most home runs by a nl switch hitter rookie

Josh Bell has launched the most homers by a rookie NL switch-hitter, with 26 homers in 2017.

	NAME	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Josh Bell J. Bell	26	2017	PIT	159	549	75	140	26	6	90	66	1	117	2	4	620	256	58	0	4	4	15	.255	.334	.466	.800	85	9.1	.338	108	6.5
2	Ian Happ I. Happ	24	2017	CHC	115	364	62	92	17	3	68	39	4	129	8	4	413	187	44	2	4	5	12	.253	.328	.514	.842	60	9.8	.349	113	7
3	Chipper Jones C. Jones	23	1995	ATL	140	524	87	139	22	3	86	73	0	99	8	4	602	236	48	1	4	1	10	.265	.353	.450	.803	86	10.7	.354	112	9
4	Danny Espinosa D. Espinosa	21	2011	WSH	158	573	72	135	29	5	66	57	19	166	17	6	658	237	55	5	4	4	6	.236	.323	.414	.737	78	4.4	.324	103	2.3
5	Lance Berkman L. Berkman	21	2000	HOU	114	353	76	105	28	1	67	56	1	73	6	2	417	198	50	0	7	1	6	.297	.388	.561	.949	77	22.3	.402	132	18.1
6	Orestes Destrade O. Destrade	20	1993	FLA	153	569	61	145	20	3	87	58	3	130	0	2	637	231	43	1	6	8	17	.255	.324	.406	.730	74	-2.6	.321	94	-4.4
7	Chili Davis C. Davis	19	1982	SFG	154	641	86	167	27	6	76	45	2	115	24	13	701	263	52	7	6	2	13	.261	.308	.410	.719	79	0.6	.319	103	2.2
8	Dylan Carlson D. Carlson	18	2021	STL	149	542	79	144	31	4	65	57	11	152	2	1	619	237	53	1	8	2	5	.266	.343	.437	.780	86	11	.336	112	9.3
9	Sam Jethroe S. Jethroe	18	1950	BSN	141	582	100	159	28	8	58	52	5	93	35		642	257	54	3			8	.273	.338	.442	.780	84	4.4	.354	107	5.5
10	Buzz Arlett B. Arlett	18	1931	PHN	121	418	65	131	26	7	72	45	5	39	3		469	225	51	1				.313	.387	.538	.925	87	29.1	.417	133	19.7
11	Bryan Reynolds B. Reynolds	16	2019	PIT	134	491	83	154	37	4	68	46	6	121	3	2	546	247	57	0	3	0	9	.314	.377	.503	.880	93	24.1	.371	130	21.5
12	Jimmy Rollins J. Rollins	14	2001	PHI	158	656	97	180	29	12	54	48	2	108	46	8	720	275	55	9	5	2	5	.274	.323	.419	.743	85	-4.1	.320	93	-7
13	Mitch Meluskey M. Meluskey	14	2000	HOU	117	337	47	101	21	0	69	55	4	74	1	0	400	164	35	1	3	10	7	.300	.401	.487	.888	67	14.1	.381	119	10.1
14	Melvin Nieves M. Nieves	14	1995	SDP	98	234	32	48	6	1	38	19	5	88	2	3	262	98	21	1	3	0	9	.205	.276	.419	.695	26	-6.6	.303	82	-6
15	Bill Sudakis B. Sudakis	14	1969	LAD	132	462	50	108	17	5	53	40	1	94	3	2	507	177	36	1	3	5	9	.234	.294	.383	.678	51	-3.3	.305	95	-3.2
16	Elly De La Cruz E. De La Cruz	13	2023	CIN	98	388	67	91	15	7	44	35	2	144	35	8	427	159	35	1	1	3	6	.235	.300	.410	.710	47	-4.9	.305	83	-8.9
17	Alex Cintron A. Cintron	13	2003	ARI	117	448	70	142	26	6	51	29	2	33	2	3	487	219	45	5	3	0	7	.317	.359	.489	.848	75	15.5	.366	116	9.7
18	Cole Carrigg C. Carrigg	12	2026	COL	93	333	50	93	22	4	53	28	5	89	11	5	372	159	38	2	4	2	5	.279	.341	.477	.818	55	10.6	.352	110	4.6
19	Neil Walker N. Walker	12	2010	PIT	110	426	57	126	29	3	66	34	3	83	2	3	469	197	44	2	4	1	4	.296	.349	.462	.811	67	12.6	.355	121	11.9
20	Carl Everett C. Everett	12	1995	NYM	79	289	48	75	13	1	54	39	2	67	2	5	331	126	26	1	0	2	11	.260	.352	.436	.788	46	4.4	.349	112	5.1
21	Gregg Jefferies G. Jefferies	12	1989	NYM	141	508	72	131	28	2	56	39	5	46	21	6	559	199	42	2	5	8	16	.258	.314	.392	.706	61	0.4	.314	103	1.9
22	Jim Lefebvre J. Lefebvre	12	1965	LAD	157	544	57	136	21	4	69	71	2	92	3	5	631	201	37	10	4	7	8	.250	.337	.369	.706	72	5.8	.317	108	5.6
23	Ellis Burton E. Burton	12	1963	CHC	93	322	45	74	16	1	41	36	4	59	6	3	373	128	29	6	5	1	6	.230	.311	.398	.708	43	3.6	.317	101	0.5
24	Rodolfo Castro R. Castro	11	2022	PIT	71	253	25	59	8	4	27	22	2	74	5	3	278	108	23	0	1	0	6	.233	.299	.427	.725	33	1.3	.315	101	0.4
25	Tommy Edman T. Edman	11	2019	STL	92	326	59	99	17	7	36	16	7	61	15	1	349	163	35	0	0	0	3	.304	.350	.500	.850	55	11.1	.357	124	11.1

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