highest rookie batting average 1876-1060

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

Interpreted as:
highest rookie batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game 1876-1060
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ross Barnes
R. Barnes
.429
1876
66
322
126
138
21
14
1
59
20
8
342
190
36
.590
105
53.2
.478
197
50.5
2George Hall
G. Hall
.366
1876
60
268
51
98
7
13
5
45
8
4
276
146
25
.545
72
30.3
.419
165
27.3
3Cap Anson
C. Anson
.356
1876
66
309
63
110
9
7
2
59
12
8
321
139
18
.450
74
26.2
.383
148
23.6
4John Peters
J. Peters
.351
1876
66
316
70
111
14
2
1
47
3
2
319
132
17
.418
68
20
.358
136
17.4
5Cal McVey
C. McVey
.347
1876
63
308
62
107
15
0
1
53
2
4
310
125
16
.406
64
17.6
.351
132
15.1
6Deacon White
D. White
.343
1876
66
303
66
104
18
1
1
60
7
3
310
127
20
.419
66
19.7
.360
137
17.2
7Levi Meyerle
L. Meyerle
.340
1876
55
256
46
87
12
8
0
34
3
2
259
115
20
.449
56
17.4
.364
137
14.5
8Paul Hines
P. Hines
.331
1876
64
305
62
101
21
3
2
59
1
3
306
134
26
.439
64
17.9
.353
133
15.5
9Dick Higham
D. Higham
.327
1876
67
312
59
102
21
2
0
35
2
7
314
127
23
.407
62
15.1
.340
126
12.2
10Jim O'Rourke
J. O'Rourke
.327
1876
70
312
61
102
17
3
2
43
15
17
327
131
22
.420
70
20.9
.360
142
20.8
11Lip Pike
L. Pike
.323
1876
63
282
55
91
19
10
1
50
8
9
290
133
30
.472
64
20.6
.369
153
23.5
12Jim Devlin
J. Devlin
.315
1876
68
298
38
94
14
1
0
28
1
11
299
110
15
.369
54
9.3
.318
109
4.2
13Al Spalding
A. Spalding
.312
1876
66
292
54
91
14
2
0
44
6
3
298
109
16
.373
55
10.8
.324
119
8.4
14John Clapp
J. Clapp
.305
1876
64
298
60
91
4
2
0
29
8
2
306
99
6
.332
53
7.2
.308
122
10.3
15John Glenn
J. Glenn
.304
1876
66
276
55
84
9
2
0
32
12
6
288
97
11
.351
53
9.8
.321
117
7.5
16Joe Battin
J. Battin
.300
1876
64
283
34
85
11
4
0
46
6
6
289
104
15
.367
52
8.6
.316
126
11.5
17George Wright
G. Wright
.299
1876
70
335
72
100
18
6
1
34
8
9
343
133
25
.397
65
13.2
.327
125
13
18Ezra Sutton
E. Sutton
.297
1876
54
236
45
70
12
7
1
31
3
2
239
99
20
.419
45
9.7
.330
119
7
19Wes Fisler
W. Fisler
.288
1876
59
278
42
80
15
1
1
30
2
4
280
100
17
.360
47
5
.300
105
1.9
20Charley Jones
C. Jones
.286
1876
64
276
40
79
17
4
4
38
7
17
283
116
25
.420
54
11.5
.330
130
13
21Tim Murnane
T. Murnane
.282
1876
69
308
60
87
4
3
2
34
8
12
316
103
9
.334
52
4.5
.296
109
4.4
22Andy Leonard
A. Leonard
.281
1876
64
303
53
85
10
2
0
27
4
6
307
99
12
.327
48
2.2
.286
104
2
23Jimmy Hallinan
J. Hallinan
.279
1876
54
240
45
67
7
6
2
36
2
4
242
92
15
.383
41
5.1
.304
115
5.7
24Joe Start
J. Start
.277
1876
56
264
40
73
6
0
0
21
1
2
265
79
6
.299
38
-1.6
.270
98
-0.9
25Jack Remsen
J. Remsen
.275
1876
69
324
62
89
12
5
1
30
1
15
325
114
18
.352
51
2.7
.288
99
-0.4

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.333
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.500
0.5
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.333
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1
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.000
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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.500
0.5
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