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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92
56
.622
Cubs Cubs
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66
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74
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9/12
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MIL MIL
7:10 PM
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
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PIT PIT
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Last Game
CIN Reds

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0

Final

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MIL Brewers

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Stewart

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106

Burleson

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100

Walker

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.318

Arraez

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Alvarez

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Lopez

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Lopez

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177

Arraez

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171

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Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

101

Wood

James Wood

99

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds
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Alvarez

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46

Nuñez

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Simpson

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40

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17

Sánchez

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17

Gray

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15

Burns

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Strikeout Leaders

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Misiorowski

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228

Williams

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227

Cease

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Misiorowski

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2.01

Schlittler

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Sale

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0.88

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Braves Braves
87
61
.588
Phillies Phillies
82
66
.554
5.0
Marlins Marlins
72
76
.486
15.0
Mets Mets
68
79
.463
18.5
Nationals Nationals
68
81
.456
19.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - x
92
56
.622
Cubs Cubs
82
66
.554
10.0
Pirates Pirates
74
74
.500
18.0
Cardinals Cardinals
73
75
.493
19.0
Reds Reds
69
78
.469
22.5
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Dodgers Dodgers
90
57
.612
Padres Padres
79
68
.537
11.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
79
69
.534
11.5
Giants Giants
62
86
.419
28.5
Rockies Rockies
55
92
.374
35.0
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Rays Rays - x
88
59
.599
Yankees Yankees
85
62
.578
3.0
Red Sox Red Sox
80
68
.541
8.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
73
75
.493
15.5
Orioles Orioles
72
76
.486
16.5
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75
72
.510
Guardians Guardians
75
73
.507
0.5
Twins Twins
69
78
.469
6.0
Tigers Tigers
68
79
.463
7.0
Royals Royals
66
82
.446
9.5
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
91
.381
18.5

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/28
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
10-8
Fri
8/28
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
2-9
Fri
8/28
SDP SDP
@
TBR TBR
4-9
Fri
8/28
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
1-8
Fri
8/28
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
0-1

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Sat
9/12
COL COL
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Sat
9/12
NYM NYM
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sat
9/12
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
9/12
BAL BAL
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
9/12
SDP SDP
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM