player most ba, first season, mlb

Ross Barnes had the highest batting average by a player in his first season, with an average of .429 in his rookie season in 1876.

Interpreted as:
player most ba with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game, first season, MLB
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
2Pete Browning
P. Browning
.378
1882
69
288
67
109
17
3
5
26
314
147
25
.510
80
36.1
.425
187
37.7
3George 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
4Bill Everitt
B. Everitt
.358
1895
133
550
129
197
16
10
3
88
33
4
42
47
596
242
29
9
.399
.440
.839
118
19.2
.397
111
11.4
5Cap 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
6Lloyd Waner
L. Waner
.355
1927
150
629
133
223
17
6
2
27
37
6
23
14
683
258
25
11
.396
.410
.806
102
18.4
.379
115
12.7
7Fielder Jones
F. Jones
.354
1896
104
395
82
140
10
8
3
46
48
2
15
18
451
175
21
6
.427
.443
.870
94
24.4
.417
135
25.3
8Jimmy Williams
J. Williams
.354
1899
153
621
126
220
28
27
9
116
60
6
51
26
693
329
64
6
.416
.530
.946
150
54.3
.441
151
51.1
9Abner Dalrymple
A. Dalrymple
.354
1878
61
271
52
96
10
4
0
15
6
29
277
114
14
.421
56
17.9
.366
136
14.1
10Chick Stahl
C. Stahl
.354
1897
114
469
112
166
30
13
4
97
38
3
18
18
515
234
47
5
.406
.499
.905
107
29.7
.421
129
23.8
11Ginger Beaumont
G. Beaumont
.352
1899
111
437
90
154
15
8
3
38
41
7
27
31
489
194
26
4
.416
.444
.860
95
27.4
.413
135
25.1
12John 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
13Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
.350
2001
157
692
127
242
34
8
8
69
30
8
53
56
14
738
316
50
4
4
10
3
.381
.457
.838
112
20.7
.360
125
22.8
14Cal 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
15TJ Rumfield
TJ Rumfield
.345
2026
9
29
4
10
1
0
2
5
3
0
7
0
0
32
17
3
0
0
0
1
.406
.586
.992
7
3.1
.437
169
2.6
16Dale Alexander
D. Alexander
.343
1929
155
626
110
215
43
15
25
137
56
0
63
5
9
700
363
83
18
.397
.580
.977
139
46.4
.431
143
40.9
17Deacon 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
18Patsy Dougherty
P. Dougherty
.342
1902
108
438
77
150
12
6
0
34
42
6
41
20
489
174
18
3
.407
.397
.805
82
24.2
.390
122
15
19John O'Rourke
J. O'Rourke
.341
1879
72
317
69
108
17
11
6
62
8
32
325
165
34
.521
74
29.3
.389
161
28.4
20Levi 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
21Henry Moore
H. Moore
.336
1884
111
461
77
155
23
5
1
19
480
191
29
.414
99
28.7
.356
147
32.1
22Paul Waner
P. Waner
.336
1926
144
536
101
180
35
22
8
79
66
4
19
11
618
283
65
12
.413
.528
.941
116
41.4
.430
148
36.3
23Charlie Keller
C. Keller
.334
1939
111
398
87
133
21
6
11
83
81
0
49
6
3
490
199
38
11
4
.447
.500
.947
97
36.5
.436
146
31.4
24Richie Ashburn
R. Ashburn
.333
1948
117
463
78
154
17
4
2
40
60
1
22
32
530
185
23
6
1
.410
.400
.810
81
18.3
.385
127
17.5
25Roger Connor
R. Connor
.332
1880
83
340
53
113
18
8
3
47
13
21
353
156
29
.459
71
25.9
.368
150
23.1

More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

4

Happ

Ian Happ

RBI

7

Happ

Ian Happ

AVG

.417

Amaya

Miguel Amaya
Team Pitching Leaders

W

1

Boyd

Matthew Boyd

K

17

Boyd

Matthew Boyd

ERA

2.45

Horton

Cade Horton
Team Rankings

HR

9

13th

R

37

17th

SO

75

20th

ERA

3.53

10th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
2
.778
6
3
.667
1.0
6
3
.667
1.0
5
4
.556
2.0
Cubs Cubs
4
5
.444
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
4:10 PM
Tue
4/7
@
6:40 PM
Wed
4/8
@
6:40 PM
Fri
4/10
@
2:20 PM
Sat
4/11
@
2:20 PM
Last Game
CHC Cubs

4 - 5

5

Final

6

CLE Guardians

6 - 4

Sun 5 Apr 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
6
3
.667
6
4
.600
0.5
6
4
.600
0.5
5
4
.556
1.0
3
6
.333
3.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
7
2
.778
6
3
.667
1.0
6
3
.667
1.0
5
4
.556
2.0
4
5
.444
3.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
7
2
.778
5
5
.500
2.5
4
5
.444
3.0
3
6
.333
4.0
3
7
.300
4.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
7
2
.778
4
5
.444
3.0
4
5
.444
3.0
3
6
.333
4.0
2
7
.222
5.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
6
4
.600
4
5
.444
1.5
4
5
.444
1.5
4
5
.444
1.5
3
6
.333
2.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
6
4
.600
5
5
.500
1.0
4
5
.444
1.5
4
6
.400
2.0
3
6
.333
2.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/24
@
7-0
Wed
3/25
@
7-11
Wed
3/25
@
2-14
Wed
3/25
@
10-4
Wed
3/25
@
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
4:10 PM
Mon
4/6
@
6:10 PM
Mon
4/6
@
6:40 PM
Mon
4/6
@
6:40 PM
Mon
4/6
@
6:45 PM