best batting average by a teenager in mlb season

Mel Ott has the highest batting average by a player younger than 20 in a season, with an average of .322 in 1928.

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NAMEAVGAgeSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Mel Ott
M. Ott
.322
19
1928
124
435
69
140
26
4
18
77
52
2
36
3
499
228
48
10
.397
.524
.921
90
29.4
.418
140
25.9
2Buddy Lewis
B. Lewis
.291
19
1936
143
601
100
175
21
13
6
67
47
4
46
6
6
657
240
40
5
.347
.399
.746
84
-2
.346
86
-13.6
3John Ward
J. Ward
.286
19
1879
83
364
71
104
9
4
2
41
7
14
371
127
15
.349
58
6.4
.293
112
6.4
4Al Kaline
A. Kaline
.276
19
1954
138
504
43
139
18
3
4
43
22
0
45
9
5
535
175
25
7
2
21
.305
.347
.652
47
-13.8
.300
76
-14.6
5Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
.275
18
1935
146
589
85
162
28
12
8
82
39
2
61
4
636
238
48
6
9
.322
.404
.726
75
-4.7
.332
94
-4.7
6Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
.273
19
1936
124
458
55
125
18
1
9
56
17
5
36
8
486
172
28
6
8
.306
.376
.682
49
-14.3
.314
80
-12.7
7Bryce Harper
B. Harper
.270
19
2012
139
533
98
144
26
9
22
59
56
2
120
18
6
597
254
57
3
3
0
8
.340
.477
.817
86
17.9
.352
121
14.9
8Robin Yount
R. Yount
.267
19
1975
147
558
67
149
28
2
8
52
33
1
69
12
4
607
205
38
10
5
3
8
.307
.367
.674
60
-6.4
.307
90
-7
9George Davis
G. Davis
.264
19
1890
136
526
98
139
22
9
6
73
53
4
34
22
583
197
37
.336
.375
.711
93
3.3
.344
104
3.8
10Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
.264
19
1989
127
455
61
120
23
0
16
61
44
2
83
16
7
506
191
39
1
4
8
4
.329
.420
.748
62
7.4
.333
105
3
11Lew Brown
L. Brown
.253
19
1877
58
221
27
56
12
8
1
31
6
33
227
87
21
.394
35
2
.300
103
1.2
12Bob Kennedy
B. Kennedy
.252
19
1940
154
606
74
153
23
3
3
52
42
0
58
3
7
655
191
29
7
17
.301
.315
.616
55
-24.2
.288
62
-34.3
13Sibby Sisti
S. Sisti
.251
19
1940
123
459
73
115
19
5
6
34
36
4
64
4
507
162
30
8
4
.311
.353
.664
50
-10.8
.307
88
-7.4
14Cass Michaels
C. Michaels
.245
19
1945
129
445
47
109
8
5
2
54
37
3
28
8
7
499
133
15
14
13
.307
.299
.606
42
-12.3
.295
78
-12.2
15Tom Sexton
T. Sexton
.234
19
1884
12
47
9
11
2
0
0
4
51
13
2
.277
7
-0.3
.271
-241
-24.6
16Doggie Miller
D. Miller
.225
19
1884
89
347
46
78
10
2
0
13
2
362
92
12
.257
.265
.522
43
-9.8
.244
80
-10.7
17Rusty Staub
R. Staub
.224
19
1963
150
513
43
115
17
4
6
45
59
5
58
0
0
585
158
27
6
2
8
10
.309
.308
.617
50
-10.7
.279
84
-10.2
18Will Smalley
W. Smalley
.213
19
1890
136
502
62
107
11
1
0
42
60
5
44
10
567
120
12
.303
.239
.542
61
-25.8
.282
71
-25.3
19Mike Slattery
M. Slattery
.208
17
1884
106
413
60
86
6
2
0
4
417
96
8
.232
37
-23.4
.207
64
-21
20Billy Nash
B. Nash
.199
19
1884
45
166
31
33
8
8
1
12
7
185
60
17
.281
.361
.643
29
2.3
.295
105
1.4
21Ben Conroy
B. Conroy
.171
19
1890
117
404
45
69
13
1
0
21
45
5
17
454
84
14
.262
.208
.470
36
-34
.246
52
-33.4

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88
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80
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91
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93
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87
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11.0
79
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18.5
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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