highest rookie wrc+ in a season

Ross Barnes has the highest wRC+ by a rookie, with 197 wRC+ in 1876.

Interpreted as:
highest rookie wrc+ with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in a season
NAMEwRC+SEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBABRAA
1Ross Barnes
R. Barnes
197
1876
66
322
126
138
21
14
1
59
20
8
342
190
36
.429
.590
105
53.2
.478
50.5
2Pete Browning
P. Browning
187
1882
69
288
67
109
17
3
5
26
314
147
25
.378
.510
80
36.1
.425
37.7
3Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
184
1911
147
571
126
233
45
19
7
83
56
8
43
41
641
337
71
6
.408
.468
.590
1.058
151
75.1
.494
68.6
4Aaron Judge
A. Judge
174
2017
155
542
128
154
24
3
52
114
127
5
208
9
4
678
340
79
0
4
11
15
.284
.422
.627
1.049
145
62.5
.430
61.5
5José Abreu
J. Abreu
167
2014
145
556
80
176
35
2
36
107
51
11
131
3
1
622
323
73
0
4
15
14
.317
.383
.581
.964
115
48.3
.411
46.1
6Mike Trout
M. Trout
167
2012
139
559
129
182
27
8
30
83
67
6
139
49
5
639
315
65
0
7
4
7
.326
.399
.564
.963
121
48.2
.409
50
7Benny Kauff
B. Kauff
167
1914
154
571
120
211
44
13
8
95
72
8
55
75
667
305
65
16
.370
.447
.534
.981
136
66
.465
52.6
8Rico Carty
R. Carty
166
1964
133
455
72
150
28
4
22
88
43
3
78
1
2
505
252
54
0
4
4
16
.330
.388
.554
.942
93
39.3
.410
37.3
9George Hall
G. Hall
165
1876
60
268
51
98
7
13
5
45
8
4
276
146
25
.366
.545
72
30.3
.419
27.3
10Carlton Fisk
C. Fisk
165
1972
131
457
74
134
28
9
22
61
52
4
83
5
2
514
246
59
1
0
6
11
.293
.370
.538
.909
88
37.6
.407
33.4
11Dave Orr
D. Orr
163
1884
110
458
82
162
32
13
9
112
5
1
464
247
54
.354
.362
.539
.901
112
44.3
.402
43.9
12Ed Swartwood
E. Swartwood
163
1882
77
329
87
109
18
11
4
21
350
161
33
.331
.489
79
29.6
.386
30.4
13Dick Allen
D. Allen
162
1964
162
632
125
201
38
13
29
91
67
0
138
3
4
708
352
80
6
3
13
8
.318
.382
.557
.939
128
52.3
.405
49.5
14Fred Lynn
F. Lynn
161
1975
145
528
103
175
47
7
21
105
62
3
90
10
5
605
299
75
6
6
10
11
.331
.401
.566
.967
114
48.1
.427
41.5
15John O'Rourke
J. O'Rourke
161
1879
72
317
69
108
17
11
6
62
8
32
325
165
34
.341
.521
74
29.3
.389
28.4
16Cupid Childs
C. Childs
161
1890
126
493
109
170
33
14
2
89
72
6
56
571
237
49
.345
.434
.481
.915
135
47.8
.438
52.9
17Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
159
2001
161
590
112
194
47
4
37
130
69
9
93
1
3
676
360
88
1
7
6
21
.329
.403
.610
1.013
139
54.7
.423
51.9
18Mitchell Page
M. Page
157
1977
145
501
85
154
28
8
21
75
78
6
95
42
5
592
261
57
4
3
6
7
.307
.405
.521
.926
107
38.1
.404
39.7
19Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
157
1987
151
557
97
161
28
4
49
118
71
5
131
1
1
641
344
81
0
8
8
6
.289
.370
.618
.987
124
45.2
.411
46.2
20Ted Williams
T. Williams
156
1939
149
565
131
185
44
11
31
145
107
2
64
2
1
677
344
86
3
10
.327
.436
.609
1.045
150
66.1
.464
53.1
21Stan Musial
S. Musial
155
1942
140
467
87
147
32
10
10
72
62
2
25
6
536
229
52
5
3
.315
.397
.490
.888
92
35.4
.416
32.6
22John Cassidy
J. Cassidy
155
1877
60
251
43
95
10
5
0
27
3
3
254
115
15
.378
.458
56
19.5
.387
21.1
23Lip Pike
L. Pike
153
1876
63
282
55
91
19
10
1
50
8
9
290
133
30
.323
.472
64
20.6
.369
23.5
24Frank Fennelly
F. Fennelly
153
1884
TOT
90
379
94
118
22
15
4
31
2
412
182
41
.311
.367
.480
.847
93
32.9
.382
32.7
25Fred Snodgrass
F. Snodgrass
152
1910
123
396
69
127
22
8
2
44
71
13
52
33
493
171
32
13
.321
.440
.432
.871
87
36.2
.427
29.6

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