youngest mlb player to hit.300 in a season

Jim Derrington is the youngest with a batting average of .300 or above in a season. He was 16 years old in 1956.

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youngest MLB player to hit.300 or higher in a season
NAMEAgeAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Jim Derrington
J. Derrington
16
.500
1956
CWS CWS
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
0
0.2
.454
172
0.2
2Willie Crawford
W. Crawford
17
.313
1964
LAD LAD
10
16
3
5
1
0
0
0
1
0
7
1
1
17
6
1
0
0
0
0
.353
.375
.728
2
0.3
.327
116
0.3
3Harry Chiti
H. Chiti
17
.333
1950
CHC CHC
3
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
2
0
0
0
.333
.333
.667
1
-0.2
.310
75
-0.2
4Carl Scheib
C. Scheib
17
.300
1944
PHA PHA
15
10
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
10
5
2
0
0
.300
.500
.800
1
0.3
.365
119
0.2
5Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
17
.381
1934
CHC CHC
7
21
5
8
0
1
1
6
2
0
3
1
23
13
2
0
0
.435
.619
1.054
5
2.4
.469
179
2.4
6Mel Ott
M. Ott
17
.383
1926
NYG NYG
35
60
7
23
2
0
0
4
1
0
9
1
61
25
2
0
.393
.417
.810
9
1.7
.380
122
1.7
7Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
17
.667
1925
PHA PHA
10
9
2
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
9
7
1
0
.667
.778
1.444
4
2.3
.664
275
2.2
8Lefty Weinert
L. Weinert
17
1.000
1919
PHN PHN
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
1.000
1.500
2.500
1
1.2
1.165
674
1.2
9Ben Rochefort
B. Rochefort
17
.500
1914
PHA PHA
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
0
0.2
.480
200
0.2
10Merito Acosta
M. Acosta
17
.300
1913
WSH WSH
12
20
3
6
0
1
0
1
4
0
2
2
24
8
1
0
.417
.400
.817
4
1.2
.396
140
1.1
11Mike Loan
M. Loan
17
.500
1912
PHN PHN
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
0
0.2
.480
169
0.2
12Brian Milner
B. Milner
18
.444
1978
TOR TOR
2
9
3
4
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
9
6
1
0
0
0
0
.444
.667
1.111
2
1.2
.490
209
1.1
13Mike Ivie
M. Ivie
18
.471
1971
SDP SDP
6
17
0
8
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
19
8
0
0
0
1
3
.526
.471
.997
4
1.9
.446
188
1.8
14Ted Simmons
T. Simmons
18
.333
1968
STL STL
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.333
.833
1
0.3
.397
167
0.3
15Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
18
.500
1963
BAL BAL
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
0
0.2
.448
187
0.2
16John Paciorek
J. Paciorek
18
1.000
1963
HOU HOU
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
2
1.9
.812
450
1.9
17Danny Murphy
D. Murphy
18
.385
1961
CHC CHC
4
13
3
5
0
0
2
3
1
0
5
0
0
14
11
2
0
0
0
0
.429
.846
1.275
4
2.4
.540
229
2.3
18Tom Carroll
T. Carroll
18
.333
1955
NYY NYY
14
6
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
.333
.333
.667
1
-0.1
.304
86
-0.1
19Kenny Kuhn
K. Kuhn
18
.333
1955
CLE CLE
4
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
.429
.333
.762
1
0.2
.363
118
0.2
20Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
18
.308
1954
WSH WSH
9
13
1
4
1
0
0
3
2
0
3
0
0
15
5
1
0
0
1
.400
.385
.785
2
0.4
.369
123
0.4
21Harry Chiti
H. Chiti
18
.355
1951
CHC CHC
9
31
1
11
2
0
0
5
2
0
2
0
0
34
13
2
1
3
.394
.419
.813
5
1.1
.378
119
0.8
22Gus Keriazakos
G. Keriazakos
18
1.000
1950
CWS CWS
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.930
440
0.5
23Jim Baumer
J. Baumer
18
.400
1949
CWS CWS
8
10
2
4
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
14
7
2
0
0
.571
.700
1.271
4
2.4
.565
228
2.3
24Curt Simmons
C. Simmons
18
.500
1947
PHN PHN
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
.500
.500
1.000
1
0.3
.468
170
0.3
25Bud Swartz
B. Swartz
18
1.000
1947
SLA SLA
5
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.936
487
0.5

More White Sox Stats

Team Rankings

HR

165

23rd

R

647

27th

SO

1,286

24th

ERA

4.26

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
Royals Royals
82
80
.506
6.0
Twins Twins
70
92
.432
18.0
White Sox White Sox
60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM
Sat
3/28
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
7:10 PM
Sun
3/29
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM
Mon
3/30
CWS CWS
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
CWS CWS
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Last Game
CWS White Sox

60 - 102

8

Final

0

WSH Nationals

66 - 96

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM