John Cassidy had the highest batting average by a rookie in his 2nd season, with an average of .378.
Interpreted as:
best improvement in batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game from rookie to second year| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | J. Cassidy | .378 | 1877 | 60 | 251 | 43 | 95 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 254 | 115 | 15 | .458 | 56 | 19.5 | .387 | 155 | 21.1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Kauff | .370 | 1914 | 154 | 571 | 120 | 211 | 44 | 13 | 8 | 95 | 72 | 8 | 55 | 75 | 667 | 305 | 65 | 16 | .447 | .534 | .981 | 136 | 66 | .465 | 167 | 52.6 | |||||
| 3 | | D. Orr | .354 | 1884 | 110 | 458 | 82 | 162 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 112 | 5 | 1 | 464 | 247 | 54 | .362 | .539 | .901 | 112 | 44.3 | .402 | 163 | 43.9 | ||||||||
| 4 | | C. Childs | .345 | 1890 | 126 | 493 | 109 | 170 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 89 | 72 | 6 | 56 | 571 | 237 | 49 | .434 | .481 | .915 | 135 | 47.8 | .438 | 161 | 52.9 | |||||||
| 5 | | E. Combs | .342 | 1925 | 150 | 593 | 117 | 203 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 62 | 65 | 4 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 673 | 274 | 52 | 11 | .411 | .462 | .873 | 116 | 27.8 | .403 | 124 | 22.6 | ||||
| 6 | | J. Bannon | .336 | 1894 | 128 | 494 | 130 | 166 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 114 | 62 | 4 | 42 | 47 | 566 | 254 | 52 | 6 | .414 | .514 | .928 | 127 | 24.6 | .422 | 114 | 14.9 | |||||
| 7 | | S. Seybold | .334 | 1901 | 114 | 449 | 74 | 150 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 40 | 7 | 44 | 15 | 504 | 226 | 46 | 8 | .397 | .503 | .901 | 101 | 35.5 | .418 | 138 | 27.2 | |||||
| 8 | | F. Lynn | .331 | 1975 | 145 | 528 | 103 | 175 | 47 | 7 | 21 | 105 | 62 | 3 | 90 | 10 | 5 | 605 | 299 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | .401 | .566 | .967 | 114 | 48.1 | .427 | 161 | 41.5 | |
| 9 | | E. Swartwood | .331 | 1882 | 77 | 329 | 87 | 109 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 350 | 161 | 33 | .489 | 79 | 29.6 | .386 | 163 | 30.4 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | R. Carty | .330 | 1964 | 133 | 455 | 72 | 150 | 28 | 4 | 22 | 88 | 43 | 3 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 505 | 252 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .388 | .554 | .942 | 93 | 39.3 | .410 | 166 | 37.3 | |
| 11 | | H. Trosky Sr. | .330 | 1934 | 154 | 625 | 117 | 206 | 45 | 9 | 35 | 142 | 58 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 685 | 374 | 89 | 0 | .388 | .598 | .987 | 139 | 52.9 | .437 | 143 | 41.2 | ||||
| 12 | | E. Heidrick | .328 | 1899 | 146 | 591 | 109 | 194 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 82 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 55 | 648 | 249 | 37 | 20 | .368 | .421 | .789 | 106 | 16.7 | .376 | 113 | 11.9 | |||||
| 13 | | M. Minoso | .326 | 1951 | TOT | 146 | 530 | 112 | 173 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 72 | 16 | 42 | 31 | 10 | 622 | 265 | 58 | 4 | 12 | .422 | .500 | .922 | 115 | 41.8 | .423 | 150 | 38.9 | ||
| 14 |  | M. Trout | .326 | 2012 | 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 | |
| 15 | | K. Seitzer | .323 | 1987 | 161 | 641 | 105 | 207 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 83 | 80 | 2 | 85 | 12 | 7 | 725 | 301 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .399 | .470 | .869 | 124 | 34.5 | .383 | 134 | 31.3 | |
| 16 | | A. Dark | .322 | 1948 | 137 | 543 | 85 | 175 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 579 | 235 | 48 | 10 | 4 | .353 | .433 | .786 | 79 | 10.1 | .364 | 115 | 10.6 | ||||
| 17 | | W. Dropo | .322 | 1950 | 136 | 559 | 101 | 180 | 28 | 8 | 34 | 144 | 45 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 609 | 326 | 70 | 0 | 16 | .378 | .583 | .961 | 115 | 39.3 | .425 | 132 | 26.7 | |||
| 18 | | T. Johnston | .321 | 2026 | 51 | 165 | 21 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 183 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .385 | .442 | .827 | 29 | 7.8 | .370 | 124 | 5.2 | |
| 19 | | R. Grimes | .321 | 1921 | 147 | 530 | 91 | 170 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 70 | 6 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 622 | 238 | 50 | 16 | .406 | .449 | .855 | 103 | 25 | .397 | 130 | 23.6 | ||||
| 20 | | J. Vosmik | .320 | 1931 | 149 | 591 | 80 | 189 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 117 | 38 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 640 | 274 | 57 | 9 | .363 | .464 | .827 | 98 | 19.2 | .377 | 109 | 7.8 | ||||
| 21 | | J. Sewell | .318 | 1921 | 154 | 572 | 101 | 182 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 93 | 80 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 683 | 254 | 52 | 20 | .412 | .444 | .856 | 114 | 28.3 | .399 | 120 | 18.4 | ||||
| 22 |  | M. Piazza | .318 | 1993 | 149 | 547 | 81 | 174 | 24 | 2 | 35 | 112 | 46 | 3 | 86 | 3 | 4 | 602 | 307 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .370 | .561 | .932 | 108 | 36.3 | .401 | 150 | 37.5 | |
| 23 | | D. Allen | .318 | 1964 | 162 | 632 | 125 | 201 | 38 | 13 | 29 | 91 | 67 | 0 | 138 | 3 | 4 | 708 | 352 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | .382 | .557 | .939 | 128 | 52.3 | .405 | 162 | 49.5 | |
| 24 | | D. Kenworthy | .317 | 1914 | 146 | 545 | 93 | 173 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 91 | 36 | 11 | 44 | 37 | 611 | 286 | 69 | 19 | .372 | .525 | .896 | 107 | 43.2 | .424 | 150 | 36 | |||||
| 25 |  | D. Pedroia | .317 | 2007 | 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 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
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37 | 18 | .673 | ||
29 | 27 | .518 | 8.5 | |
29 | 28 | .509 | 9.0 | |
26 | 31 | .456 | 12.0 | |
22 | 33 | .400 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
33 | 20 | .623 | ||
29 | 25 | .537 | 4.5 | |
29 | 25 | .537 | 4.5 | |
29 | 26 | .527 | 5.0 | |
29 | 26 | .527 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
35 | 20 | .636 | ||
31 | 24 | .564 | 4.0 | |
31 | 24 | .564 | 4.0 | |
22 | 34 | .393 | 13.5 | |
20 | 36 | .357 | 15.5 |
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34 | 18 | .654 | ||
33 | 22 | .600 | 2.5 | |
27 | 29 | .482 | 9.0 | |
25 | 30 | .455 | 10.5 | |
22 | 31 | .415 | 12.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
33 | 25 | .569 | ||
27 | 27 | .500 | 4.0 | |
27 | 28 | .491 | 4.5 | |
22 | 33 | .400 | 9.5 | |
22 | 34 | .393 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
28 | 29 | .491 | ||
27 | 29 | .482 | 0.5 | |
25 | 29 | .463 | 1.5 | |
24 | 32 | .429 | 3.5 | |
21 | 35 | .375 | 6.5 |
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