lowest single season batting average allowed by a pitcher

John Murphy has the worst batting average by a pitcher in a season, with an average of .128 in his rookie season in 1884.

Interpreted as:
lowest single season batting average allowed with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a pitcher
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1John Murphy
J. Murphy
.128
1884
TOT
33
125
14
16
1
0
0
7
132
17
1
.136
6
-12.9
.153
30
-13
2Will White
W. White
.136
1879
76
294
28
40
6
0
0
17
6
56
300
46
6
.156
12
-29.1
.144
34
-28.3
3Will White
W. White
.142
1878
52
197
15
28
1
1
0
9
8
41
205
31
2
.157
10
-17.7
.162
40
-17.2
4Tricky Nichols
T. Nichols
.167
1877
51
186
22
31
4
2
0
9
3
15
189
39
6
.210
11
-16.1
.180
48
-14.9
5Bobby Mathews
B. Mathews
.183
1876
56
218
19
40
4
1
0
9
3
2
221
46
5
.211
18
-15
.190
57
-14.4
6Stump Wiedman
S. Wiedman
.185
1883
79
313
34
58
6
1
1
24
4
38
317
69
8
.220
23
-24.7
.190
46
-27.9
7Tommy Bond
T. Bond
.212
1878
59
236
22
50
4
1
0
23
0
9
236
56
5
.237
20
-12.2
.208
61
-12.9
8Jim McCormick
J. McCormick
.218
1882
70
262
35
57
7
3
2
15
2
22
264
76
12
.290
28
-9.1
.231
74
-10.2
9Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
.219
1881
72
270
27
59
9
0
0
28
10
15
280
68
9
.252
26
-11.9
.234
69
-12.2
10Tommy Bond
T. Bond
.220
1880
76
282
27
62
4
1
0
24
8
14
290
68
5
.241
28
-9.3
.223
75
-9.4
11Jim McCormick
J. McCormick
.220
1879
75
282
35
62
10
2
0
20
1
9
283
76
12
.270
29
-10.6
.222
75
-10.2
12Pud Galvin
P. Galvin
.220
1883
80
322
41
71
11
2
1
19
3
79
325
89
14
.276
34
-15.4
.228
62
-20.2
13Harry McCormick
H. McCormick
.222
1879
57
230
21
51
4
1
1
21
0
22
230
60
6
.261
22
-9.3
.218
73
-8.7
14Tony Mullane
T. Mullane
.225
1883
83
307
38
69
11
6
0
33
13
320
92
17
.300
40
-8.4
.253
81
-8.9
15Lee Richmond
L. Richmond
.227
1880
77
309
44
70
8
4
0
34
9
32
318
86
12
.278
34
-6
.241
76
-9.8
16John Ward
J. Ward
.228
1880
86
356
53
81
12
2
0
27
6
16
362
97
14
.272
37
-8.7
.234
82
-8.4
17Tommy Bond
T. Bond
.228
1877
61
259
32
59
4
3
0
30
1
15
260
69
7
.266
26
-12.3
.229
66
-13.3
18Terry Larkin
T. Larkin
.228
1877
58
228
28
52
6
5
1
18
5
23
233
71
12
.311
28
-6.3
.254
86
-4.8
19Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
.230
1884
87
361
48
83
7
1
1
37
26
42
387
95
9
.263
50
-6
.259
87
-8
20Larry Corcoran
L. Corcoran
.231
1880
72
286
41
66
11
1
0
25
10
33
296
79
12
.276
33
-4.7
.245
83
-6.7
21Mickey Welch
M. Welch
.234
1883
84
320
42
75
13
5
2
30
10
38
330
104
20
.325
43
-6.2
.263
82
-9.6
22John Coleman
J. Coleman
.234
1883
90
354
33
83
12
8
0
32
15
39
369
111
20
.314
49
-6.7
.263
83
-10
23Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
.239
1882
83
326
30
78
11
0
1
32
12
22
338
92
12
.282
42
-5.9
.253
87
-6.3
24Tommy Bond
T. Bond
.241
1879
65
257
35
62
3
1
0
21
6
8
263
67
4
.261
30
-6.4
.239
81
-7.2
25George Bradley
G. Bradley
.243
1877
55
214
31
52
7
3
0
12
6
19
220
65
10
.304
27
-4.6
.263
79
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