highest batting average in a rookie season with more than 50 at bats

Ross Barnes has the highest batting average by a rookie with >50 at-bats, with an average of .429 in 1876.

	NAME	AVG	AB	SEASON	TM	G	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
1	Ross Barnes R. Barnes	.429	322	1876	CWS	66	126	138	21	14	1	59	20		8			342	190	36						.590		105	53.2	.478	197	50.5
2	Todd Haney T. Haney	.411	73	1995	CHC	25	11	30	8	0	2	6	7	0	11	0	0	81	44	10	1	0	0	0	.463	.603	1.065	19	8.9	.465	185	8.7
3	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.408	571	1911	CLE	147	126	233	45	19	7	83	56	8	43	41		641	337	71	6				.468	.590	1.058	151	75.1	.494	184	68.6
4	Phil Clark P. Clark	.407	54	1992	DET	23	3	22	4	0	1	5	6	0	9	1	0	61	29	5	1	0	1	2	.467	.537	1.004	13	6	.448	183	5.7
5	Bob Hazle B. Hazle	.403	134	1957	MIL	41	26	54	12	0	7	27	18	1	15	1	3	155	87	19	2	0	4	1	.477	.649	1.126	37	20.2	.486	207	20.1
6	Maurice Archdeacon M. Archdeacon	.402	87	1923	CWS	22	23	35	5	1	0	4	6	0	8	2	3	94	42	6	1				.441	.483	.924	18	6.3	.431	145	5.6
7	Livan Soto L. Soto	.400	55	2022	LAA	18	9	22	5	1	1	9	2	0	13	1	1	59	32	7	1	1	0	1	.414	.582	.996	12	5.4	.424	181	5.3
8	Charlie Hickman C. Hickman	.397	63	1899	BSN	19	15	25	2	7	0	15	2	2	7	1		68	41	9	1				.433	.651	1.084	18	8.1	.492	171	7.1
9	Ryan Zimmerman R. Zimmerman	.397	58	2005	WSH	20	6	23	10	0	0	6	3	0	12	0	0	62	33	10	0	1	0	1	.419	.569	.988	12	5	.423	163	4.9
10	Jeremy Reed J. Reed	.397	58	2004	SEA	18	11	23	4	0	0	5	7	1	4	3	1	66	27	4	0	0	1	2	.470	.466	.935	13	4.7	.413	156	4.7
11	Fred Tenney F. Tenney	.395	86	1894	BSN	27	23	34	7	1	2	21	12	0	9	6		100	49	10	2				.469	.570	1.039	28	9.5	.473	141	7.8
12	Michael Ryan M. Ryan	.393	61	2003	MIN	27	13	24	7	0	5	13	6	0	12	2	1	68	46	12	0	1	0	4	.441	.754	1.195	18	9.5	.495	209	9.3
13	Bob Lillis B. Lillis	.391	69	1958	LAD	20	10	27	3	1	1	5	4	1	2	1	2	77	35	5	1	2	0	1	.421	.507	.928	14	5.3	.407	141	3.9
14	Geovany Soto G. Soto	.389	54	2007	CHC	18	12	21	6	0	3	8	5	0	14	0	0	60	36	9	0	1	0	1	.433	.667	1.100	14	6.7	.464	177	6
15	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.387	75	1910	CLE	20	15	29	2	5	1	11	8	0	8	4		86	44	8	3				.446	.587	1.032	19	9.9	.489	213	9.8
16	Hector Ortiz H. Ortiz	.386	88	2000	KCR	26	15	34	6	0	0	5	8	1	8	0	0	99	40	6	2	0	1	0	.443	.455	.898	18	5.2	.401	129	4
17	Rod Craig R. Craig	.385	52	1979	SEA	16	9	20	8	1	0	6	1	0	5	1	1	53	30	9	0	0	0	0	.396	.577	.973	10	4.3	.426	160	3.9
18	Ken Griffey K. Griffey	.384	86	1973	CIN	25	19	33	5	1	3	14	6	0	10	4	2	92	49	9	0	0	0	0	.424	.570	.994	19	8.8	.444	183	8.7
19	Mel Ott M. Ott	.383	60	1926	NYG	35	7	23	2	0	0	4	1	0	9	1		61	25	2	0				.393	.417	.810	9	1.7	.380	122	1.7
20	Homer Bush H. Bush	.380	71	1998	NYY	45	17	27	3	0	1	5	5	0	19	6	3	78	33	4	2	0	0	1	.421	.465	.886	14	4.1	.395	138	3.9
21	Andy Pafko A. Pafko	.379	58	1943	CHC	13	7	22	3	0	0	10	2	0	5	1		60	25	3	0			2	.400	.431	.831	9	3	.395	141	2.7
22	John Cassidy J. Cassidy	.378	251	1877	HAR	60	43	95	10	5	0	27	3		3			254	115	15						.458		56	19.5	.387	155	21.1
23	Pete Browning P. Browning	.378	288	1882	LOU	69	67	109	17	3	5		26					314	147	25						.510		80	36.1	.425	187	37.7
24	Hyeseong Kim H. Kim	.378	74	2025	LAD	33	14	28	4	1	2	12	4	1	16	6	0	79	40	7	0	0	0	0	.418	.541	.958	16	6.5	.417	172	6.6
25	Woody Williams W. Williams	.377	69	1943	CIN	30	8	26	2	1	0	11	1	0	3	0		72	30	3	2			2	.386	.435	.820	11	3.3	.388	137	2.9