best batting average by a rookie major league player minimum 50 games

Jose Torres, Brian Schlitter and Jose Valverde are tied for the highest batting average by a rookie with 50+ games played, with an average of 1.000.

NAMEAVGGSEASONTMABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Jose Torres
J. Torres
1.000
57
2017
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.877
463
0.5
2Brian Schlitter
B. Schlitter
1.000
57
2014
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.4
.892
494
0.4
3Jose Valverde
J. Valverde
1.000
50
2003
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
1
0.8
1.249
692
0.8
4T.J. Tucker
T.J. Tucker
.750
53
2002
4
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
.750
.750
1.500
2
1.1
.669
320
1.1
5Jeurys Familia
J. Familia
.667
71
2014
3
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
.667
.667
1.333
1
0.7
.594
295
0.7
6Gene Stechschulte
G. Stechschulte
.667
65
2001
3
1
2
0
0
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
0
0
.750
1.667
2.417
2
1.9
.893
463
1.9
7Jesse Biddle
J. Biddle
.500
56
2018
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
1.000
1.500
1
0.5
.624
300
0.5
8Drew Storen
D. Storen
.500
50
2010
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
0
0.2
.448
180
0.2
9Ramon E Ramirez
R. E Ramirez
.500
59
2006
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
5
2
0
1
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
1
0.5
.445
161
0.4
10Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
.500
58
2006
6
2
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
2
0
0
0
0
.500
1.167
1.667
3
1.8
.683
329
1.8
11Felix Heredia
F. Heredia
.500
52
1997
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
1
0.3
.450
178
0.3
12Richie Lewis
R. Lewis
.500
57
1993
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
1
0.3
.453
180
0.3
13Mike Stanton
M. Stanton
.500
74
1991
6
0
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
7
4
1
0
0
0
0
.571
.667
1.238
2
1.2
.546
250
1.2
14Doug Sisk
D. Sisk
.500
67
1983
6
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
7
3
0
1
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
2
0.7
.453
189
0.7
15Steve Mingori
S. Mingori
.500
54
1971
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
0
0.2
.456
186
0.2
16Ross Barnes
R. Barnes
.429
66
1876
322
126
138
21
14
1
59
20
8
342
190
36
.590
105
53.2
.478
197
50.5
17Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.408
147
1911
571
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
18John Cassidy
J. Cassidy
.378
60
1877
251
43
95
10
5
0
27
3
3
254
115
15
.458
56
19.5
.387
155
21.1
19Pete Browning
P. Browning
.378
69
1882
288
67
109
17
3
5
26
314
147
25
.510
80
36.1
.425
187
37.7
20Jose Alvarez
J. Alvarez
.375
61
1988
8
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
10
3
0
1
0
0
0
.444
.375
.819
2
0.5
.380
143
0.5
21Darrell Miller
D. Miller
.375
51
1985
48
8
18
2
1
2
7
1
1
10
0
1
50
28
5
0
0
0
0
.400
.583
.983
10
4.5
.432
170
4.2
22Ron Willis
R. Willis
.375
65
1967
8
0
3
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
.375
.500
.875
1
0.5
.390
152
0.5
23Showboat Fisher
S. Fisher
.374
92
1930
254
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
24George Watkins
G. Watkins
.373
119
1930
391
85
146
32
7
17
87
24
4
49
5
424
243
56
5
.415
.621
1.037
95
35.2
.449
142
28
25Walter French
W. French
.370
67
1925
100
20
37
9
0
0
14
1
0
9
1
1
104
46
9
3
.376
.460
.836
16
2.5
.382
108
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