player most ba, first season, mlb, since 1950

Billy Goodman had the best batting average by a player in his first season, with an average of .354.

Interpreted as:
player most ba with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game, first season, MLB, since 1950
NAME AVG SEASON TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Billy Goodman
B. Goodman
.354
1950
BSA BSA
110
424
91
150
25
3
4
68
52
2
25
2
4
485
193
32
7
8
.427
.455
.882
85
24.8
.409
122
14.8
2 Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
.350
2001
SEA SEA
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
3 Stan Musial
S. Musial
.346
1950
SLN SLN
146
555
105
192
41
7
28
109
87
3
36
5
645
331
76
0
11
.437
.596
1.034
140
60.2
.460
168
56.5
4 George Kell
G. Kell
.340
1950
DET DET
157
641
114
218
56
6
8
101
66
1
18
3
3
724
310
70
16
23
.403
.484
.886
125
34.4
.404
124
23.9
5 Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
.329
2001
STL STL
161
590
112
194
47
4
37
130
69
9
93
1
3
676
360
88
1
7
6
21
.403
.610
1.013
139
54.7
.423
159
51.9
6 Dom DiMaggio
D. DiMaggio
.328
1950
BSA BSA
141
588
131
193
30
11
7
70
82
4
68
15
4
681
266
48
7
14
.414
.452
.866
115
30.3
.400
117
16.2
7 Jackie Robinson
J. Robinson
.328
1950
BKN BKN
144
518
99
170
39
4
14
81
80
5
24
12
613
259
57
10
11
.423
.500
.923
114
37.8
.421
143
34.3
8 Minnie Minoso
M. Minoso
.326
1951
TOT
146
530
112
173
34
14
10
76
72
16
42
31
10
622
265
58
4
12
.422
.500
.922
115
41.8
.423
150
38.9
9 Larry Doby
L. Doby
.326
1950
CLE CLE
142
503
110
164
25
5
25
102
98
6
71
8
6
609
274
55
2
9
.442
.545
.986
125
49.7
.446
155
46.1
10 Al Zarilla
A. Zarilla
.325
1950
BSA BSA
130
471
92
153
32
10
9
74
76
4
47
2
3
556
232
51
5
5
.423
.493
.915
102
32.9
.418
128
21.4
11 Phil Rizzuto
P. Rizzuto
.324
1950
NYY NYY
155
617
125
200
36
7
7
66
92
7
39
12
8
735
271
50
19
6
.418
.439
.857
123
31.7
.399
125
25.6
12 Hoot Evers
H. Evers
.323
1950
DET DET
143
526
100
170
35
11
21
103
71
4
40
5
9
610
290
67
9
17
.408
.551
.959
117
41.5
.429
139
32.7
13 Walt Dropo
W. Dropo
.322
1950
BSA BSA
136
559
101
180
28
8
34
144
45
5
75
0
0
609
326
70
0
16
.378
.583
.961
115
39.3
.425
132
26.7
14 Yogi Berra
Y. Berra
.322
1950
NYY NYY
151
597
116
192
30
6
28
124
55
4
12
4
2
656
318
64
0
11
.383
.533
.915
116
34.5
.410
132
29.1
15 Chris Coghlan
C. Coghlan
.321
2009
FLA FLA
128
504
84
162
31
6
9
47
53
4
77
8
5
565
232
46
3
1
2
3
.390
.460
.850
89
21.2
.374
127
18.7
16 Duke Snider
D. Snider
.321
1950
BKN BKN
152
620
109
199
31
10
31
107
58
0
79
16
684
343
72
6
9
.379
.553
.932
124
38.6
.415
139
34.7
17 José Abreu
J. Abreu
.317
2014
CWS CWS
145
556
80
176
35
2
36
107
51
11
131
3
1
622
323
73
0
4
15
14
.383
.581
.964
115
48.3
.411
167
46.1
18 Bryan Reynolds
B. Reynolds
.314
2019
PIT PIT
134
491
83
154
37
4
16
68
46
6
121
3
2
546
247
57
0
3
0
9
.377
.503
.880
93
24.1
.371
130
21.5
19 Johnny Pesky
J. Pesky
.312
1950
BSA BSA
127
490
112
153
22
6
1
49
104
5
31
2
1
605
190
29
6
13
.437
.388
.825
99
24.2
.395
114
11.6
20 Orlando Cepeda
O. Cepeda
.312
1958
SFG SFG
148
603
88
188
38
4
25
96
29
3
84
15
11
644
309
67
0
9
7
18
.342
.512
.854
97
24.5
.369
123
18.2
21 Del Ennis
D. Ennis
.311
1950
PHN PHN
153
595
92
185
34
8
31
126
56
2
59
2
654
328
73
1
25
.372
.551
.923
116
34.5
.411
140
34.1
22 Dale Mitchell
D. Mitchell
.308
1950
CLE CLE
130
506
81
156
27
5
3
49
67
1
21
3
7
577
202
35
3
7
.390
.399
.789
83
11.2
.370
110
7.9
23 Vic Wertz
V. Wertz
.308
1950
DET DET
149
559
99
172
37
4
27
123
91
4
55
0
1
657
298
68
3
13
.408
.533
.941
124
41.9
.424
136
32.3
24 Mitchell Page
M. Page
.307
1977
OAK OAK
145
501
85
154
28
8
21
75
78
6
95
42
5
592
261
57
4
3
6
7
.405
.521
.926
107
38.1
.404
157
39.7
25 Ted Kluszewski
T. Kluszewski
.307
1950
CIN CIN
134
538
76
165
37
0
25
111
33
1
28
3
572
277
62
0
20
.348
.515
.863
90
18.4
.386
121
15.2

More Red Sox Stats

Team Rankings

HR

149

10th

R

616

3rd

SO

1,006

18th

ERA

3.72

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
72
51
.585
Red Sox Red Sox
67
56
.545
5.0
Yankees Yankees
65
57
.533
6.5
Rays Rays
59
63
.484
12.5
Orioles Orioles
56
66
.459
15.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
8/16
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
4:10 PM
Sun
8/17
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Mon
8/18
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Tue
8/19
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Thu
8/21
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
7:15 PM
Last Game
BOS Red Sox

67 - 56

2

Final

1

MIA Marlins

58 - 64

Fri 15 Aug 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
70
52
.574
Mets Mets
64
58
.525
6.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
77
44
.636
Cubs Cubs
68
53
.562
9.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Padres Padres
69
52
.570
Dodgers Dodgers
68
53
.562
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
72
51
.585
Red Sox Red Sox
67
56
.545
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
72
52
.581
Guardians Guardians
63
58
.521
7.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
68
54
.557
Mariners Mariners
68
55
.553
0.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
7/30
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
4-7
Wed
7/30
ATL ATL
@
CIN CIN
12-11
Wed
7/30
TEX TEX
@
SEA SEA
0-6
Thu
7/31
ATL ATL
@
CIN CIN
2-3
Thu
7/31
BAL BAL
@
CHC CHC
0-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
8/16
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
8/16
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
8/16
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sat
8/16
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
4:10 PM
Sat
8/16
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
4:10 PM