top rookie batting averages in mlb history

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

Interpreted as:
top rookie batting averages with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in MLB history
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSWRCWRAAWOBAWRC+BRAA
1Ross Barnes
R. Barnes
.429
1876
CWS CWS
66
322
126
138
21
14
1
59
20
8
342
190
36
.590
105
53.2
.478
197
50.5
2Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.408
1911
CLE CLE
147
571
126
233
45
19
7
83
56
8
43
41
641
337
71
6
.468
.590
1.058
151
75.1
.494
184
68.6
3John 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
4Pete Browning
P. Browning
.378
1882
LOU
69
288
67
109
17
3
5
26
314
147
25
.510
80
36.1
.425
187
37.7
5Benny Kauff
B. Kauff
.370
1914
IND
154
571
120
211
44
13
8
95
72
8
55
75
667
305
65
16
.447
.534
.981
136
66
.465
167
52.6
6George Hall
G. Hall
.366
1876
PHI PHI
60
268
51
98
7
13
5
45
8
4
276
146
25
.545
72
30.3
.419
165
27.3
7Bill Everitt
B. Everitt
.358
1895
CHI 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
8Cap Anson
C. Anson
.356
1876
CWS CWS
66
309
63
110
9
7
2
59
12
8
321
139
18
.450
74
26.2
.383
148
23.6
9Lloyd Waner
L. Waner
.355
1927
PIT 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
10Fielder Jones
F. Jones
.354
1896
BKN 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
11Jimmy Williams
J. Williams
.354
1899
PIT 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
12Abner 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
13Kiki Cuyler
K. Cuyler
.354
1924
PIT 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
14Chick Stahl
C. Stahl
.354
1897
BSN 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
15Dave Orr
D. Orr
.354
1884
NYM
110
458
82
162
32
13
9
112
5
1
464
247
54
.362
.539
.901
112
44.3
.402
163
43.9
16Ginger Beaumont
G. Beaumont
.352
1899
PIT 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
17Laurence Miller
L. Miller
.352
1922
CHC 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
18John Peters
J. Peters
.351
1876
CWS CWS
66
316
70
111
14
2
1
47
3
2
319
132
17
.418
68
20
.358
136
17.4
19Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
.350
2001
SEA SEA
157
692
127
242
34
8
8
69
30
8
53
56
14
738
316
50
4
4
10
3
.381
.457
.838
112
20.7
.360
125
22.8
20Cal McVey
C. McVey
.347
1876
CWS CWS
63
308
62
107
15
0
1
53
2
4
310
125
16
.406
64
17.6
.351
132
15.1
21Cupid Childs
C. Childs
.345
1890
SYR
126
493
109
170
33
14
2
89
72
6
56
571
237
49
.434
.481
.915
135
47.8
.438
161
52.9
22Dale Alexander
D. Alexander
.343
1929
DET DET
155
626
110
215
43
15
25
137
56
0
63
5
9
700
363
83
18
.397
.580
.977
139
46.4
.431
143
40.9
23Gene DeMontreville
G. DeMontreville
.343
1896
WSH 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
24Deacon White
D. White
.343
1876
CWS CWS
66
303
66
104
18
1
1
60
7
3
310
127
20
.419
66
19.7
.360
137
17.2
25Ralph Garr
R. Garr
.343
1971
ATL 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

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