Ross Barnes has the best batting average by an NL rookie, with an average of .429 in 1876.

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MLB rookie avg with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game leaders nl this regular season

	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	Ross Barnes R. Barnes	.429	1876	CWS	66	322	126	138	21	14	1	59	20		8			342	190	36						.590		105	53.2	.478	197	50.5
2	John Cassidy J. Cassidy	.378	1877	HAR	60	251	43	95	10	5	0	27	3		3			254	115	15						.458		56	19.5	.387	155	21.1
3	George Hall G. Hall	.366	1876	PHI	60	268	51	98	7	13	5	45	8		4			276	146	25						.545		72	30.3	.419	165	27.3
4	Bill Everitt B. Everitt	.358	1895	CHI	133	550	129	197	16	10	3	88	33	4	42	47		596	242	29	9				.399	.440	.839	118	19.2	.397	111	11.4
5	Cap Anson C. Anson	.356	1876	CWS	66	309	63	110	9	7	2	59	12		8			321	139	18						.450		74	26.2	.383	148	23.6
6	Lloyd Waner L. Waner	.355	1927	PIT	150	629	133	223	17	6	2	27	37	6	23	14		683	258	25	11				.396	.410	.806	102	18.4	.379	115	12.7
7	Fielder Jones F. Jones	.354	1896	BKN	104	395	82	140	10	8	3	46	48	2	15	18		451	175	21	6				.427	.443	.870	94	24.4	.417	135	25.3
8	Jimmy Williams J. Williams	.354	1899	PIT	153	621	126	220	28	27	9	116	60	6	51	26		693	329	64	6				.416	.530	.946	150	54.3	.441	151	51.1
9	Abner Dalrymple A. Dalrymple	.354	1878	MIL	61	271	52	96	10	4	0	15	6		29			277	114	14						.421		56	17.9	.366	136	14.1
10	Kiki Cuyler K. Cuyler	.354	1924	PIT	117	466	94	165	27	16	9	85	30	7	62	32	11	515	251	52	12				.402	.539	.940	96	32.9	.428	148	31
11	Chick Stahl C. Stahl	.354	1897	BSN	114	469	112	166	30	13	4	97	38	3	18	18		515	234	47	5				.406	.499	.905	107	29.7	.421	129	23.8
12	Ginger Beaumont G. Beaumont	.352	1899	PIT	111	437	90	154	15	8	3	38	41	7	27	31		489	194	26	4				.416	.444	.860	95	27.4	.413	135	25.1
13	Laurence Miller L. Miller	.352	1922	CHC	122	466	61	164	28	5	12	78	26	2	39	3	3	500	238	45	6				.389	.511	.899	87	24.6	.409	128	19.1
14	John Peters J. Peters	.351	1876	CWS	66	316	70	111	14	2	1	47	3		2			319	132	17						.418		68	20	.358	136	17.4
15	Cal McVey C. McVey	.347	1876	CWS	63	308	62	107	15	0	1	53	2		4			310	125	16						.406		64	17.6	.351	132	15.1
16	Gene DeMontreville G. DeMontreville	.343	1896	WSH	133	533	94	183	24	5	8	77	29	3	27	28		581	241	37	16				.381	.452	.833	107	18.2	.390	114	13.1
17	Deacon White D. White	.343	1876	CWS	66	303	66	104	18	1	1	60	7		3			310	127	20						.419		66	19.7	.360	137	17.2
18	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
19	John O'Rourke J. O'Rourke	.341	1879	BOS	72	317	69	108	17	11	6	62	8		32			325	165	34						.521		74	29.3	.389	161	28.4
20	Levi Meyerle L. Meyerle	.340	1876	PHI	55	256	46	87	12	8	0	34	3		2			259	115	20						.449		56	17.4	.364	137	14.5
21	Jimmy Bannon J. Bannon	.336	1894	BSN	128	494	130	166	29	10	13	114	62	4	42	47		566	254	52	6				.414	.514	.928	127	24.6	.422	114	14.9
22	Paul Waner P. Waner	.336	1926	PIT	144	536	101	180	35	22	8	79	66	4	19	11		618	283	65	12				.413	.528	.941	116	41.4	.430	148	36.3
23	Richie Ashburn R. Ashburn	.333	1948	PHN	117	463	78	154	17	4	2	40	60	1	22	32		530	185	23	6			1	.410	.400	.810	81	18.3	.385	127	17.5
24	Roger Connor R. Connor	.332	1880	TRO	83	340	53	113	18	8	3	47	13		21			353	156	29						.459		71	25.9	.368	150	23.1
25	Paul Hines P. Hines	.331	1876	CWS	64	305	62	101	21	3	2	59	1		3			306	134	26						.439		64	17.9	.353	133	15.5

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