Since May 8, 2026, Rafael Flores Jr. has the highest batting average by a rookie, with an average of .667 this season.
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Flores Jr. | .667 | 2026 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | 2.000 | 2.800 | |
| 2 | | G. Gonzalez | .500 | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .500 | 1.250 | |
| 3 | | B. Jordan | .417 | 2026 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .833 | 1.250 | |
| 4 | | C. Freeman | .400 | 2026 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .400 | .855 | |
| 5 | | J. Cox | .400 | 2026 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .800 | 1.200 | |
| 6 | | D. Beavers | .375 | 2026 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .625 | 1.069 | |
| 7 | | S. Taylor | .357 | 2026 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .419 | .500 | .919 | |
| 8 | | T. Callihan | .348 | 2026 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .783 | 1.283 | |
| 9 | | B. Eldridge | .337 | 2026 | 28 | 95 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .423 | .589 | 1.013 | |
| 10 | | R. Delgado | .333 | 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| 11 | | A. Seigler | .333 | 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | |
| 12 | | J. Jarvis | .333 | 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| 13 | | O. Martinez | .333 | 2026 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| 14 | | T. Peters | .320 | 2026 | 33 | 97 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 56 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .377 | .577 | .955 | |
| 15 | | H. Bolte | .318 | 2026 | 29 | 88 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 101 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .396 | .398 | .794 | |
| 16 | | T. Johnston | .310 | 2026 | 33 | 116 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 128 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .440 | .799 | |
| 17 | | R. Vilade | .304 | 2026 | 19 | 56 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .373 | .500 | .873 | |
| 18 | | W. Meckler | .295 | 2026 | 20 | 61 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .475 | .843 | |
| 19 | | C. Benge | .295 | 2026 | 34 | 139 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 152 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .355 | .432 | .787 | |
| 20 | | N. Church | .290 | 2026 | 17 | 62 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 | .355 | .678 | |
| 21 |  | K. Griffin | .289 | 2026 | 19 | 76 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .337 | .421 | .758 | |
| 22 | | B. Valenzuela | .288 | 2026 | 27 | 80 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .383 | .500 | .883 | |
| 23 | | S. Antonacci | .287 | 2026 | 32 | 115 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 134 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .379 | .365 | .744 | |
| 24 | | J. Lawlar | .286 | 2026 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .286 | .730 | |
| 25 | | TJ Rumfield | .286 | 2026 | 31 | 105 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .495 | .882 | |
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