highest batting average in a season by a rookie second baseman

Ross Barnes has the highest batting average by a rookie second baseman, with an average of .429 in 1876.

Interpreted as:

highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in a season by a rookie second baseman

	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
1	Ross Barnes R. Barnes	.429	1876	CWS	66	322	126	138	21	14	1	59	20		8			342	190	36						.590		105	53.2	.478	197	50.5
2	Pete Browning P. Browning	.378	1882	LOU	69	288	67	109	17	3	5		26					314	147	25						.510		80	36.1	.425	187	37.7
3	Cupid Childs C. Childs	.345	1890	SYR	126	493	109	170	33	14	2	89	72	6		56		571	237	49					.434	.481	.915	135	47.8	.438	161	52.9
4	Al Myers A. Myers	.326	1884	MIL	12	46	6	15	6	0	0		0					46	21	6						.457		9	2.6	.352	-197	-19.3
5	Homer Bush H. Bush	.320	1999	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
6	Duke Kenworthy D. Kenworthy	.317	1914	KCP	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
7	Dustin Pedroia D. Pedroia	.317	2007	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
8	Jim Viox J. Viox	.317	1913	PIT	137	492	86	156	32	8	2	65	64	3	28	14	14	578	210	42	19				.399	.427	.826	92	29.1	.396	138	26.2
9	Billy Herman B. Herman	.314	1932	CHC	154	656	102	206	42	7	1	51	40	5	33	14		723	265	50	22				.358	.404	.762	98	7.2	.349	107	6.1
10	Sam Barkley S. Barkley	.306	1884	TOL	104	435	71	133	39	9	1		22	2				459	193	49					.342	.444	.786	94	27.4	.356	135	24.3
11	Bama Rowell B. Rowell	.305	1940	BSN	130	486	46	148	19	8	3	58	18	1	22	12		508	192	30	3			4	.331	.395	.726	60	-1.3	.331	103	2.1
12	Lou Chiozza L. Chiozza	.304	1934	PHN	134	484	66	147	28	5	0	44	34	6	35	9		532	185	33	8			10	.357	.382	.739	68	1.4	.345	87	-9
13	Fresco Thompson F. Thompson	.303	1927	PHN	153	597	78	181	32	14	1	70	34	2	36	19		651	244	47	18				.343	.409	.752	81	1.4	.348	90	-8.1
14	Marty Barrett M. Barrett	.303	1984	BOS	139	475	56	144	23	3	3	45	42	1	25	5	3	526	182	29	4	4	2	9	.358	.383	.741	66	7.4	.336	104	2.2
15	Jim Bucher J. Bucher	.302	1935	BKN	123	473	72	143	22	1	7	58	10	0	33	4		487	188	30	4			9	.317	.397	.714	55	-6	.326	88	-7.3
16	Del Pratt D. Pratt	.302	1912	SLA	152	570	76	172	26	15	5	69	36	4	68	24	30	622	243	46	12				.348	.426	.774	88	13.9	.366	118	13.5
17	Bucky Harris B. Harris	.300	1920	WSH	136	506	76	152	26	6	1	68	41	21	36	16	17	592	193	33	24				.377	.381	.758	80	12.6	.363	106	4.6
18	Joey Wendle J. Wendle	.300	2018	TBR	139	487	62	146	33	6	7	61	37	9	96	16	4	545	212	46	2	10	4	11	.354	.435	.789	74	10.2	.338	117	11.3
19	Cotton Tierney C. Tierney	.299	1921	PIT	117	442	49	132	22	8	3	52	24	2	31	4	6	486	179	33	18				.338	.405	.743	58	-2.3	.342	95	-3.3
20	Robinson Cano R. Cano	.297	2005	NYY	132	522	78	155	34	4	14	62	16	3	68	1	3	551	239	52	7	3	1	16	.320	.458	.778	70	3.9	.334	105	3.3
21	Ronnie Belliard R. Belliard	.295	1999	MIL	124	457	60	135	29	4	8	58	64	0	59	4	5	531	196	41	6	4	0	16	.379	.429	.808	78	9	.360	109	6.2
22	Jack Farrell J. Farrell	.295	1879	TOT	66	292	45	86	8	2	1	26	3		13			295	101	11						.346		46	5.1	.293	114	5.7
23	Carl Lind C. Lind	.294	1928	CLE	154	650	102	191	42	4	1	54	36	0	48	8	3	713	244	47	27				.331	.375	.706	78	-9.3	.328	83	-15.8
24	Aaron Miles A. Miles	.293	2004	COL	134	522	75	153	15	3	6	47	29	2	53	12	7	566	192	24	7	6	0	12	.329	.368	.697	59	-10.7	.308	70	-21.9
25	Johnny Evers J. Evers	.293	1903	CHC	124	464	70	136	27	7	0	52	19	3	27	25		497	177	34	11				.325	.381	.707	65	5.8	.333	100	0.1