Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on June 11, 2019: Thanks very much! Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. The man who'd been sent to scout Feller had the following to say, "This was a kid pitcher I had to get. And that makes the 100 mph pitches Nolan Ryan threw in 1974 (as measured by Rockwell laser/radar instruments relatively close to the plate) even more remarkable today. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc. Privacy Policy. Some expe. That pitch was measured when the ball was 10 feet in front of home plate, according to Rivard and Sports Illustrated, which means after a small calculations adjustment that Ryan's fastball was closer to a 108 MPH pitch. What is the world record speed for throwing a baseball? Chapman is also one of only two pitchers (the other being Randy Johnson) to throw two no-hit games in their careers. He has a fastball that can go anywhere from 94 to 102 miles per hour, and a big nasty curve-ball to go along with it. Now, of course, it didn't always happen, that is why there has been relief pitching all along. I saw him pitch a few times when he was on the Angels. Enthralling! While that seems minor, it's actually an enormous boost over time. In 2015 Sonny Gray took one into the 8th but alas finished the game as a 2-hitter, which of course I was in attendance for (Braden's Perfect Game as well - but I am off topic as neither are 100 MPH pitchers) Anyway, thanks for the great read! * Click on a player to see more information about their specific events including videos of plays if available. Question: How could you not include Sandy Koufax in the list of the hardest throwing pitchers? average fastball speed in 1980. When a closer is brought into a game, they are generally brought in during the 9th inning. Power numbers were noticeably down, making the eye-opening numbers of the steroid-enhanced decades following look even gaudier. "They put me in the Hall of Fame? So how good was Nolan Ryan? He would never recover from the stroke he had at the age of 30. From radar evidence we can be fairly certain that major league fastballs averaged around 88-89 mph in the 1980s before ticking up to 89-90 mph in the 1990s, coinciding with increased relief pitcher specialization. Ask any pitcher who loses a mile off their fastball, and they'll tell you how much easier it is for batters to square up on them at the lower speed. You would have to know the speed of every pitcher in high school baseball to get the average. Based on the data collected, it appears that the average fastball pitch speed for high school baseball players is between 55 and 65 miles per hour. The #4 was around 75. love of baseball and the passion that you. We've gained a mile and a half in just six years. The Baby Braves might be ready ahead of schedule, Real or Not? I know the game baseball and how it is played. When it comes to softball, speed is everything. Ted had retired fairly young and was still likely able to compete at the major league level. 10. Does Camera Blur Equal Increased Bat Speed? Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on May 31, 2014: He was an amazing sample of a human in regards to the physical, that's for sure. Now it's 98.6 mph, though he did regain half a tick from his nadir in 2019 and 2020. He is sometimes referred to as the fastest pitcher in baseball history and had a fastball that probably exceeded 100 mph. He ended his career with 2,192 strikeouts and a.249 batting average against him. My Father (a Giants Fan) had Season Tickets at the L.A. Ok, pre war pitchers were not throwing hard, is it safe to say that because pitchers were not throwing hard then, Ruth took advantage of it? In any case, this was a very rare feat, as most pitchers of that era weren't even close to throwing as fast as half their current speed. A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. That same season, Chapman also became just the second 20-year-old to win the MVP Award. No one knows that. Whats the average speed thrown in the pros? Justin Verlander might be one of the greatest pitchers ever and to think in what? Johnson faced all the early legends of the sport. Now it is pretty obvious, with all the years and thousands of players to have played major league baseball, that I've left out some very relevant names, faces, and statistics. Even Lee Meadows, who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1939 to 1942, never reached 100 mph on a regular basis. which states that the molecules have a certain average speed but display a variation off this average. All times are GMT-8. In 2007, Justin Verlander pitched a no-hitter and finished the season with 18 wins, winning the American League rookie of the year award. On Aug. 20, 1974, Ryan entered The Guinness Book of World Records with a 100.9 mph pitch. What was Randy Johnson average fastball speed? Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on April 09, 2020: @Tim Cromble - are those on YouTube? WTF man? In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. I always think about what could have been with guys like Bob Feller and Ted Williams. All rights reserved. There is a lot of variation in the data, with some players throwing much faster or slower than this range. Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Jose Lima of the Los Angeles Dodgers both reached this mark twice. The Big Unit threw a no-hitter early in his career. I've never seen one pitcher dominate a team like he did the Dodgers for about 4-5 years. Relief pitching is now a field all its own. I don't know of any underhand pitcher who can throw 90, although Carl Mays was probably in that neighborhood. No-hitter the latest feat in James Paxton's rise, Deal ends Matt Harvey's roller-coaster ride with Mets, Sizing up potential trade fits for Manny Machado, Real or Not? There is no average high school speed. organization although he never reached the majors. His pitch was measured at 108.1 miles per hour. Very interesting article, thank you for sharing. Go ahead and laugh but you weren't standing in the batters box when the pitch went thirty feet over your head. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? We gave him a really great ovation as he walked of the mound. I knew he was something special. Nice move by Kevin Kennedy when took him out after he threw his warm up pitches in the bottom of the 7th. I gotta' stop man, it's your fault though. Should I Squish the bug with the back foot? It wasnt Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier, but it was significant. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Thing isback in the days heck, even in the early 70's there just weren't many relievers, as everyone tended to just count on the starter going deep into the game, or pitching a complete game. His fastball wasn't even his best pitch. Junior College softball: min 54 mph. Johnson ended his career as the all-time strikeout king, a record he'd hold until Nolan Ryan broke it more than 55 years later. ft. 9365 Pitching Wedge Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89134 $565,000 MLS# 2446069 Beautiful recently remodeled Summerlin home in a gated community right next to T. Nolan Ryan, in his prime with the Angels, got clocked at roughly 101 MPH measured only 10 feet in front of home plate. He grounded out to the first baseman on the first pitch from Minor in the inning, a 77-mph knuckle curve. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Answer: While it is possible Koufax could hit 100 mph in his younger years, the fastest pitch he ever threw which was recorded was in the low 90s. His fastball was fast and fuzzy; it didn't go in a straight line; it would wiggle and shoot around. He lived and played in a time when instruments for measuring a baseball's speed didn't exist. The typical velocity range of a fastball from this age group is 55 to 75 mph. What device? but in all ive seen 90s in d2 and d3 schools, d2 around here (florida) usually depends on school but mostly in the 80s. By the time he threw the ball, it seemed like his left arm was halfway to home plate. In 1987, he started throwing the curveball more often than not. So pitchers pacing themselves was a n. Great info on an amazing statistic - the 100 MPH pitch. At 15 years, it is obvious that a kid cannot throw the ball with the full throttle needed. An 85 mph fastball (if registered by a Speedgun at the plate) would be roughly 93 mph if measured by Statcast out of the pitchers hand. He threw a lot faster than Ryan. In 2008 it was 91.8 mph. It's that simple. If we're discussing who can throw the hardest, then why leave the relievers for last? All rights reserved. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. It takes immense athletic skill and determination to make it into the major leagues, but some people have skills that seem superhuman, and the ability to throw a ball at 100 mph is certainly an impressive one. He was unbelievable. Currently viewing seasons between 2015 and 2015. But nowadays helmets are always worn too. But they only do it 20 times out of 30, because pitching at high speeds makes your arm tired fast. His average fastball was 101 mph in 2016. 3.0. Cannot belive Sandy Koufax was hardly mentioned at all. They had to figure out a new and "cleaner" way of pitching. He struck out more than 300 batters in a season on two occasions and in 1979 he led the National League with the lowest earned run average. All except below are based on radar readings by the editor. His pitch speed was 108.1 miles per hour. Koufax was obviously one of the greatest pitchers in MLB history, but his breaking balls were what was so devastating. Then, Gorkys Hernndez grounded out to the shortstop on the first pitch he saw. No one but Nolan played that many seasonsno one. He wasn't feeling as strong and powerful as he was used to and his complaints and requests for examination were either ignored entirely, brushed off with derision, or just given a perfunctory look. Two away, and two pitches thrown. According to University of Illinois physicist Dr. Alan Nathan, a pitch that leaves a pitchers hand at 100 mph will (at sea level) slow down by 9 to 10% by the time it crosses the plate some 55-58 feet later. It has nothing to do with "airing it out". on Sept.17. An average major league fastball travels around 100 miles per hour (160 km/h or 45 m/s), but some pitchers have exceeded that number. This page was generated at 05:58 AM. As I'm near Dallas, Texas - we're all waiting to see what our Neftali Feliz can do when he returns from his surgery later this year! A swing of 47.9 mph produces a baseball speed of 91.4 mph. I hope those guys are wearing helmets and the other protection needed! In the second one at season's end he took a perfect game into the 8th inning before Brian Downing got a hit. Johnson was capable of throwing 99, but how often did he need to throw that hard? Out of curiosity, he stepped in (as a coach) into the batting box against Dalwkoski in a practice session. Goose was amazing with his windup and tailing fastball. It's the game itself, and the development of the players which excites me. There are different average softball pitch speed limits for every division under college games. Division 1: 63 MPH or faster. This is great stuff. In Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers sent four pitchers to the mound who touched 98 mph or harder. But Hamel's pitch design is sublime. Johnson's 417 career wins are second only to Cy Young, and he still owns an untouched record of 110 shutout games. For the Mets in 1985, Sidd Finch threw 168 mph. A Major League fastball averaged 93.7 miles per hour in 2020. Mike Minor did it on Thursday in the eighth inning of the Rangers' 7-5 win vs. the Red Sox. Yep! Jools Hogg from North-East UK on March 02, 2013: Great hub! He quickly became one of the top power pitchers in the American League, no small feat on a team that still included Bob Feller, Bob Lemon and other top pitchers, going 1610 with a 2.85 Earned Run Average (ERA) in his first year. This speed was measured using a radar gun and a high-speed camera. He also finished second six other times. They were capable of launching pitches that batters never saw and only heard after it was too late. I face both Ryan and Dalkowski and it wasn't close. Score struck out 245 batters in 1955, a Major League rookie record that stood until 1984, when it was topped by Dwight Gooden (Score, Gooden, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Don Sutton, Gary Nolan, Kerry Wood, Mark Langston and Hideo Nomo were the only eight rookie pitchers to top 200 strikeouts in the 20th century). Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Shared etc, loved it! Compare that to the 91.7 mph average in 2008. The thing just hissed with danger. check out the. The anecdotes from other hall of fame players are maybe even more telling. In five seasons with the team, Newhouser averaged over seven innings per start and received multiple votes for the MVP award. The man had as much skill and power as other greats such as Nolan Ryan. . Feller demanded to see the front line. Diamondbacks primed to bury Dodgers, Losing Corey Seager leaves Dodgers' season on the brink. He returned from the Second World War and played many more seasons, finishing his career with 266 wins and 2,581 strikeouts. Question: Is there a list of the 100 MOH pitchers? I'll be watching my Texas Rangers play the Boston Red Sox, starting in an hour and a half. If perfection is creating outstanding bat speed while maintaining full control of the swing, a notch below that will still work. I'm not sure the weight of a baseball? He was my hero then and even more so now. MLB has gone back and recalibrated Pitch/FX pitches to convert them to their velocity at pitch release. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on February 02, 2016: Thanks very much, Mr. Archer! But the truth is that nobody really knew before the technology was there, to measure accurately. Richard was seriously ill, but team trainers and physicians hadn't noticed the problema growing blood clot in his neck. Question: What do you think about Ryne Duren from the Yankees? Hitter's Parks - Parks with Most Home Runs, Average Speed by Pitch Type in the Majors, 1/20/2011 - Added Steven Ellis HS averages, 8/14/2008 - Corrected title "Pro avg" to "MLB avg", 8/10/2008 - Added average speed in major leagues based on August 2008 actual stats. Ken Taub from Long Island, NY on March 03, 2013: Great overview of the greatest pitchers, Wes. In 2003, Billy Wagner threw 25 pitches that were 100 miles per hour or faster. A "radar gun" is used to measure the speed of a baseball. Over the years various ways of measuring velocity have been used. According to measurements -- taken by eFastball's editor using a radar gun -- of pitches as they left the pitchers' hands, college and pro players' fastballs were typically thrown at an initial speed of 80 to 95 mph. A typical fastball from this age group is anywhere from 55 mph (on the low side) to 75 mph. But his fastball had movement. Back then, no one could touch 100 mph. I was their when the Angels retired his number and also just about every time he pitched against them in Anaheim. I not only got to see Koufax pitch at Crosley Field but he played college ball where? Today's pitchers can reach up to 95 mph on their fastest pitches! Not incredibly fast but understands the situations in which to use his speed. The movement of a pitch is defined in inches, both in raw numbers and as a measurement against average. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on April 28, 2013: Statistical joy in Baseball! Do you have a blog? Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed "The Ryan Express," is without a doubt the single most successful and notable power pitcher in the history of major league baseball. David Roark is a passionate and knowledgeable individual when it comes to sports. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on June 21, 2019: Hey Thanks, Jennifer. We couldn't touch him every one of us knew we'd met the most powerful arm ever turned loose in a ball park.". Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Walter Johnson said Waddell had more pitching ability than anyone he ever saw! An average changeup for this age is somewhere around the 50-60 mph mark. In the pitching velocity chart below, you will see rough averages for pitching velocity by age. The current world record holder is Randy Johnson with 104.0 mph. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. I also appreciate the chess-like mastery of Sandy Koufax. He would throw three no-hitters and created such a stir with his right arm that the league set up a commission to see if they could determine how fast his pitches really were. Fastball speed for an average major-league pitcher starts at its lowest point in early April, rises by about 1.0-1.5 mph to a peak in the month of July, and declines gradually thereafter. They each pitched at least one inning at 100 mph or faster. With a terrifying arm and a terrible drinking problem, Dalkowski never even played in the major leagues. 30 years and up is when pitching velocity takes a sharp decline. What is the fastest a human has thrown a baseball? Jack Morris learned the pitch from Roger Craig in 1980, and it became an effective "out" pitch for the Tigers' hurler. Red Sox bullpen's tightrope act will wear thin, Real or not? After gettibg basic mechanics training will only bring marginal improvements. They get similar amounts of . Steve Dalkowski, the legendary minor league pitcher who drank as hard as he threw. The Speedgun, developed by Decatur Technologies (a long-time maker of police radar guns) measured closer to the plate than the JUGS gun. The late, unbelievably great J.R. Richard, whose career ended after a 1980 stroke. Longest tail on a fastball I ever saw. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc. Privacy Policy. One other thing to remember. I would guess that he saved his best fastball and used it maybe a dozen times a game. For example, Oliver Prez averaged 89.7 mph on his fastball in 2020. The average fastball is between 50-60 mph for a pitcher in the Majors division of Little League (11-13 yo). Last but certainly not least, there is Neftali Feliz, who was clocked more recently in 2010 at 103.4, at the Ballpark in Arlington. In addition to Chapman, three other pitchers have thrown a perfect game: Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, and Jim Bunning. 26 years old is the best age for top velocity through an MLB career. In the last eight years, the league-average fastball has risen about 1 mile per hour. However, as a black man, he surely did suffer some discrimination down in Houston, Texas, a town where he ought to have been more loved and appreciated for what he brought there. Find out more. Ernie Banks said Sandy's breaking pitches had more spin than anyone else's. Nithya Venkat from Dubai on March 02, 2013: An interesting read, great write. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on May 30, 2014: jbennett3112 - same with Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, they seemed to often have more velocity at the end of games than the start. It was determined Feller's pitch traveled 98.6 miles per hour. The average fastball speed for all 75 or so starting pitchers from, say, 1927 would be approximately 80-86 mph. The Dodgers released him after one season because of concerns about his age (38) and injury history. Terrible they didn't find out what was going on with him. The Big Unit's devastating slider is what made him so lethal. In the 1980s, theories about . I was fortunate enough to grow up in Burbank, CA and was 9 years old when the Dodgers moved to LA. However, Johnson was still struggling quite a bit; he'd often walk so many batters that he'd lose the game. Typically girls will be successful throwing 50+ in high school (depending on school size and how many 'travel' girls are playing on the school's team) and having highest success while throwing in the upper 55 - 65 MPH range. It was against the Angels in Anaheim, CA. In later years, his fastball declined to the 96 mph (154 km/h) range and his slider clocked at around 87 mph (140 km/h). June 30 saw Richards having a practice throwing session at the Houston Astrodomehe tried to shake off the loud ringing in his ears but he soon collapsed on the AstroTurf, a victim of a stroke. When Johnson first made it to the big leagues, he had a wild and long mullet, a big burly mustache, and he stomped around on the mound in a very angry manner. 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