player with the best average in his first season in 2000s era

21 players were tied for the highest batting average by a player with an ERA worse than 0.00 in their first season, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Tim Dillard and Bobby Korecky in 2008 and Chuck James.

NAMEAVGERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Tim Dillard
T. Dillard
1.000
4.40
2008
MIL MIL
13
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
14.1
17
7
12
2
6
0
5
2
65
1
3.14
3.77
0.83
1.26
7.7
9.2
1.60
.288
7.53
104
5.50
127
10.67
-1.9
2Bobby Korecky
B. Korecky
1.000
4.58
2008
MIN MIN
16
2
0
1.000
0
6
0
0
0
17.2
19
9
9
2
8
0
9
0
74
0
3.06
4.08
0.75
1.02
8.1
10.8
1.53
.293
4.58
108
5.27
126
9.68
-2.2
3Chuck James
C. James
1.000
1.59
2005
ATL ATL
2
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
5.2
4
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
23
1
7.94
4.76
1.67
0.00
21.7
13.0
1.24
.267
1.59
38
2.83
67
6.35
0.9
4Steve Avery
S. Avery
1.000
5.63
2003
DET DET
19
2
0
1.000
0
6
0
0
0
16.0
19
10
11
5
7
0
5
1
71
0
3.38
3.94
0.86
2.81
8.5
9.9
1.63
.264
6.19
128
7.65
173
10.69
-5.8
5Jason Roach
J. Roach
1.000
12.00
2003
NYM NYM
2
0
2
.000
2
2
0
0
0
9.0
14
12
12
3
4
1
0
0
46
2
2.00
4.00
0.50
3.00
4.3
8.7
2.00
.306
12.00
289
8.58
202
14.00
-4.4
6Jose Valverde
J. Valverde
1.000
2.15
2003
ARI ARI
54
2
1
.667
0
71
0
0
10
50.1
24
12
16
4
26
2
33
2
204
2
12.70
4.65
2.73
0.72
34.8
12.7
0.99
.198
2.86
48
2.91
65
4.29
8.5
7Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
1.000
6.23
2002
HOU HOU
6
1
0
1.000
1
12
0
0
0
8.2
12
6
6
0
9
2
2
1
48
0
12.46
9.35
1.33
0.00
25.0
18.8
2.42
.480
6.23
146
3.99
94
12.46
0.2
8Joe Davenport
J. Davenport
1.000
3.48
2001
COL COL
7
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
10.1
8
4
7
1
7
0
3
0
44
0
6.97
6.10
1.14
0.87
18.2
15.9
1.45
.250
6.10
67
4.78
99
6.97
0.1
9Juan Rincon
J. Rincon
1.000
6.35
2001
MIN MIN
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
5.2
7
4
5
1
5
0
1
0
28
0
6.35
7.94
0.80
1.59
14.3
17.9
2.12
.333
7.94
139
6.57
152
11.12
-1.4
10Justin Brunette
J. Brunette
1.000
5.79
2000
STL STL
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
4.2
8
3
3
0
5
0
2
0
27
1
3.86
9.64
0.40
0.00
7.4
18.5
2.79
.400
5.79
126
5.48
114
15.43
-0.3
11Eric Cammack
E. Cammack
1.000
6.30
2000
NYM NYM
8
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
10.0
7
7
7
1
10
1
2
1
48
0
8.10
9.00
0.90
0.90
18.8
20.8
1.70
.222
6.30
142
5.93
130
6.30
-1.6
12Rick Croushore
R. Croushore
1.000
7.88
2000
TOT
11
2
1
.667
0
14
0
0
0
16.0
19
14
14
1
11
2
4
2
80
2
7.88
6.19
1.27
0.56
17.5
13.8
1.88
.346
7.88
143
4.63
93
10.69
0.6
13Mike Judd
M. Judd
1.000
15.75
2000
LAD LAD
1
0
1
.000
1
5
0
0
0
4.0
4
7
7
2
3
1
0
0
20
0
11.25
6.75
1.67
4.50
25.0
15.0
1.75
.222
15.75
366
10.13
217
9.00
-2.5
14Scott Linebrink
S. Linebrink
1.000
6.00
2000
TOT
11
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
12.0
18
8
8
4
8
3
4
0
63
0
4.50
6.00
0.75
3.00
9.5
12.7
2.17
.333
6.00
129
9.21
197
13.50
-6.1
15Mike Mohler
M. Mohler
1.000
9.00
2000
TOT
24
1
2
.333
0
10
0
0
0
20.0
27
20
21
2
15
2
7
1
102
2
4.50
6.75
0.67
0.90
9.8
14.7
2.10
.342
9.45
195
5.98
124
12.15
-2.5
16Omar Olivares
O. Olivares
1.000
6.75
2000
OAK OAK
21
4
8
.333
16
57
1
0
0
108.0
134
81
86
10
60
7
1
0
508
4
4.75
5.00
0.95
0.83
11.2
11.8
1.80
.332
7.17
140
5.13
108
11.17
-4.4
17Vicente Padilla
V. Padilla
1.000
3.72
2000
TOT
55
4
7
.364
0
51
0
0
2
65.1
72
27
33
3
28
1
16
7
291
1
7.03
3.86
1.82
0.41
17.5
9.6
1.53
.332
4.55
80
3.49
75
9.92
8.5
18Hector Ramirez
H. Ramirez
1.000
10.00
2000
MIL MIL
6
0
1
.000
0
4
0
0
0
9.0
11
10
10
1
5
0
1
0
43
0
4.00
5.00
0.80
1.00
9.3
11.6
1.78
.303
10.00
216
5.35
114
11.00
-0.6
19Mike Stanton
M. Stanton
1.000
4.10
2000
NYY NYY
69
2
3
.400
0
75
0
0
0
68.0
68
31
32
5
24
2
20
2
291
1
9.93
3.18
3.13
0.66
25.8
8.2
1.35
.341
4.24
85
3.02
63
9.00
13.6
20T.J. Tucker
T.J. Tucker
1.000
11.57
2000
MON MON
2
0
1
.000
2
2
0
0
0
7.0
11
9
9
5
3
0
0
0
35
1
2.57
3.86
0.67
6.43
5.7
8.6
2.00
.240
11.57
250
13.13
279
14.14
-6.5
21Esteban Yan
E. Yan
1.000
6.21
2000
TBD TBD
43
7
8
.467
20
111
0
0
0
137.2
158
95
98
26
42
11
8
0
618
7
7.26
2.75
2.64
1.70
18.0
6.8
1.45
.308
6.41
125
5.12
106
10.33
-4.6
22Nick Bierbrodt
N. Bierbrodt
.667
5.55
2001
TOT
16
5
6
.455
16
73
0
0
0
84.1
100
52
59
17
39
4
0
1
389
3
7.79
4.16
1.87
1.81
18.8
10.0
1.65
.324
6.30
123
5.46
124
10.67
-10
23Freddy Garcia
F. Garcia
.667
3.91
2000
SEA SEA
21
9
5
.643
20
79
0
0
0
124.1
112
54
62
16
64
2
0
4
538
4
5.72
4.63
1.23
1.16
14.7
11.9
1.42
.255
4.49
83
5.12
108
8.11
-5.7
24Phil Norton
P. Norton
.667
9.35
2000
CHC CHC
2
0
1
.000
2
6
0
0
0
8.2
14
9
10
5
7
0
0
0
47
0
6.23
7.27
0.86
5.19
12.8
14.9
2.42
.310
10.38
206
11.66
248
14.54
-6.7
25Eric Stults
E. Stults
.600
5.60
2006
LAD LAD
6
1
0
1.000
2
5
0
0
0
17.2
17
11
12
4
7
0
2
0
73
0
2.55
3.57
0.71
2.04
6.8
9.6
1.36
.228
6.11
127
6.71
150
8.66
-4.4
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Bauers

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RBI

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Turang

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AVG

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Vaughn

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Team Pitching Leaders

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14

Misiorowski

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K

236

Misiorowski

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ERA

1.95

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
92
56
.622
Cubs Cubs
83
66
.557
9.5
Pirates Pirates
74
75
.497
18.5
Cardinals Cardinals
73
75
.493
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Reds Reds
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78
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
9/13
CIN CIN
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM
Tue
9/15
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Wed
9/16
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Thu
9/17
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
12:35 PM
Fri
9/18
MIL MIL
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Last Game
CIN Reds

69 - 78

0

Final

20

MIL Brewers

92 - 56

Fri 11 Sep 2026

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41

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40

Caminero

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RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

Sal Stewart

106

Burleson

Alec Burleson

100

Walker

Jordan Walker
Batting Average Leaders

.318

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.310

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.310

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

179

Lopez

Otto Lopez

177

Arraez

Luis Arraez

171

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

James Wood

100

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds
OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.395

Bauers

Jake Bauers

.393

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.566

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

Luis García Jr.
SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

41

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

40

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

17

Gray

Sonny Gray

15

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

228

Williams

Gavin Williams

227

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

2.18

Sale

Chris Sale
WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.92

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

Dylan Cease

12.14

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

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5.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

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Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

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27

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

31

Sale

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White Sox

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Padres

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Nationals

84-66

Cardinals

82-66

Twins

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Rays

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Worst Record ATS
Mariners

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Dodgers

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Phillies

63-85

Rangers

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Guardians

69-80

Mets

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
87
61
.588
Phillies Phillies
82
66
.554
5.0
Marlins Marlins
73
76
.490
14.5
Mets Mets
69
79
.466
18.0
Nationals Nationals
69
81
.460
19.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - x
92
56
.622
Cubs Cubs
83
66
.557
9.5
Pirates Pirates
74
75
.497
18.5
Cardinals Cardinals
73
75
.493
19.0
Reds Reds
69
78
.469
22.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
90
58
.608
Padres Padres
80
68
.541
10.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
79
69
.534
11.0
Giants Giants
62
87
.416
28.5
Rockies Rockies
55
93
.372
35.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - x
88
59
.599
Yankees Yankees
85
63
.574
3.5
Red Sox Red Sox
81
68
.544
8.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
74
75
.497
15.0
Orioles Orioles
72
77
.483
17.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
75
72
.510
Guardians Guardians
75
74
.503
1.0
Twins Twins
70
78
.473
5.5
Tigers Tigers
69
79
.466
6.5
Royals Royals
66
83
.443
10.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
75
73
.507
Rangers Rangers
72
76
.486
3.0
Mariners Mariners
69
79
.466
6.0
Athletics Athletics
60
88
.405
15.0
Angels Angels
56
92
.378
19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/28
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
10-8
Fri
8/28
PHI PHI
@
LAA LAA
5-3
Sat
8/29
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
6-0
Sat
8/29
LAD LAD
@
DET DET
1-2
Sat
8/29
CWS CWS
@
MIN MIN
3-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
9/12
TEX TEX
@
AZ AZ
8:10 PM
Sat
9/12
SEA SEA
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Sun
9/13
COL COL
@
DET DET
12:10 PM
Sun
9/13
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
9/13
NYM NYM
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM