highest batting average in a rookie season after 1970

Since 1971, Ichiro Suzuki has the best batting average by a rookie, with an average of .350 in 2001.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in a rookie season after 1970
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
.350
2001
SEA 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
2Ralph Garr
R. Garr
.343
1971
ATL ATL
154
639
101
219
24
6
9
44
30
2
68
30
14
693
282
39
18
4
1
7
.372
.441
.813
100
29.2
.368
125
19.3
3Fred Lynn
F. Lynn
.331
1975
BOS BOS
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
4Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
.329
2001
STL 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
5Mike Trout
M. Trout
.326
2012
LAA 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
6Kevin Seitzer
K. Seitzer
.323
1987
KCR KCR
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
7Chris Coghlan
C. Coghlan
.321
2009
FLA 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
8Dusty Baker
D. Baker
.321
1972
ATL ATL
127
446
62
143
27
2
17
76
45
4
68
4
7
503
225
46
2
6
2
9
.383
.504
.888
84
34.3
.400
145
25
9Homer Bush
H. Bush
.320
1999
TOR 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
10Mike Piazza
M. Piazza
.318
1993
LAD LAD
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
11Dustin Pedroia
D. Pedroia
.317
2007
BOS 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
12José Abreu
J. Abreu
.317
2014
CWS 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
13Todd Helton
T. Helton
.315
1998
COL 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
14Derek Jeter
D. Jeter
.314
1996
NYY NYY
157
582
104
183
25
6
10
78
48
9
102
14
7
654
250
41
6
9
1
13
.370
.430
.800
94
10.2
.354
106
5.5
15Greg Gross
G. Gross
.314
1974
HOU HOU
156
589
78
185
21
8
0
36
76
1
39
12
20
676
222
29
9
1
4
13
.393
.377
.770
93
20.1
.358
125
19
16Bryan Reynolds
B. Reynolds
.314
2019
PIT 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
17Scott Podsednik
S. Podsednik
.314
2003
MIL 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
18Bill Madlock
B. Madlock
.313
1974
CHC CHC
128
453
65
142
21
5
9
54
42
5
39
11
7
509
200
35
3
6
8
15
.374
.442
.815
73
18.6
.367
120
11.7
19Jacob Wilson
J. Wilson
.311
2025
ATH 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
20Bob Bailor
B. Bailor
.310
1977
TOR TOR
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
21Bake McBride
B. McBride
.309
1974
STL STL
150
559
81
173
19
5
6
56
43
13
57
30
11
625
220
30
5
5
9
7
.369
.394
.763
81
14
.348
114
9.6
22Jordan Pacheco
J. Pacheco
.309
2012
COL 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
23Jim Rice
J. Rice
.309
1975
BOS BOS
144
564
92
174
29
4
22
102
36
4
122
10
5
613
277
55
1
8
7
19
.350
.491
.841
92
24.6
.375
126
17.9
24Kevin Newman
K. Newman
.308
2019
PIT 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
25Corey Seager
C. Seager
.308
2016
LAD 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
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