highest hitting average by a rookie since 2000

Since 1999-00, Samuel Morin and Miikka Salomaki are tied for the most hits per game played by a rookie, with 7.

Interpreted as:

highest hitting per game average by a rookie since 2000

	NAME	HIT/GP	HIT	GP	SEASON	TM	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Samuel Morin S. Morin	7	7	1	2016-17	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	1	0	17:47
2	Miikka Salomaki M. Salomaki	7	7	1	2014-15	NSH	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0	0	0		1	0	0	10:49
3	Ethan Del Mastro E. Del Mastro	6	6	1	2025-26	CHI	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		2	0	1	17:35
4	Alex Steeves A. Steeves	6	6	1	2023-24	TOR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	1	0	10:14
5	Anton Blidh A. Blidh	6	6	1	2018-19	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	1	0	13:46
6	Dennis Gilbert D. Gilbert	6	6	1	2018-19	CHI	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0	12:46
7	Ross Johnston R. Johnston	6	6	1	2015-16	NYI	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	2	0	16:17
8	Jared Staal J. Staal	6	12	2	2012-13	CAR	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		1	2	0	13:23
9	Nikita Chibrikov N. Chibrikov	5	5	1	2023-24	WPG	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	33.3	0	0		0	0	0	11:03
10	Kole Sherwood K. Sherwood	5	10	2	2018-19	CBJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	1	0	9:14
11	Riley Stillman R. Stillman	5	5	1	2018-19	FLA	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0	1	11:22
12	Ryan Stone R. Stone	5	10	2	2008-09	PIT	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0	0	0		1	0	0	10:20
13	Jeremy Yablonski J. Yablonski	5	5	1	2003-04	STL	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	7:53
14	Mike Hardman M. Hardman	4.75	38	8	2020-21	CHI	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	6	2	1	10:59
15	Cal Clutterbuck C. Clutterbuck	4.56	356	78	2008-09	MIN	11	7	18	-5	76	1	0	0	0	1	0	136	8.1	2	17	11.8	39	22	16	13:00
16	Klim Kostin K. Kostin	4.5	9	2	2020-21	STL	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	1	2	13:48
17	Reese Johnson R. Johnson	4.4	22	5	2020-21	CHI	0	0	0	-2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	0	0	7:57
18	Matt Martin M. Martin	4.4	299	68	2010-11	NYI	5	9	14	-13	147	0	0	0	1	1	0	60	8.3	10	27	37.0	49	25	11	10:57
19	Colton Dach C. Dach	4.33	52	12	2025-26	CHI	1	2	3	-5	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	6.7	8	19	42.1	7	5	8	13:43
20	Adam Raska A. Raska	4.33	13	3	2022-23	SJS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	1	3	11:55
21	Mark Borowiecki M. Borowiecki	4.33	26	6	2012-13	OTT	0	0	0	+1	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		5	0	4	13:00
22	Leo Komarov L. Komarov	4.19	176	42	2012-13	TOR	4	5	9	-1	18	0	0	0	0	3	0	51	7.8	29	57	50.9	24	16	15	13:56
23	Rasmus Rissanen R. Rissanen	4.17	25	6	2014-15	CAR	0	0	0	-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		7	0	3	14:59
24	Markus Niemelainen M. Niemelainen	4.1	82	20	2021-22	EDM	0	1	1	-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.0	0	0		19	4	10	13:12
25	Lian Bichsel L. Bichsel	4.08	155	38	2024-25	DAL	4	5	9	+2	41	0	0	0	0	1	0	39	10.3	0	0		23	4	22	14:53