	2	7	59	18	1	16	1		125	26	8	.415	.551	.965	52	16	.426	129	11.6
10	Ben Paschal B. Paschal	.360	275	1925	NYY	89	247	49	89	16	5	12	55	22	2	29	14	9	151	33	4	.417	.611	1.028	60	23.5	.456	155	21.4
11	Fred Nicholson F. Nicholson	.360	271	1920	PIT	99	247	33	89	16	7	4	30	18	0	31	9	6	131	27	6	.404	.530	.934	50	19.4	.431	167	20.1
12	Chuck Klein C. Klein	.360	275	1928	PHN	64	253	41	91	14	4	11	34	14	1	22	0		146	29	7	.396	.577	.973	54	20.3	.437	142	15.1
13	Harry Rice H. Rice	.359	420	1925	SLA	103	354	87	127	25	8	11	47	54	5	15	8	7	201	44	7	.450	.568	1.018	92	37.1	.459	150	29.4
14	Bill Everitt B. Everitt	.358	596	1895	CHI	133	550	129	197	16	10	3	88	33	4	42	47		242	29	9	.399	.440	.839	118	19.2	.397	111	11.4
15	Cap Anson C. Anson	.356	321	1876	CWS	66	309	63	110	9	7	2	59	12		8			139	18			.450		74	26.2	.383	148	23.6
16	Lloyd Waner L. Waner	.355	683	1927	PIT	150	629	133	223	17	6	2	27	37	6	23	14		258	25	11	.396	.410	.806	102	18.4	.379	115	12.7
17	Clyde Sukeforth C. Sukeforth	.354	262	1929	CIN	84	237	31	84	16	2	1	33	17	0	6	8		107	19	8	.398	.451	.849	43	8.1	.390	115	5.7
18	Fielder Jones F. Jones	.354	451	1896	BKN	104	395	82	140	10	8	3	46	48	2	15	18		175	21	6	.427	.443	.870	94	24.4	.417	135	25.3
19	Jimmy Williams J. Williams	.354	693	1899	PIT	153	621	126	220	28	27	9	116	60	6	51	26		329	64	6	.416	.530	.946	150	54.3	.441	151	51.1
20	Abner Dalrymple A. Dalrymple	.354	277	1878	MIL	61	271	52	96	10	4	0	15	6		29			114	14			.421		56	17.9	.366	136	14.1
21	Kiki Cuyler K. Cuyler	.354	515	1924	PIT	117	466	94	165	27	16	9	85	30	7	62	32	11	251	52	12	.402	.539	.940	96	32.9	.428	148	31
22	Chick Stahl C. Stahl	.354	515	1897	BSN	114	469	112	166	30	13	4	97	38	3	18	18		234	47	5	.406	.499	.905	107	29.7	.421	129	23.8
23	Dave Orr D. Orr	.354	464	1884	NYM	110	458	82	162	32	13	9	112	5	1				247	54		.362	.539	.901	112	44.3	.402	163	43.9
24	Ginger Beaumont G. Beaumont	.352	489	1899	PIT	111	437	90	154	15	8	3	38	41	7	27	31		194	26	4	.416	.444	.860	95	27.4	.413	135	25.1
25	Fred Haney F. Haney	.352	258	1922	DET	81	213	41	75	7	4	0	25	32	1	14	3	8	90	11	12	.439	.423	.862	45	12.4	.408	131	10.5