To do this, we must understand exit velocity as part of a phenomenon unique to physical exertion and thus in sports: the distribution of an average maximum athletic effort. Sports are full of examples ...

We’re taking a look at the average exit velocity and fastball velocity for the Top 100 Prospects. Players are listed by their rank on the Top 100. Orioles shortstop/third baseman Gunnar ...

Among all the pitches thrown by all the pitchers in MLB, the best of them all is a below-average velocity, four-seam fastball. The 92-mph fastball from Chicago Cubs lefthander Shota Imanaga has ...

Below is the average fastball velocity for every prospect ranked inside the 2025 Top 100 Prospects. There are three prospects that did not throw a pitch in an affiliated game in 2024.

Average four-seam fastball velocity is 94.2 mph this year, matching 2023 and up from 91.1 mph in 2008. There were 3,880 pitches of 100 mph or higher last year, up from 214 in 2008.

The average four-seam fastball velocity was 93.9 mph, up from 93.7 mph in 2021 and 93.1 mph in 2015, when Statcast first began measuring. “The way the game is now, everybody’s throwing that hard.

Average fastball velocities for active 2025 Yankees pitchers (through Thursday): AVG. FB. VELOCITY PITCHER GAMES. 96.6 Jonathan Loaisiga 3. 95.5 Yerry De los Santos 6. 94.3 Ian Hamilton 14. 94.3 ...

This year’s minor league batting average is .243, down from .256 in 2019. “I didn’t see 100 (mph) when I was playing. It’s commonplace now,” said Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, whose last ...

Baseball can’t run away from its lack of runs. Batting averages are near half-century lows. Velocity is at an all-time high. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link ...