who had the highest batting average at age 18

John Paciorek, Bud Swartz and Doc Bass are tied for the best career batting average by an 18-year-old player, with an average of 1.000.

NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1John Paciorek
J. Paciorek
1.000
1
3
4
3
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
2Bud Swartz
B. Swartz
1.000
5
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
3Doc Bass
D. Bass
1.000
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
4Tom Egan
T. Egan
.500
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
5Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
.500
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
6Elbie Fletcher
E. Fletcher
.500
8
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
4
2
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
7Ben Rochefort
B. Rochefort
.500
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
8Ferdie Moore
F. Moore
.500
2
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
5
2
0
1
.500
.500
1.000
9Brian Milner
B. Milner
.444
2
9
3
4
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
9
6
1
0
0
0
0
.444
.667
1.111
10Jim Baumer
J. Baumer
.400
8
10
2
4
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
14
7
2
0
0
.571
.700
1.271
11Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
.400
5
10
0
4
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
14
4
0
2
0
.500
.400
.900
12Hank Ruszkowski
H. Ruszkowski
.375
3
8
1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
8
3
0
0
1
.375
.375
.750
13Whitey Lockman
W. Lockman
.356
21
87
9
31
5
0
1
10
6
0
5
1
95
39
6
2
0
.398
.448
.846
14Harry Chiti
H. Chiti
.355
9
31
1
11
2
0
0
5
2
0
2
0
0
34
13
2
1
3
.394
.419
.813
15Kenny Kuhn
K. Kuhn
.333
4
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
.429
.333
.762
16Ed Baecht
E. Baecht
.333
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
0
0
.333
.333
.667
17Bob O'Farrell
B. O'Farrell
.333
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
.333
.333
.667
18Rick Wise
R. Wise
.313
21
16
2
5
0
0
0
1
1
1
6
0
0
21
5
0
2
1
0
0
.368
.313
.681
19Granny Hamner
G. Hamner
.313
7
16
2
5
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
17
7
2
0
0
.353
.438
.790
20Joe Cicero
J. Cicero
.313
10
32
6
10
2
2
0
4
0
0
2
0
32
16
4
0
.313
.500
.813
21Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
.313
26
32
8
10
2
1
0
6
1
0
6
1
35
14
3
2
.333
.438
.771
22Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
.303
82
327
48
99
18
9
5
52
20
1
33
3
351
150
32
3
.345
.459
.804
23Bill Southworth
B. Southworth
.286
3
7
2
2
0
0
1
2
0
2
3
0
0
9
5
1
0
0
0
0
.444
.714
1.159
24Mel Ott
M. Ott
.282
82
163
23
46
7
3
1
19
13
0
9
2
180
62
11
4
.335
.380
.716
25Mike McCormick
M. McCormick
.273
24
22
1
6
0
0
0
3
0
0
8
0
0
24
6
0
1
1
0
0
.261
.273
.534
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RBI

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AVG

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K

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90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0
81
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.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0
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Fri
3/27
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Sat
3/28
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Sun
3/29
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Mon
3/30
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96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
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86
.469
20.0
66
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
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Cubs Cubs - w
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Reds Reds - w
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71
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NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
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43
119
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AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
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77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
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.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
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60
102
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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72
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.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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9/16
@
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9/16
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