highest batting average by a blue jays rookie since 1977

Since 1977, Homer Bush has the highest batting average by a Blue Jays rookie, with an average of .320 in 1999.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a blue jays rookie since 1977
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Homer Bush
H. Bush
.320
1999
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
2Bob Bailor
B. Bailor
.310
1977
122
496
62
154
21
5
5
32
17
2
26
15
6
523
200
31
6
2
1
7
.335
.403
.738
63
1.7
.328
97
-1.7
3Josh Phelps
J. Phelps
.309
2002
74
265
41
82
20
1
15
58
19
3
82
0
0
287
149
36
0
0
0
7
.362
.562
.925
51
16.6
.396
142
14.7
4Reed Johnson
R. Johnson
.294
2003
114
412
79
121
21
2
10
52
20
20
67
5
3
457
176
33
1
4
1
10
.353
.427
.780
62
5.7
.343
105
2.8
5Shawn Green
S. Green
.288
1995
121
379
52
109
31
4
15
54
20
3
68
1
2
405
193
50
0
3
3
4
.326
.509
.835
59
8
.357
111
5.6
6Sam Ewing
S. Ewing
.287
1977
97
244
24
70
8
2
4
34
19
0
42
1
1
266
94
14
3
0
4
8
.338
.385
.724
30
-0.7
.320
92
-2.5
7Alfredo Griffin
A. Griffin
.287
1979
153
624
81
179
22
10
2
31
40
5
59
21
16
689
227
34
16
4
0
10
.333
.364
.697
76
-4.6
.316
86
-11.6
8Alex Rios
A. Rios
.286
2004
111
426
55
122
24
7
1
28
31
2
84
15
3
460
163
32
1
0
0
14
.338
.383
.720
53
-4.4
.319
87
-7.9
9Al Woods
A. Woods
.284
1977
122
440
58
125
17
4
6
35
36
0
38
8
7
485
168
27
6
3
3
11
.336
.382
.718
55
-1.3
.320
92
-4.5
10Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
L. Gurriel Jr.
.281
2018
65
249
30
70
8
0
11
35
9
2
59
1
2
263
111
19
1
2
1
2
.309
.446
.755
32
1.6
.322
102
0.6
11Eric Hinske
E. Hinske
.279
2002
151
566
99
158
38
2
24
84
77
2
138
13
1
650
272
64
0
5
5
12
.365
.481
.845
99
21
.365
121
16.6
12Damaso Garcia
D. Garcia
.278
1980
140
543
50
151
30
7
4
46
12
3
55
13
13
565
207
41
4
3
2
14
.296
.381
.677
55
-8.3
.301
79
-14
13Aaron Hill
A. Hill
.274
2005
105
361
49
99
25
3
3
40
34
5
41
2
1
407
139
31
3
4
0
5
.342
.385
.727
48
-1.2
.322
94
-3.1
14Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
V. Guerrero Jr.
.272
2019
123
464
52
126
26
2
15
69
46
2
91
0
1
514
201
43
0
2
0
17
.339
.433
.772
69
4.1
.329
106
3.7
15Tony Fernandez
T. Fernandez
.270
1984
88
233
29
63
5
3
3
19
17
0
15
5
7
254
83
11
2
2
0
3
.317
.356
.674
26
-2.3
.306
84
-4.8
16John Olerud
J. Olerud
.265
1990
111
358
43
95
15
1
14
48
57
1
75
0
2
421
154
30
1
4
6
5
.364
.430
.794
59
11.7
.355
121
10.2
17Spencer Horwitz
S. Horwitz
.265
2024
97
328
46
87
19
0
12
40
42
7
70
0
0
381
142
31
0
4
2
8
.357
.433
.790
55
10.4
.344
127
11.8
18Eric Thames
E. Thames
.262
2011
95
362
58
95
24
5
12
37
23
5
88
2
1
394
165
41
1
3
0
7
.313
.456
.769
50
5.6
.334
107
3.1
19Rick Bosetti
R. Bosetti
.259
1978
136
568
61
147
25
5
5
42
30
3
65
6
10
608
197
35
5
2
0
5
.299
.347
.645
55
-10.6
.295
77
-15.3
20Junior Felix
J. Felix
.258
1989
110
415
62
107
14
8
9
46
33
3
101
18
12
454
164
31
0
3
2
5
.315
.395
.710
51
2.1
.319
98
-0.8
21Steve Staggs
S. Staggs
.258
1977
72
291
37
75
11
6
2
28
36
0
38
5
9
331
104
19
3
1
0
2
.338
.357
.696
37
-1.8
.317
90
-3.9
22Tom Wilson
T. Wilson
.257
2002
96
265
33
68
10
0
8
37
28
5
79
0
0
302
102
18
0
4
0
6
.334
.385
.719
35
-1.4
.320
91
-3.4
23Russ Adams
R. Adams
.256
2005
139
481
68
123
27
5
8
63
50
3
57
11
2
545
184
40
3
8
1
5
.325
.383
.707
59
-6.6
.311
86
-9.2
24Nathan Lukes
N. Lukes
.255
2025
135
388
55
99
19
2
12
65
38
2
60
2
4
438
158
33
7
3
2
12
.323
.407
.730
53
1.4
.317
104
2
25Tomas Perez
T. Perez
.251
1996
91
295
24
74
13
4
1
19
25
1
29
1
2
328
98
18
6
1
0
10
.311
.332
.643
30
-12.5
.291
66
-15.3

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34
15
.694
30
22
.577
5.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
25
27
.481
10.5
22
29
.431
13.0
22
29
.431
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
@
12:15 PM
Mon
5/25
@
7:07 PM
Tue
5/26
@
7:07 PM
Wed
5/27
@
1:07 PM
Thu
5/28
@
6:35 PM
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2

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NL EastWLPCTGB
36
17
.679
26
26
.500
9.5
26
27
.491
10.0
24
29
.453
12.0
22
30
.423
13.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
30
19
.612
29
22
.569
2.0
29
23
.558
2.5
27
25
.519
4.5
26
26
.500
5.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
32
20
.615
30
20
.600
1.0
26
24
.520
5.0
21
31
.404
11.0
20
32
.385
12.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
34
15
.694
30
22
.577
5.5
25
27
.481
10.5
22
29
.431
13.0
22
29
.431
13.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
31
23
.574
26
25
.510
3.5
25
27
.481
5.0
21
31
.404
9.0
20
32
.385
10.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
26
25
.510
24
26
.480
1.5
25
28
.472
2.0
22
31
.415
5.0
18
34
.346
8.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
5/8
@
10-0
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5/8
@
0-2
Fri
5/8
@
1-3
Sat
5/9
@
1-14
Sat
5/9
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5/24
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12:15 PM
Sun
5/24
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12:35 PM
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5/24
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1:35 PM
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5/24
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5/24
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