Twins rookie catcher Josmil Pinto went 3 for 4 on Monday, with all three hits being doubles, leaving him with 13 hits in 23 at-bats, a .565 batting average, in seven games in the major leagues. Since 1980, only one player has had at least 20 at-bats and a higher batting average than Pinto in his first seven games in the big leagues; Jay Bruce was 15 for 26 (.577) at that point of his career.
Hot starts with minimum of 20 at-bats for the Twins rookies
| Player | H | G | Year | Age | PA | AB | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josmil Pinto | .565 | 13 | 7 | 2013 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .913 | 1.513 |
| Gary Ward (RoY-9th) | .463 | 19 | 13 | 1980 | 26 | 46 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .489 | .780 | 1.269 |
| Glenn Williams | .425 | 17 | 13 | 2005 | 27 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .452 | .450 | .902 |
| Mike Ryan | .393 | 24 | 27 | 2003 | 25 | 68 | 61 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | .441 | .754 | 1.195 |
| Steve Lombardozzi | .370 | 20 | 28 | 1985 | 25 | 65 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .426 | .481 | .908 |
| Tommy Watkins | .357 | 10 | 9 | 2007 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .438 | .357 | .795 |
| Player | H | G | Year | Age | PA | AB | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | ||||
| Chris Parmelee | .355 | 27 | 21 | 2011 | 23 | 88 | 76 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 0 | .443 | .592 | 1.035 |
| John Barnes | .351 | 13 | 11 | 2000 | 24 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .415 | .459 | .874 |
| Chip Hale | .333 | 62 | 69 | 1993 | 28 | 213 | 186 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 2 | .408 | .425 | .832 |