Jay Payton has the highest batting average by a Mets rookie with 502+ plate appearances, with an average of .291 in 2000.
| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Payton | .291 | 529 | 2000 | 149 | 488 | 63 | 142 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 62 | 30 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 11 | 218 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | .331 | .447 | .778 | 68 | -1.9 | .337 | 98 | -1.6 | |
| 2 | | C. Benge | .282 | 654 | 2026 | 156 | 595 | 86 | 168 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 65 | 50 | 8 | 142 | 22 | 5 | 256 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .346 | .430 | .776 | 91 | 13.3 | .342 | 117 | 13.5 | |
| 3 | | C. Jones | .275 | 537 | 1966 | 139 | 495 | 74 | 136 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 30 | 3 | 62 | 16 | 8 | 184 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .318 | .372 | .689 | 58 | 1 | .306 | 93 | -4.2 | |
| 4 | | R. Hunt | .272 | 600 | 1963 | 143 | 533 | 64 | 145 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 13 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 211 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .334 | .396 | .730 | 73 | 10.7 | .328 | 109 | 5.7 | |
| 5 | | K. Matsui | .272 | 509 | 2004 | 114 | 460 | 65 | 125 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 97 | 14 | 3 | 182 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .331 | .396 | .727 | 57 | -5.6 | .317 | 90 | -6.3 | |
| 6 | | I. Davis | .264 | 601 | 2010 | 147 | 523 | 73 | 138 | 33 | 1 | 19 | 71 | 72 | 1 | 138 | 3 | 2 | 230 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | .351 | .440 | .791 | 81 | 12.1 | .346 | 116 | 11.2 | |
| 7 |  | P. Alonso | .260 | 693 | 2019 | 161 | 597 | 103 | 155 | 30 | 2 | 53 | 120 | 72 | 21 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 348 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .358 | .583 | .941 | 126 | 38.4 | .384 | 144 | 40.3 | |
| 8 | | G. Jefferies | .258 | 559 | 1989 | 141 | 508 | 72 | 131 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 39 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 6 | 199 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | .314 | .392 | .706 | 61 | 0.4 | .314 | 103 | 1.9 | |
| 9 | | R. Ordonez | .257 | 530 | 1996 | 151 | 502 | 51 | 129 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | .289 | .303 | .592 | 33 | -35.5 | .257 | 52 | -32.2 | |
| 10 | | T. Wigginton | .255 | 633 | 2003 | 156 | 573 | 73 | 146 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 46 | 9 | 124 | 12 | 2 | 227 | 53 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .318 | .396 | .714 | 70 | -8 | .313 | 89 | -9.3 | |
| 11 | | L. Mazzilli | .250 | 618 | 1977 | 159 | 537 | 66 | 134 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 72 | 3 | 72 | 22 | 15 | 182 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .340 | .339 | .679 | 65 | -7 | .309 | 91 | -6.5 | |
| 12 | | J. Lewis | .245 | 544 | 1965 | 148 | 477 | 64 | 117 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 45 | 59 | 3 | 117 | 4 | 7 | 183 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .331 | .384 | .715 | 65 | 7.1 | .322 | 105 | 3 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
74 | 88 | .457 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
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Cardinals
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Guardians - y | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | |
64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |
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