Top 5 first-year avgs of RBI'ers

[Metal King]

Of course, they're all call-ups, but interesting:

1. Larry Herndon - 1974:
12 Games
1-1
3 Runs
1.000 Avg/Obp/Slg

2. Pedro Guerrero - 1978:
5 Games
5-8
3 Runs
1 3b
1 Rbi
.625 Avg/Obp
.875 Slg

3. Curt Ford - 1985:
11 Games
6-12
2 Runs
2 2b
3 Rbi
4 BB
1-0 Sb
.500 Avg
.625 Obp
.667 Slg

4. Tony Pena - 1980:
8 Games
9-21
1 Run
1 2b
1 3b
1 rbi
.429 avg/obp
.571 slg

5. Gary Carter - 1974
9 Games
11-27
5 Runs
1 3b
1 hr
6 rbi
1 bb
2-0 sb
.407 avg
.414 obp
.593 slg

If you go by semi-full/full seasons, it's Wade Boggs with a .349 avg in 1982.  Although many RBI'ers have hit .300+ their very first year in the bigs.....

[Metal King]

Just for the record,  the highest final season batting average by an RBI'er no matter the length of season:

Danny Heep:  .417

[TempoGL]

John Paciorek is the best player of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111!!!!!111

[TbT]

Just for the record,  the highest final season batting average by an RBI'er no matter the length of season:

Danny Heep:  .417

In the vein of random guy who produces a lot in RBI despite a really poor player rating, Danny Heep is pretty clutch for me.  Has had more than his share of homers.  Aldrete has inexplicably always been a legit 2-4 guy with Nate Nate Nate for years.  Couple singles like clockwork outta that guy.

[Gantry]

Heep I can get behind, Aldrete is a bag of turds

[Shooty]

Heep I can get behind, Aldrete is a bag of turds

I assume thats a compliment coming from you.

[Stock]

It just means he wants to smear Aldrete all over his face.

[Metal King]

Actually Dan Gladden holds the record for highest average in a first SEASON (not year) by an RBI'er.  He played a little in '83 but in '84 he batted .351 and scored 71 runs in 86 games.

[TempoGL]

That's still not a full season. I don't really understand your criteria, sir.

[Metal King]

Well it's definitely not his first YEAR, that was '83.  86 games would constitute a season.

Ok, first HALF/FULL seasons then, Gladden still beats Boggs by .002 but Wade still first at .349 for first YEAR.