mlb lowest babip by a hitter in a season

Redleg Snyder has the worst BABIP in a season, with an average of .167 in his rookie season in 1876.

Interpreted as:

MLB lowest babip with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a hitter in a season

	NAME	BABIP	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	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Redleg Snyder R. Snyder	.167	1876	CIN	55	205	10	31	3	1	0	12	1		19			206	36	4					.151		.176		11	-19.7	.154	41	-18.6
2	Will White W. White	.168	1879	CIN	76	294	28	40	6	0	0	17	6		56			300	46	6					.136		.156		12	-29.1	.144	34	-28.3
3	Art Croft A. Croft	.176	1878	IND	60	222	22	35	6	0	0	16	5		23			227	41	6					.158		.185		13	-18	.171	48	-16.6
4	Joe Gerhardt J. Gerhardt	.176	1885	NYG	112	399	43	62	12	2	0	33	24		47			423	78	14					.155		.195		29	-30.2	.194	49	-30.7
5	Will White W. White	.179	1878	CIN	52	197	15	28	1	1	0	9	8		41			205	31	2					.142		.157		10	-17.7	.162	40	-17.2
6	Bill McClellan B. McClellan	.181	1881	PRO	68	259	30	43	3	1	0	16	15		21			274	48	4					.166		.185		17	-20.4	.192	46	-20.6
7	Tricky Nichols T. Nichols	.181	1877	STL	51	186	22	31	4	2	0	9	3		15			189	39	6					.167		.210		11	-16.1	.180	48	-14.9
8	Al Nichols A. Nichols	.182	1876	NYM	57	212	20	38	4	0	0	9	2		3			214	42	4					.179		.198		16	-16	.181	52	-15.5
9	Silver Flint S. Flint	.183	1880	CWS	74	284	30	46	10	4	0	17	5		32			289	64	14					.162		.225		19	-17.8	.183	48	-19.7
10	Bobby Mathews B. Mathews	.185	1876	NYM	56	218	19	40	4	1	0	9	3		2			221	46	5					.183		.211		18	-15	.190	57	-14.4
11	Jim Canavan J. Canavan	.187	1892	CHI	118	439	48	73	10	11	0	32	48	0	48	33		487	105	21					.166	.248	.239	.488	39	-26.1	.246	55	-30.5
12	George Strief G. Strief	.191	1879	CLE	71	264	24	46	7	1	0	15	10		23			274	55	8					.174		.208		21	-16.5	.192	59	-16.1
13	Herman Dehlman H. Dehlman	.191	1876	STL	64	245	40	45	6	0	0	9	9		10			254	51	6					.184		.208		23	-15	.201	68	-12.4
14	Ed Somerville E. Somerville	.192	1876	LOU	64	256	29	48	5	1	0	14	1		6			257	55	6					.188		.215		21	-17.7	.188	43	-22.1
15	Davy Force D. Force	.192	1880	BUF	81	290	22	49	10	0	0	17	10		35			300	59	10					.169		.203		21	-17.7	.186	51	-19.3
16	Aaron Hill A. Hill	.196	2010	TOR	138	528	70	108	22	0	26	68	41	8	85	2	2	580	208	48	1	2	2	8	.205	.271	.394	.665	53	-13.2	.292	77	-15.5
17	Charlie Sweasy C. Sweasy	.196	1878	PRO	55	212	23	37	3	0	0	8	7		23			219	40	3					.175		.189		15	-14.8	.187	52	-14.9
18	John Gochnaur J. Gochnaur	.196	1902	CLE	127	459	45	85	16	4	0	37	38	0	25	7		506	109	20	9				.185	.247	.237	.485	30	-29.8	.240	45	-38.1
19	Curt Blefary C. Blefary	.198	1968	BAL	137	451	50	90	8	1	15	39	65	4	66	6	3	535	145	24	7	8	11	4	.200	.301	.322	.623	47	-2.5	.285	90	-5.2
20	Pop Snyder P. Snyder	.199	1876	LOU	56	224	21	44	4	1	1	9	2		7			226	53	6					.196		.237		21	-12.8	.204	52	-16.6
21	Germany Smith G. Smith	.199	1890	BKN	129	481	76	92	6	5	1	47	42	3	23	24		526	111	12					.191	.260	.231	.491	43	-37.8	.250	57	-34.1
22	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	.200	1981	MIL	100	380	45	82	13	3	14	61	23	3	32	0	1	413	143	30	1	6	2	10	.216	.262	.376	.638	36	-7.9	.288	85	-6.5
23	Ecky Stearns E. Stearns	.201	1885	TOT	97	358	47	68	9	9	1	38	46	6	23			410	98	19					.190	.293	.274	.566	54	-3.4	.277	89	-6.5
24	Davy Force D. Force	.201	1881	BUF	75	278	21	50	9	1	0	15	11		29			289	61	10					.180		.219		20	-19.2	.203	47	-21.3
25	Charlie Bastian C. Bastian	.201	1885	PHN	103	389	63	65	11	5	4	29	35		82			424	98	20					.167		.252		42	-17.1	.235	72	-17.1

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