best batting average by a rookie major league player since 1998

Since 1998, Ichiro Suzuki has the best batting average by a rookie, with an average of .350 in 2001.

Interpreted as:

best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a rookie major league player since 1998

	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	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.350	2001	SEA	157	692	127	242	34	8	8	69	30	8	53	56	14	738	316	50	4	4	10	3	.381	.457	.838	112	20.7	.360	125	22.8
2	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	.329	2001	STL	161	590	112	194	47	4	37	130	69	9	93	1	3	676	360	88	1	7	6	21	.403	.610	1.013	139	54.7	.423	159	51.9
3	Mike Trout M. Trout	.326	2012	LAA	139	559	129	182	27	8	30	83	67	6	139	49	5	639	315	65	0	7	4	7	.399	.564	.963	121	48.2	.409	167	50
4	Chris Coghlan C. Coghlan	.321	2009	FLA	128	504	84	162	31	6	9	47	53	4	77	8	5	565	232	46	3	1	2	3	.390	.460	.850	89	21.2	.374	127	18.7
5	Homer Bush H. Bush	.320	1999	TOR	128	485	69	155	26	4	5	55	21	6	82	32	8	523	204	35	8	3	0	9	.353	.421	.774	69	0.9	.343	98	-1.6
6	Dustin Pedroia D. Pedroia	.317	2007	BOS	139	520	86	165	39	1	8	50	47	7	42	7	1	581	230	48	5	2	1	8	.380	.442	.823	88	16	.364	118	12.8
7	José Abreu J. Abreu	.317	2014	CWS	145	556	80	176	35	2	36	107	51	11	131	3	1	622	323	73	0	4	15	14	.383	.581	.964	115	48.3	.411	167	46.1
8	Todd Helton T. Helton	.315	1998	COL	152	530	78	167	37	1	25	97	53	6	54	3	3	595	281	63	1	5	5	15	.380	.530	.911	103	29.7	.391	114	10.4
9	Bryan Reynolds B. Reynolds	.314	2019	PIT	134	491	83	154	37	4	16	68	46	6	121	3	2	546	247	57	0	3	0	9	.377	.503	.880	93	24.1	.371	130	21.5
10	Scott Podsednik S. Podsednik	.314	2003	MIL	154	558	100	175	29	8	9	58	56	4	91	43	10	628	247	46	8	2	2	11	.379	.443	.822	94	17.2	.361	117	13.6
11	Jacob Wilson J. Wilson	.311	2025	ATH	125	486	62	151	26	0	13	63	27	7	39	5	2	523	216	39	2	1	1	16	.355	.444	.800	77	14.8	.348	124	14.9
12	Jordan Pacheco J. Pacheco	.309	2012	COL	132	475	51	147	32	3	5	54	22	3	61	7	2	505	200	40	1	4	2	13	.341	.421	.762	64	6.2	.330	90	-6.1
13	Kevin Newman K. Newman	.308	2019	PIT	130	493	61	152	20	6	12	64	28	7	62	16	8	531	220	38	2	1	2	5	.353	.446	.800	76	9	.339	109	6.4
14	Corey Seager C. Seager	.308	2016	LAD	157	627	105	193	40	5	26	72	54	4	133	3	3	687	321	71	0	2	5	12	.365	.512	.877	112	30.6	.372	136	30.2
15	Mike Caruso M. Caruso	.306	1998	CWS	133	523	81	160	17	6	5	55	14	7	38	22	6	555	204	28	8	3	0	8	.331	.390	.721	63	-5.6	.319	90	-7.5
16	Marlon Byrd M. Byrd	.303	2003	PHI	135	495	86	150	28	4	7	45	44	7	94	11	1	553	207	39	4	3	3	8	.366	.418	.784	76	7.9	.345	109	6.1
17	Chris Singleton C. Singleton	.300	1999	CWS	133	496	72	149	31	6	17	72	22	1	45	20	5	529	243	54	4	6	1	10	.328	.490	.818	73	3.9	.349	103	2.1
18	Starlin Castro S. Castro	.300	2010	CHC	125	463	53	139	31	5	3	41	29	6	71	10	8	506	189	39	4	4	7	14	.347	.408	.755	61	3.3	.329	98	-0.9
19	Joey Wendle J. Wendle	.300	2018	TBR	139	487	62	146	33	6	7	61	37	9	96	16	4	545	212	46	2	10	4	11	.354	.435	.789	74	10.2	.338	117	11.3
20	Lew Ford L. Ford	.299	2004	MIN	154	569	89	170	31	4	15	72	67	13	75	20	2	658	254	50	2	7	3	15	.381	.446	.827	99	17.6	.362	118	15.2
21	Yuli Gurriel Y. Gurriel	.299	2017	HOU	139	529	69	158	43	1	18	75	22	7	62	3	2	564	257	62	0	6	1	12	.332	.486	.817	80	11.2	.344	118	12.4
22	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	.298	2022	CLE	147	563	89	168	25	7	6	52	62	7	60	19	5	638	225	38	2	4	2	9	.373	.400	.772	89	16	.341	126	18.7
23	Odubel Herrera O. Herrera	.297	2015	PHI	147	495	64	147	30	3	8	41	28	8	129	16	8	537	207	41	5	1	0	6	.344	.418	.762	69	8.6	.333	110	6.4
24	Robinson Cano R. Cano	.297	2005	NYY	132	522	78	155	34	4	14	62	16	3	68	1	3	551	239	52	7	3	1	16	.320	.458	.778	70	3.9	.334	105	3.3
25	Miguel Andujar M. Andujar	.297	2018	NYY	149	573	83	170	47	2	27	92	25	4	97	2	1	606	302	76	0	4	2	9	.328	.527	.855	94	22.9	.361	129	21.2