highest ops by a rookie in mlb since 2000

Since 2000, Aaron Judge has the best OPS by a rookie, with an OPS of 1.049 in 2017.

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	NAME	OPS	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Aaron Judge A. Judge	1.049	2017	NYY	155	542	128	154	24	3	52	114	127	5	208	9	4	678	340	79	0	4	11	15	.284	.422	.627	145	62.5	.430	174	61.5
2	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	1.013	2001	STL	161	590	112	194	47	4	37	130	69	9	93	1	3	676	360	88	1	7	6	21	.329	.403	.610	139	54.7	.423	159	51.9
3	José Abreu J. Abreu	.964	2014	CWS	145	556	80	176	35	2	36	107	51	11	131	3	1	622	323	73	0	4	15	14	.317	.383	.581	115	48.3	.411	167	46.1
4	Mike Trout M. Trout	.963	2012	LAA	139	559	129	182	27	8	30	83	67	6	139	49	5	639	315	65	0	7	4	7	.326	.399	.564	121	48.2	.409	167	50
5	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	.941	2019	NYM	161	597	103	155	30	2	53	120	72	21	183	1	0	693	348	85	0	3	6	13	.260	.358	.583	126	38.4	.384	144	40.3
6	Cody Bellinger C. Bellinger	.933	2017	LAD	132	480	87	128	26	4	39	97	64	1	146	10	3	548	279	69	0	3	13	5	.267	.352	.581	94	27.3	.380	137	26.3
7	Bryan Reynolds B. Reynolds	.880	2019	PIT	134	491	83	154	37	4	16	68	46	6	121	3	2	546	247	57	0	3	0	9	.314	.377	.503	93	24.1	.371	130	21.5
8	Corey Seager C. Seager	.877	2016	LAD	157	627	105	193	40	5	26	72	54	4	133	3	3	687	321	71	0	2	5	12	.308	.365	.512	112	30.6	.372	136	30.2
9	Joey Votto J. Votto	.874	2008	CIN	151	526	69	156	32	3	24	84	59	2	102	7	5	589	266	59	0	2	9	7	.297	.368	.506	94	22.6	.375	124	17.5
10	Evan Longoria E. Longoria	.874	2008	TBR	122	448	67	122	31	2	27	85	46	6	122	7	0	508	238	60	0	8	4	8	.272	.343	.531	79	17.6	.370	129	18
11	Geovany Soto G. Soto	.868	2008	CHC	141	494	66	141	35	2	23	86	62	2	121	0	1	563	249	60	0	5	6	11	.285	.364	.504	88	20.6	.373	120	14.3
12	Corbin Carroll C. Carroll	.868	2023	ARI	155	565	116	161	30	10	25	76	57	13	125	53	5	645	286	65	6	4	1	7	.285	.362	.506	106	27.8	.370	132	25.7
13	Yoenis Cespedes Y. Cespedes	.861	2012	OAK	129	487	70	142	25	5	23	82	43	7	102	16	4	540	246	53	0	3	5	9	.292	.356	.505	84	22.8	.368	137	23.1
14	Kris Bryant K. Bryant	.858	2015	CHC	151	559	87	154	31	5	26	99	77	9	199	13	4	650	273	62	0	5	0	7	.275	.369	.488	103	29.9	.371	136	27.2
15	Miguel Andujar M. Andujar	.855	2018	NYY	149	573	83	170	47	2	27	92	25	4	97	2	1	606	302	76	0	4	2	9	.297	.328	.527	94	22.9	.361	129	21.2
16	Julio Rodríguez J. Rodríguez	.853	2022	SEA	132	511	84	145	25	3	28	75	40	8	145	25	7	560	260	56	0	1	4	7	.284	.345	.509	89	25.1	.366	145	28.7
17	Josh Willingham J. Willingham	.852	2006	FLA	142	502	62	139	28	2	26	74	54	11	109	2	0	573	249	56	0	6	2	13	.277	.356	.496	88	15.9	.364	119	14.3
18	Chris Coghlan C. Coghlan	.850	2009	FLA	128	504	84	162	31	6	9	47	53	4	77	8	5	565	232	46	3	1	2	3	.321	.390	.460	89	21.2	.374	127	18.7
19	Jason Heyward J. Heyward	.849	2010	ATL	142	520	83	144	29	5	18	72	91	10	128	11	6	623	237	52	0	2	2	13	.277	.393	.456	100	28	.377	133	24.9
20	Eric Hinske E. Hinske	.845	2002	TOR	151	566	99	158	38	2	24	84	77	2	138	13	1	650	272	64	0	5	5	12	.279	.365	.481	99	21	.365	121	16.6
21	TJ Rumfield	.842	2026	COL	150	530	63	159	29	3	15	70	71	10	85	0	0	613	239	47	0	2	0	5	.300	.392	.451	101	28	.373	124	17.7
22	Brad Wilkerson B. Wilkerson	.840	2002	MON	153	507	92	135	27	8	20	59	81	5	161	7	8	603	238	55	6	4	7	5	.266	.370	.469	91	18.4	.363	118	13.3
23	Troy Tulowitzki T. Tulowitzki	.838	2007	COL	155	609	104	177	33	5	24	99	57	9	130	7	6	682	292	62	5	2	3	14	.291	.359	.479	103	18.9	.364	109	7.9
24	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.838	2001	SEA	157	692	127	242	34	8	8	69	30	8	53	56	14	738	316	50	4	4	10	3	.350	.381	.457	112	20.7	.360	125	22.8
25	Jonathan India J. India	.835	2021	CIN	150	532	98	143	34	2	21	69	71	23	141	12	3	631	244	57	1	4	1	13	.269	.376	.459	102	25.2	.363	122	17.4

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39

Rice

RBI

95

Rice

AVG

.270

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Team Pitching Leaders

14

Schlittler

234

Schlittler

ERA

1.63

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Team Rankings

216

2nd

713

9th

1,390

8th

ERA

3.22

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	95	60	.613
Yankees	89	66	.574	6.0
Red Sox	84	72	.538	11.5
Blue Jays	77	80	.490	19.0
Orioles	76	81	.484	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 9/23	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 9/24	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 9/25	BAL	@	NYY	7:05 PM

Last Game

Yankees

89 - 66

Final

Diamondbacks

82 - 74

Sun 20 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

108

Alonso

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Alvarez

.313

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

185

Lopez

183

Arraez

173

Tatis

Run Leaders

118

Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

104

Wood

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

.397

Bauers

.392

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.597

Alvarez

.578

Crow-Armstrong

.532

García

SB Leaders

46

Simpson

46

Nuñez

43

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.62

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

29

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,303.1

Crow-Armstrong

2,264.8

Ohtani

1,983.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,745

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,488

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

89-67

88-68

87-70

85-71

84-72

83-73

Worst Record ATS

58-98

66-90

67-89

72-84

73-83

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	84	.465	19.5
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	98	58	.628
Cubs	87	69	.558	11.0
Pirates	79	77	.506	19.0
Cardinals	76	80	.487	22.0
Reds	72	84	.462	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	96	60	.615
Padres	87	69	.558	9.0
Diamondbacks	82	74	.526	14.0
Giants	64	92	.410	32.0
Rockies	57	99	.365	39.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	95	60	.613
Yankees - x	89	66	.574	6.0
Red Sox - w	84	72	.538	11.5
Blue Jays	77	80	.490	19.0
Orioles	76	81	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	81	75	.519
White Sox	80	76	.513	1.0
Tigers	74	83	.471	7.5
Twins	73	83	.468	8.0
Royals	67	89	.429	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	78	78	.500
Astros	77	79	.494	1.0
Mariners	73	83	.468	5.0
Athletics	61	95	.391	17.0
Angels	60	96	.385	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/6	MIL	@	CIN	8-12
Sun 9/6	BOS	@	BAL	3-1
Sun 9/6	LAA	@	PIT	0-1
Sun 9/6	CHC	@	MIA	3-10
Sun 9/6	SFG	@	NYM	2-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Tue 9/22	TOR	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Tue 9/22	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 9/22	MIL	@	PHI	6:40 PM
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