highest rookie single season batting averages since 1965

Since 1965, Sal Stewart has the highest batting average by a rookie, with an average of .364 this season.

Interpreted as:

highest rookie single season batting averages with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game since 1965

	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	Sal Stewart S. Stewart	.364	2026	CIN	13	44	8	16	4	0	4	9	10	0	8	3	0	55	32	8	0	1	1	1	.473	.727	1.200	14	8.2	.510	219	7.7
2	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.350	2001	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
3	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.343	1971	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
4	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	.331	1975	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
5	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	.329	2001	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
6	TJ Rumfield	.326	2026	COL	13	43	6	14	1	1	2	8	5	0	10	0	0	49	23	4	0	1	0	1	.388	.535	.923	9	3.5	.407	144	2.6
7	Mike Trout M. Trout	.326	2012	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	50
8	Kevin Seitzer K. Seitzer	.323	1987	KCR	161	641	105	207	33	8	15	83	80	2	85	12	7	725	301	56	1	1	0	18	.399	.470	.869	124	34.5	.383	134	31.3
9	Chris Coghlan C. Coghlan	.321	2009	FLA	128	504	84	162	31	6	9	47	53	4	77	8	5	565	232	46	3	1	2	3	.390	.460	.850	89	21.2	.374	127	18.7
10	Dusty Baker D. Baker	.321	1972	ATL	127	446	62	143	27	2	17	76	45	4	68	4	7	503	225	46	2	6	2	9	.383	.504	.888	84	34.3	.400	145	25
11	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
12	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.318	1993	LAD	149	547	81	174	24	2	35	112	46	3	86	3	4	602	307	61	0	6	6	10	.370	.561	.932	108	36.3	.401	150	37.5
13	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
14	José Abreu J. Abreu	.317	2014	CWS	145	556	80	176	35	2	36	107	51	11	131	3	1	622	323	73	0	4	15	14	.383	.581	.964	115	48.3	.411	167	46.1
15	Todd Helton T. Helton	.315	1998	COL	152	530	78	167	37	1	25	97	53	6	54	3	3	595	281	63	1	5	5	15	.380	.530	.911	103	29.7	.391	114	10.4
16	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.314	1996	NYY	157	582	104	183	25	6	10	78	48	9	102	14	7	654	250	41	6	9	1	13	.370	.430	.800	94	10.2	.354	106	5.5
17	Greg Gross G. Gross	.314	1974	HOU	156	589	78	185	21	8	0	36	76	1	39	12	20	676	222	29	9	1	4	13	.393	.377	.770	93	20.1	.358	125	19
18	Bryan Reynolds B. Reynolds	.314	2019	PIT	134	491	83	154	37	4	16	68	46	6	121	3	2	546	247	57	0	3	0	9	.377	.503	.880	93	24.1	.371	130	21.5
19	Scott Podsednik S. Podsednik	.314	2003	MIL	154	558	100	175	29	8	9	58	56	4	91	43	10	628	247	46	8	2	2	11	.379	.443	.822	94	17.2	.361	117	13.6
20	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	.313	1974	CHC	128	453	65	142	21	5	9	54	42	5	39	11	7	509	200	35	3	6	8	15	.374	.442	.815	73	18.6	.367	120	11.7
21	Jacob Wilson J. Wilson	.311	2025	ATH	125	486	62	151	26	0	13	63	27	7	39	5	2	523	216	39	2	1	1	16	.355	.444	.800	77	14.8	.348	121	13.1
22	Bob Bailor B. Bailor	.310	1977	TOR	122	496	62	154	21	5	5	32	17	2	26	15	6	523	200	31	6	2	1	7	.335	.403	.738	63	1.7	.328	97	-1.7
23	Troy Johnston T. Johnston	.310	2026	COL	12	42	6	13	3	0	2	6	3	0	9	0	1	46	22	5	1	0	0	0	.356	.524	.879	8	2.7	.393	135	1.9
24	Bake McBride B. McBride	.309	1974	STL	150	559	81	173	19	5	6	56	43	13	57	30	11	625	220	30	5	5	9	7	.369	.394	.763	81	14	.348	114	9.6
25	Jordan Pacheco J. Pacheco	.309	2012	COL	132	475	51	147	32	3	5	54	22	3	61	7	2	505	200	40	1	4	2	13	.341	.421	.762	64	6.2	.330	90	-6.1

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Team Batting Leaders

4

Stewart

RBI

9

Stewart

AVG

.364

Stewart

Team Pitching Leaders

1

Burns

16

Burns

ERA

0.82

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Team Rankings

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	8	4	.667
Reds	8	5	.615	0.5
Pirates	7	5	.583	1.0
Cardinals	7	5	.583	1.0
Cubs	6	6	.500	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/10	LAA	@	CIN	6:45 PM
Sat 4/11	LAA	@	CIN	4:10 PM
Sun 4/12	LAA	@	CIN	1:40 PM
Tue 4/14	SFG	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Wed 4/15	SFG	@	CIN	6:40 PM

Last Game

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8 - 5

Final

Marlins

8 - 5

Thu 9 Apr 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

5

Baldwin

5

Langeliers

5

DeLauter

RBI Leaders

15

Baldwin

14

Abrams

13

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.413

Pages

.396

Edwards

.391

Simpson

Hit Leaders

19

Pages

19

Edwards

18

Simpson

Run Leaders

12

Baldwin

12

Altuve

11

Rice

OBP Leaders

.500

Alvarez

.480

Robert

.479

Rice

SLG Leaders

.727

Stewart

.702

Abreu

.690

Carroll

SB Leaders

8

Witt

7

Nuñez

6

Marsee

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

3

Soriano

3

Ashby

2

Yamamoto

Strikeout Leaders

28

Misiorowski

26

Gausman

26

Cease

ERA Leaders

0.45

Soriano

0.50

Rodriguez

0.69

Wacha

WHIP Leaders

0.48

Schlittler

0.58

Alcantara

0.63

Gausman

K/9 Leaders

15.95

Cease

15.43

Misiorowski

13.85

Pivetta

K/BB Leaders

18.00

Luzardo

13.00

Gausman

8.00

Skubal

Walk Leaders

1

Luzardo

1

Martinez

2

Yamamoto

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

226.4

Ohtani

207.9

Baldwin

205

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

154

Baldwin

154

Ohtani

153

Stewart

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-3

9-3

9-4

8-4

8-5

Worst Record ATS

3-9

4-9

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	8	5	.615
Marlins	8	5	.615
Mets	7	6	.538	1.0
Phillies	6	6	.500	1.5
Nationals	4	8	.333	3.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	8	4	.667
Reds	8	5	.615	0.5
Pirates	7	5	.583	1.0
Cardinals	7	5	.583	1.0
Cubs	6	6	.500	2.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	9	3	.750
Diamondbacks	7	6	.538	2.5
Padres	7	6	.538	2.5
Rockies	6	7	.462	3.5
Giants	5	8	.385	4.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	8	4	.667
Orioles	6	6	.500	2.0
Rays	5	7	.417	3.0
Blue Jays	5	7	.417	3.0
Red Sox	4	8	.333	4.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	8	5	.615
Twins	7	6	.538	1.0
White Sox	5	8	.385	3.0
Royals	5	8	.385	3.0
Tigers	4	9	.308	4.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	7	5	.583
Astros	6	7	.462	1.5
Angels	6	7	.462	1.5
Athletics	5	7	.417	2.0
Mariners	4	9	.308	3.5