best batting average by a rookie major league player minimum 140 ab

Ross Barnes has the best batting average by a rookie with 140+ at-bats, with an average of .429 in 1876.

NAMEAVGABSEASONTMGRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ross Barnes
R. Barnes
.429
322
1876
CWS CWS
66
126
138
21
14
1
59
20
8
342
190
36
.590
105
53.2
.478
197
50.5
2Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.408
571
1911
CLE CLE
147
126
233
45
19
7
83
56
8
43
41
641
337
71
6
.468
.590
1.058
151
75.1
.494
184
68.6
3John Cassidy
J. Cassidy
.378
251
1877
HAR
60
43
95
10
5
0
27
3
3
254
115
15
.458
56
19.5
.387
155
21.1
4Pete Browning
P. Browning
.378
288
1882
LOU
69
67
109
17
3
5
26
314
147
25
.510
80
36.1
.425
187
37.7
5Showboat Fisher
S. Fisher
.374
254
1930
SLN SLN
92
49
95
18
6
8
61
25
1
21
4
286
149
32
6
.432
.587
1.019
63
23.2
.447
141
18.3
6George Watkins
G. Watkins
.373
391
1930
SLN SLN
119
85
146
32
7
17
87
24
4
49
5
424
243
56
5
.415
.621
1.037
95
35.2
.449
142
28
7Ducky Holmes
D. Holmes
.373
161
1895
LOU
40
33
60
10
2
3
20
12
3
9
9
179
83
15
3
.426
.516
.942
42
12.4
.437
140
12.4
8Benny Kauff
B. Kauff
.370
571
1914
IND
154
120
211
44
13
8
95
72
8
55
75
667
305
65
16
.447
.534
.981
136
66
.465
167
52.6
9George Hall
G. Hall
.366
268
1876
PHI PHI
60
51
98
7
13
5
45
8
4
276
146
25
.545
72
30.3
.419
165
27.3
10Gus Mancuso
G. Mancuso
.366
227
1930
SLN SLN
76
39
83
17
2
7
59
18
1
16
1
254
125
26
8
.415
.551
.965
52
16
.426
129
11.6
11Mike Grady
M. Grady
.363
190
1894
PHI PHI
61
45
69
13
8
0
40
14
7
13
3
213
98
21
2
.427
.516
.942
50
11.5
.433
124
9.8
12Jeff Stone
J. Stone
.362
185
1984
PHI PHI
51
27
67
4
6
1
15
9
2
26
27
5
199
86
11
1
2
0
2
.394
.465
.859
32
10.1
.383
144
9.9
13Jake Stenzel
J. Stenzel
.362
224
1893
PIT PIT
60
57
81
13
4
4
37
24
0
17
16
248
114
21
.423
.509
.932
58
17.8
.437
140
16.8
14Ben Paschal
B. Paschal
.360
247
1925
NYY NYY
89
49
89
16
5
12
55
22
2
29
14
9
275
151
33
4
.417
.611
1.028
60
23.5
.456
155
21.4
15Fred Nicholson
F. Nicholson
.360
247
1920
PIT PIT
99
33
89
16
7
4
30
18
0
31
9
6
271
131
27
6
.404
.530
.934
50
19.4
.431
167
20.1
16Chuck Klein
C. Klein
.360
253
1928
PHN PHN
64
41
91
14
4
11
34
14
1
22
0
275
146
29
7
.396
.577
.973
54
20.3
.437
142
15.1
17Eddie Moore
E. Moore
.359
209
1924
PIT PIT
72
47
75
8
4
2
13
27
2
12
6
7
240
97
14
2
.437
.464
.901
44
14.3
.422
145
13.4
18Harry Rice
H. Rice
.359
354
1925
SLA SLA
103
87
127
25
8
11
47
54
5
15
8
7
420
201
44
7
.450
.568
1.018
92
37.1
.459
150
29.4
19Bill Everitt
B. Everitt
.358
550
1895
CHI CHI
133
129
197
16
10
3
88
33
4
42
47
596
242
29
9
.399
.440
.839
118
19.2
.397
111
11.4
20Nig Clarke
N. Clarke
.358
179
1906
CLE CLE
57
22
64
12
4
1
21
13
1
18
3
195
87
17
2
.404
.486
.890
35
15.5
.428
173
14.7
21Bob Hale
B. Hale
.357
182
1955
BAL BAL
67
13
65
7
1
0
29
5
1
19
0
2
190
74
8
1
1
0
6
.376
.407
.782
26
4.2
.355
118
4.2
22Cap Anson
C. Anson
.356
309
1876
CWS CWS
66
63
110
9
7
2
59
12
8
321
139
18
.450
74
26.2
.383
148
23.6
23Lloyd Waner
L. Waner
.355
629
1927
PIT PIT
150
133
223
17
6
2
27
37
6
23
14
683
258
25
11
.396
.410
.806
102
18.4
.379
115
12.7
24Clyde Sukeforth
C. Sukeforth
.354
237
1929
CIN CIN
84
31
84
16
2
1
33
17
0
6
8
262
107
19
8
.398
.451
.849
43
8.1
.390
115
5.7
25Fielder Jones
F. Jones
.354
395
1896
BKN BKN
104
82
140
10
8
3
46
48
2
15
18
451
175
21
6
.427
.443
.870
94
24.4
.417
135
25.3
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