highest obp by a rookie in mlb since 1970

Since 1970, Aaron Judge has the highest on-base percentage by a rookie, with an on-base percentage of .422 in 2017.

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	NAME	OBP	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Aaron Judge A. Judge	.422	2017	NYY	155	542	128	154	24	3	52	114	127	5	208	9	4	678	340	79	0	4	11	15	.284	.627	1.049	145	62.5	.430	174	61.5
2	Mitchell Page M. Page	.405	1977	OAK	145	501	85	154	28	8	21	75	78	6	95	42	5	592	261	57	4	3	6	7	.307	.521	.926	107	38.1	.404	157	39.7
3	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	.403	2001	STL	161	590	112	194	47	4	37	130	69	9	93	1	3	676	360	88	1	7	6	21	.329	.610	1.013	139	54.7	.423	159	51.9
4	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	.401	1975	BOS	145	528	103	175	47	7	21	105	62	3	90	10	5	605	299	75	6	6	10	11	.331	.566	.967	114	48.1	.427	161	41.5
5	Kevin Seitzer K. Seitzer	.399	1987	KCR	161	641	105	207	33	8	15	83	80	2	85	12	7	725	301	56	1	1	0	18	.323	.470	.869	124	34.5	.383	134	31.3
6	Mike Trout M. Trout	.399	2012	LAA	139	559	129	182	27	8	30	83	67	6	139	49	5	639	315	65	0	7	4	7	.326	.564	.963	121	48.2	.409	167	50
7	Billy Grabarkewitz B. Grabarkewitz	.399	1970	LAD	156	529	92	153	20	8	17	84	95	6	149	19	9	640	240	45	3	7	8	8	.289	.454	.852	103	30.5	.380	135	27.6
8	Rafael Furcal R. Furcal	.394	2000	ATL	131	455	87	134	20	4	4	37	73	3	80	40	14	542	174	28	9	2	0	2	.295	.382	.776	78	6.8	.355	107	4.9
9	Jason Heyward J. Heyward	.393	2010	ATL	142	520	83	144	29	5	18	72	91	10	128	11	6	623	237	52	0	2	2	13	.277	.456	.849	100	28	.377	133	24.9
10	Greg Gross G. Gross	.393	1974	HOU	156	589	78	185	21	8	0	36	76	1	39	12	20	676	222	29	9	1	4	13	.314	.377	.770	93	20.1	.358	125	19
11	Tim Raines T. Raines	.391	1981	MON	88	313	61	95	13	7	5	37	45	2	31	71	11	363	137	25	0	3	5	7	.304	.438	.829	54	16.1	.375	136	14.3
12	Alvin Davis A. Davis	.391	1984	SEA	152	567	80	161	34	3	27	116	97	7	78	5	4	678	282	64	0	7	16	7	.284	.497	.888	113	37.1	.389	140	31.9
13	Reggie Willits R. Willits	.391	2007	LAA	136	430	74	126	20	1	0	34	69	3	83	27	8	518	148	21	11	5	2	7	.293	.344	.735	67	2.9	.338	103	2
14	Chris Coghlan C. Coghlan	.390	2009	FLA	128	504	84	162	31	6	9	47	53	4	77	8	5	565	232	46	3	1	2	3	.321	.460	.850	89	21.2	.374	127	18.7
15	TJ Rumfield	.388	2026	COL	153	542	65	161	30	3	15	71	72	10	86	0	0	626	242	48	0	2	0	5	.297	.446	.835	101	27	.370	122	16.7
16	Bob Hamelin B. Hamelin	.388	1994	KCR	101	312	64	88	25	1	24	65	56	1	62	4	3	374	187	50	0	5	3	4	.282	.599	.987	73	25.4	.414	146	22.8
17	Jeff Bagwell J. Bagwell	.387	1991	HOU	156	554	79	163	26	4	15	82	75	13	116	7	4	650	242	45	1	7	5	12	.294	.437	.824	100	26.2	.370	138	28.1
18	Ben Grieve B. Grieve	.386	1998	OAK	155	583	94	168	41	2	18	89	85	9	123	2	2	678	267	61	0	1	3	18	.288	.458	.844	108	23.8	.373	124	20.7
19	Thurman Munson T. Munson	.386	1970	NYY	132	453	59	137	25	4	6	53	57	7	56	5	7	526	188	35	5	4	6	13	.302	.415	.801	76	16.9	.360	128	17.1
20	Quilvio Veras Q. Veras	.384	1995	FLA	124	440	86	115	20	7	5	32	80	9	68	56	21	538	164	32	7	2	0	7	.261	.373	.757	74	7.3	.349	110	7.1
21	Dusty Baker D. Baker	.383	1972	ATL	127	446	62	143	27	2	17	76	45	4	68	4	7	503	225	46	2	6	2	9	.321	.504	.888	84	34.3	.400	145	25
22	José Abreu J. Abreu	.383	2014	CWS	145	556	80	176	35	2	36	107	51	11	131	3	1	622	323	73	0	4	15	14	.317	.581	.964	115	48.3	.411	167	46.1
23	Tim Salmon T. Salmon	.382	1993	CAL	142	515	93	146	35	1	31	95	82	5	135	5	6	610	276	67	0	8	5	6	.283	.536	.918	108	34.9	.397	144	32.7
24	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.381	2001	SEA	157	692	127	242	34	8	8	69	30	8	53	56	14	738	316	50	4	4	10	3	.350	.457	.838	112	20.7	.360	125	22.8
25	Lew Ford L. Ford	.381	2004	MIN	154	569	89	170	31	4	15	72	67	13	75	20	2	658	254	50	2	7	3	15	.299	.446	.827	99	17.6	.362	118	15.2

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Rays	96	63	.604
Yankees	92	67	.579	4.0
Red Sox	85	74	.535	11.0
Orioles	78	81	.491	18.0
Blue Jays	77	82	.484	19.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/25	BAL	@	NYY	4:05 PM
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RBI Leaders

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Batting Average Leaders

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	66	.585
Phillies	87	72	.547	6.0
Marlins	78	81	.491	15.0
Nationals	75	84	.472	18.0
Mets	73	86	.459	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	100	59	.629
Cubs - w	88	71	.553	12.0
Pirates	81	78	.509	19.0
Cardinals	77	82	.484	23.0
Reds	74	85	.465	26.0
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Dodgers - y	97	61	.614
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Yankees - w	92	67	.579	4.0
Red Sox - w	85	74	.535	11.0
Orioles	78	81	.491	18.0
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Royals	68	91	.428	15.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
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Rangers	79	80	.497
Mariners	74	85	.465	5.0
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Fri 9/25	CHC	@	BOS	1:05 PM
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