who had the highest batting average at age 17

Lefty Weinert has the highest career batting average by a 17-year-old player, with an average of 1.000.

NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Lefty Weinert
L. Weinert
1.000
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
1.000
1.500
2.500
2Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
.667
10
9
2
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
9
7
1
0
.667
.778
1.444
3Mike Loan
M. Loan
.500
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
4Mel Ott
M. Ott
.383
35
60
7
23
2
0
0
4
1
0
9
1
61
25
2
0
.393
.417
.810
5Harry Chiti
H. Chiti
.333
3
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
2
0
0
0
.333
.333
.667
6Merito Acosta
M. Acosta
.304
15
23
3
7
0
1
0
6
0
3
2
30
9
1
1
.448
.391
.840
7Carl Scheib
C. Scheib
.300
15
10
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
10
5
2
0
0
.300
.500
.800
8Roger McKee
R. McKee
.250
2
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
5
1
0
0
0
.400
.250
.650
9Tommy Brown
T. Brown
.245
57
196
13
48
3
4
2
19
6
0
16
3
204
65
9
2
3
.267
.332
.599
10Granny Hamner
G. Hamner
.206
28
102
7
21
1
0
0
8
3
0
10
0
106
22
1
1
2
.229
.216
.444
11Frank Zupo
F. Zupo
.200
6
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.200
.200
.400
12Ed Kranepool
E. Kranepool
.167
3
6
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
2
1
0
0
0
0
.167
.333
.500
13Tim McCarver
T. McCarver
.167
8
24
3
4
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
26
5
1
0
0
0
0
.231
.208
.439
14Eddie Miksis
E. Miksis
.158
9
19
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
20
3
0
1
0
.158
.158
.316
15Eddie Yost
E. Yost
.143
7
14
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
16
2
0
1
0
.200
.143
.343
16Bob Feller
B. Feller
.136
14
22
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
23
3
0
1
.136
.136
.273
17Vern Freiburger
V. Freiburger
.125
2
8
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
8
1
0
0
1
.125
.125
.250
18Charlie Grimm
C. Grimm
.125
6
8
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
10
1
0
0
.300
.125
.425
19Danny Murphy
D. Murphy
.116
20
43
3
5
2
0
0
2
1
1
10
0
0
46
7
2
1
0
0
2
.156
.163
.318
20Ed Clough
E. Clough
.071
7
14
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
15
1
0
1
.071
.071
.143
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