Wade Boggs has the best batting average by a Red Sox rookie, with an average of .349 in 1982.

Interpreted as:

most avg with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a rookie in redsox history

	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	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.349	1982	BOS	104	338	51	118	14	1	5	44	35	0	21	1	0	381	149	20	4	4	4	9	.406	.441	.847	60	17.5	.378	129	13.1
2	Patsy Dougherty P. Dougherty	.342	1902	BSA	108	438	77	150	12	6	0	34	42	6	41	20		489	174	18	3				.407	.397	.805	82	24.2	.390	122	15
3	Ike Boone I. Boone	.337	1924	BSA	128	487	72	164	31	4	13	98	54	1	32	2	2	545	242	48	3				.404	.497	.901	96	29.4	.415	129	21.6
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	Johnny Pesky J. Pesky	.331	1942	BSA	147	620	105	205	29	9	2	51	42	2	36	12	7	686	258	40	22			8	.375	.416	.791	98	24.9	.374	118	15
6	Mike Greenwell M. Greenwell	.328	1987	BOS	125	412	71	135	31	6	19	89	35	6	40	5	4	456	235	56	0	3	1	7	.386	.570	.956	87	31.2	.408	148	28.1
7	Ted Williams T. Williams	.327	1939	BSA	149	565	131	185	44	11	31	145	107	2	64	2	1	677	344	86	3			10	.436	.609	1.045	150	66.1	.464	156	53.1
8	Roy Carlyle R. Carlyle	.326	1925	BSA	93	276	36	90	20	3	7	49	16	1	28	1	1	300	137	30	7				.365	.496	.862	48	8.7	.389	112	5.2
9	Walt Dropo W. Dropo	.322	1950	BSA	136	559	101	180	28	8	34	144	45	5	75	0	0	609	326	70	0			16	.378	.583	.961	115	39.3	.425	132	26.7
10	Dave Stapleton D. Stapleton	.321	1980	BOS	106	449	61	144	33	5	7	45	13	1	32	3	2	472	208	45	5	4	1	10	.338	.463	.802	65	12.6	.355	112	6.7
11	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
12	Tex Vache T. Vache	.313	1925	BSA	110	252	41	79	15	7	3	48	21	7	33	2	2	283	117	25	3				.382	.464	.846	45	8	.388	112	4.7
13	Billy Goodman B. Goodman	.310	1948	BSA	127	445	65	138	27	2	1	66	74	5	44	5	3	527	172	30	3			18	.414	.387	.801	80	17.9	.385	111	7.8
14	Jim Rice J. Rice	.309	1975	BOS	144	564	92	174	29	4	22	102	36	4	122	10	5	613	277	55	1	8	7	19	.350	.491	.841	92	24.6	.375	126	17.9
15	Troy O'Leary T. O'Leary	.308	1995	BOS	112	399	60	123	31	6	10	49	29	1	64	5	3	434	196	47	3	2	4	8	.355	.491	.846	66	11.8	.366	114	7.7
16	Freddy Parent F. Parent	.306	1901	BSA	138	517	87	158	23	9	4	59	41	9	18	16		588	211	36	21				.367	.408	.775	95	18.5	.367	113	11.2
17	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.306	1997	BOS	153	684	122	209	44	11	30	98	35	6	92	22	9	734	365	85	2	7	2	9	.342	.534	.875	116	25.4	.374	122	20.3
18	Marty Barrett M. Barrett	.303	1984	BOS	139	475	56	144	23	3	3	45	42	1	25	5	3	526	182	29	4	4	2	9	.358	.383	.741	66	7.4	.336	104	2.2
19	Sam Mele S. Mele	.302	1947	BSA	123	453	71	137	14	8	12	73	37	1	35	0	3	497	203	34	6			11	.356	.448	.805	70	13.7	.372	117	10
20	Reid Nichols R. Nichols	.302	1982	BOS	92	245	35	74	16	1	7	33	14	1	28	5	3	265	113	24	4	1	1	3	.341	.461	.802	37	7.6	.355	114	4.5
21	Dom DiMaggio D. DiMaggio	.301	1940	BSA	108	418	81	126	32	6	8	46	41	2	46	7	6	466	194	46	5			5	.367	.464	.831	72	15.8	.377	110	6.3
22	Doug Taitt D. Taitt	.299	1928	BSA	143	482	51	144	28	14	3	61	36	2	32	13	6	537	209	45	17				.350	.434	.784	72	6.4	.359	104	2.8
23	Moose Solters M. Solters	.299	1934	BSA	101	365	61	109	25	4	7	58	18	1	50	9	4	384	163	36	0				.333	.447	.780	52	3.6	.353	94	-3.4
24	Buster Mills B. Mills	.295	1937	BSA	123	505	85	149	25	8	7	58	46	6	41	11	8	566	211	40	9				.361	.418	.779	79	7.5	.360	92	-6.1
25	Russ Scarritt R. Scarritt	.294	1929	BSA	151	540	69	159	26	17	1	71	34	1	38	13	11	593	222	44	18				.337	.411	.749	72	-6.2	.341	92	-6.2