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The Greatest Rookie Seasons By A First Baseman

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To be eligible, players since 1957 had to meet the MLB qualifications for rookie status. Players prior to the 1957 season were considered rookies based on rookie status taken from Fangraphs. The other qualification for eligibility for this list is that players had to have a minimum of 300 plate appearances.

  1. Jose Abreu – 2014

    2. Jose Abreu
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.5 167 145 622 556 80 176 35 2 36 107 3 1 51 131 .317 .383 .581 .964

  2. Mark McGwire – 1987

    3. Mark McGwire
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.1 157 151 641 557 97 161 28 4 49 118 1 1 71 131 .289 .370 .618 .988

  3. Alvin Davis – 1984

    4. Alvin Davis
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.9 140 152 678 567 80 161 34 3 27 116 5 4 97 78 .284 .391 .497 .888

  4. Pete Alonso – 2019

    5. Peter Alonso
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.0 143 161 693 597 103 155 30 2 53 120 1 0 72 183 .260 .358 .583 .941

  5. Johnny Mize – 1936

    6. Johnny Mize
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.8 156 126 469 414 76 136 30 8 19 93 1 50 32 .329 .399 .577 .976

  6. Hal Trosky – 1934

    7. Hal Trosky
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.5 143 154 685 625 117 206 45 9 35 142 2 2 58 49 .330 .388 .598 .986

  7. Jeff Bagwell – 1991

    8. Jeff Bagwell
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.8 138 156 650 554 79 163 26 4 15 82 7 4 75 116 .294 .386 .437 .823

  8. Dale Alexander – 1929

    9. Dale Alexander
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.1 143 155 700 626 110 215 43 15 25 137 5 9 56 63 .343 .387 .580 .967

  9. Les Fleming – 1942

    10. Les Fleming
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.6 144 156 662 548 71 160 27 4 14 82 6 8 106 57 .292 .411 .432 .843

  10. Cody Bellinger – 2017

    11. Cody Bellinger
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.2 138 132 548 480 87 128 26 4 39 97 10 3 64 146 .267 .352 .581 .933

  11. Ed Bouchee – 1957

    12. Ed Bouchee
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.4 135 154 675 574 78 168 35 8 17 76 1 0 84 91 .293 .394 .470 .864

  12. Randy Milligan – 1989

    13. Randy Milligan
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    3.7 145 124 444 365 56 98 23 5 12 45 9 5 74 75 .268 .394 .458 .852

  13. Del Bissonette – 1928

    14. Del Bissonette
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.4 143 155 669 587 90 188 30 13 25 106 5 70 75 .320 .392 .543 .935

  14. Ferris Fain – 1947

    15. Ferris Fain
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.0 137 136 567 461 70 134 28 6 7 71 4 5 95 34 .291 .407 .423 .830

  15. Jim Gentile – 1960

    16. Jim Gentile
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    3.1 147 138 464 384 67 112 17 0 21 98 0 0 68 72 .292 .403 .500 .903

  16. Dick Hoblitzell – 1909

    17. Dick Hoblitzell
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.1 140 142 592 517 59 159 23 11 4 67 17 44 .308 .346 .418 .764

  17. Mike Hargrove – 1974

    18. Mike Hargrove
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    3.3 139 131 477 415 57 134 18 6 4 66 0 0 49 42 .323 .392 .424 .816

  18. Earl Torgeson – 1947

    19. Earl Torgeson
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    3.6 134 128 484 399 73 112 20 6 16 78 11 82 59 .281 .401 .481 .882

  19. Mike Fiore – 1969

    20. Mike Fiore
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    2.9 142 107 427 339 53 93 14 1 12 35 4 4 84 63 .274 .419 .428 .847

  20. Norm Cash – 1960

    21. Norm Cash
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    2.8 141 121 428 353 64 101 16 3 18 63 4 2 65 58 .286 .402 .501 .903

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