which american league rookie first baseman has the highest batting average

Dale Alexander has the best batting average by a rookie AL first baseman, with an average of .343 in 1929.

Interpreted as:
Which american league rookie first baseman has the highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game?
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Dale Alexander
D. Alexander
.343
1929
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
2Hal Trosky Sr.
H. Trosky Sr.
.330
1934
154
625
117
206
45
9
35
142
58
2
49
2
2
685
374
89
0
.388
.598
.987
139
52.9
.437
143
41.2
3Walt Dropo
W. Dropo
.322
1950
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
4Stuffy McInnis
S. McInnis
.321
1911
126
468
76
150
20
10
3
77
25
5
24
23
518
199
33
20
.361
.425
.787
76
14.6
.374
119
12.4
5José Abreu
J. Abreu
.317
2014
145
556
80
176
35
2
36
107
51
11
131
3
1
622
323
73
0
4
15
14
.383
.581
.964
115
48.3
.411
167
46.1
6Billy Goodman
B. Goodman
.310
1948
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
7Lu Blue
L. Blue
.308
1921
153
585
103
180
33
11
5
75
103
5
47
13
17
709
250
49
16
.416
.427
.843
116
27.7
.396
120
19.2
8Earl Sheely
E. Sheely
.304
1921
154
563
68
171
25
6
11
95
57
7
34
4
9
647
241
42
20
.375
.428
.803
94
13.1
.373
106
5.4
9Zeke Bonura
Z. Bonura
.302
1934
127
510
86
154
35
4
27
110
64
0
31
0
2
575
278
66
1
.380
.545
.925
106
33.5
.414
131
25.2
10Kent Hrbek
K. Hrbek
.301
1982
140
532
82
160
21
4
23
92
54
0
80
3
1
591
258
48
1
4
12
17
.363
.485
.848
90
23.4
.370
124
16.5
11Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
.301
1933
117
449
59
135
33
3
12
85
46
1
78
6
2
498
210
48
2
.367
.468
.835
78
20.5
.384
118
11.9
12Bud Clancy
B. Clancy
.300
1927
130
464
46
139
21
2
3
53
24
2
24
4
3
514
173
26
24
.337
.373
.710
58
-5.2
.332
87
-9
13Yuli Gurriel
Y. Gurriel
.299
2017
139
529
69
158
43
1
18
75
22
7
62
3
2
564
257
62
0
6
1
12
.332
.486
.817
80
11.2
.344
118
12.4
14Jim Poole
J. Poole
.298
1925
133
480
65
143
29
8
5
67
27
2
37
5
4
522
203
42
13
.338
.423
.761
66
-2.7
.348
87
-9.5
15Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.295
1925
126
437
73
129
23
10
20
68
46
2
49
6
3
497
232
53
12
.365
.531
.896
84
18.9
.399
122
15.1
16Eric Hosmer
E. Hosmer
.293
2011
128
523
66
153
27
3
19
78
34
1
82
11
5
563
243
49
0
5
7
13
.334
.465
.799
75
12.1
.343
113
8.5
17Les Fleming
L. Fleming
.292
1942
156
548
71
160
27
4
14
82
106
6
57
6
8
662
237
45
2
13
.412
.432
.845
109
38.3
.404
144
34.3
18George Burns
G. Burns
.291
1914
137
478
55
139
22
5
5
57
32
12
56
23
13
544
186
32
22
.351
.389
.740
71
13.8
.358
119
11.1
19Ferris Fain
F. Fain
.291
1947
136
461
70
134
28
6
7
71
95
2
34
4
5
567
195
41
9
15
.414
.423
.837
90
26
.396
137
24.4
20Wally Joyner
W. Joyner
.290
1986
154
593
82
172
27
3
22
100
57
2
58
5
2
674
271
52
10
12
8
11
.348
.457
.805
94
16
.350
117
13.6
21Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
.289
1987
151
557
97
161
28
4
49
118
71
5
131
1
1
641
344
81
0
8
8
6
.370
.618
.987
124
45.2
.411
157
46.2
22Carlos Quintana
C. Quintana
.287
1990
149
512
56
147
28
0
7
67
52
2
74
1
2
572
196
35
4
2
0
19
.354
.383
.737
72
7.9
.337
105
3.4
23Alvin Davis
A. Davis
.284
1984
152
567
80
161
34
3
27
116
97
7
78
5
4
678
282
64
0
7
16
7
.391
.497
.888
113
37.1
.389
140
31.9
24Charlie Carr
C. Carr
.281
1903
135
548
59
154
23
11
2
79
10
2
44
10
573
205
36
13
.296
.374
.671
66
-1.5
.314
97
-2.4
25Tony Lupien
T. Lupien
.281
1942
128
463
63
130
25
7
3
70
50
0
20
10
12
525
178
35
12
4
.351
.384
.735
66
10.1
.350
104
2.5

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