highest batting average in rookie season after 1920

Since 1921, Lloyd Waner has the highest batting average by a rookie, with an average of .355 in 1927.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in rookie season after 1920
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Lloyd Waner
L. Waner
.355
1927
PIT PIT
150
629
133
223
17
6
2
27
37
6
23
14
683
258
25
11
.396
.410
.806
102
18.4
.379
115
12.7
2Kiki Cuyler
K. Cuyler
.354
1924
PIT PIT
117
466
94
165
27
16
9
85
30
7
62
32
11
515
251
52
12
.402
.539
.940
96
32.9
.428
148
31
3Laurence Miller
L. Miller
.352
1922
CHC CHC
122
466
61
164
28
5
12
78
26
2
39
3
3
500
238
45
6
.389
.511
.899
87
24.6
.409
128
19.1
4Ichiro 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
5Dale Alexander
D. Alexander
.343
1929
DET DET
155
626
110
215
43
15
25
137
56
0
63
5
9
700
363
83
18
.397
.580
.977
139
46.4
.431
143
40.9
6Ralph 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
7Jeff Heath
J. Heath
.343
1938
CLE CLE
126
502
104
172
31
18
21
112
33
0
55
3
1
538
302
70
3
.383
.602
.985
108
40.3
.436
137
29.3
8Earle Combs
E. Combs
.342
1925
NYY NYY
150
593
117
203
36
13
3
62
65
4
43
12
13
673
274
52
11
.411
.462
.873
116
27.8
.403
124
22.6
9Ike Boone
I. Boone
.337
1924
BSA BSA
128
487
72
164
31
4
13
98
54
1
32
2
2
545
242
48
3
.404
.497
.901
96
29.4
.415
129
21.6
10Paul Waner
P. Waner
.336
1926
PIT PIT
144
536
101
180
35
22
8
79
66
4
19
11
618
283
65
12
.413
.528
.941
116
41.4
.430
148
36.3
11Charlie Keller
C. Keller
.334
1939
NYY NYY
111
398
87
133
21
6
11
83
81
0
49
6
3
490
199
38
11
4
.447
.500
.947
97
36.5
.436
146
31.4
12Richie Ashburn
R. Ashburn
.333
1948
PHN PHN
117
463
78
154
17
4
2
40
60
1
22
32
530
185
23
6
1
.410
.400
.810
81
18.3
.385
127
17.5
13Earl Averill
E. Averill
.332
1929
CLE CLE
152
597
110
198
43
13
18
96
63
3
53
13
14
680
321
74
17
.398
.538
.936
127
37.3
.418
135
32
14Fred 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
15Johnny Pesky
J. Pesky
.331
1942
BSA BSA
147
620
105
205
29
9
2
51
42
2
36
12
7
686
258
40
22
8
.375
.416
.791
98
24.9
.374
118
15
16Rico Carty
R. Carty
.330
1964
MIL MIL
133
455
72
150
28
4
22
88
43
3
78
1
2
505
252
54
0
4
4
16
.388
.554
.942
93
39.3
.410
166
37.3
17Hal Trosky Sr.
H. Trosky Sr.
.330
1934
CLE CLE
154
625
117
206
45
9
35
142
58
2
49
2
2
685
374
89
0
.388
.598
.987
139
52.9
.437
143
41.2
18Dick Cox
D. Cox
.329
1925
BKN BKN
122
434
68
143
23
10
7
64
37
0
29
4
3
477
207
40
6
.382
.477
.859
77
15
.391
120
13
19Albert 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
20Johnny Frederick
J. Frederick
.328
1929
BKN BKN
148
628
127
206
52
6
24
75
39
5
34
6
682
342
82
10
.372
.545
.917
121
30.8
.406
122
21.6
21Homer Summa
H. Summa
.328
1923
CLE CLE
137
525
92
172
27
6
3
69
33
6
20
9
13
589
220
36
25
.374
.419
.793
84
11.5
.371
107
5.7
22Ted Williams
T. Williams
.327
1939
BSA BSA
149
565
131
185
44
11
31
145
107
2
64
2
1
677
344
86
3
10
.436
.609
1.045
150
66.1
.464
156
53.1
23Frank McCormick
F. McCormick
.327
1938
CIN CIN
151
640
89
209
40
4
5
106
18
3
17
1
671
272
49
10
15
.348
.425
.773
90
6
.354
114
11.1
24Minnie Minoso
M. Minoso
.326
1951
TOT
146
530
112
173
34
14
10
76
72
16
42
31
10
622
265
58
4
12
.422
.500
.922
115
41.8
.423
150
38.9
25Mike 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
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