Both were mentioned in the Meter to Record Feller's Speed article above and the unit of measure was feet per second. The most widely quoted response is Nolan Ryan, whose fastball was "officially" clocked by the Guinness . His 2,453 career strikeouts are just 34th all-time, but his 8.86 SO/9 IP are ninth. What is the fastest a human has thrown a baseball? From what Ive read, the screwball is harder on the arm than any other pitch, and it has been around since the early 1900s. Bob Feller was measured at 98.6 MPH. Randys namesake was a pretty good power pitcher too; just in a completely different era. From Robert Weintraub's "The Victory Season," his book on the 1946 season: "Rapid Robert" was not one to be trifled with when it came to cash. Jimenez is another pitcher who, at just 27 years old, has already raised eyebrows with some of his strikeout totals and radar gun readings. At least thats what the Indians keep telling themselves. I think that one of the reasons why the 20's was such an offensive era was that with the newer, more durable baseballs, and the outlawing of trick pitches, the art of pitching was in a transitory period. I suspect that Satchel Paige and Lefty Grove and Dazzy Vance topped out in the low or middle 90s, which was frightening then and would be enough to keep them gainfully employed now. 100-mph fastballs have been attributed to many pitchers. For the period between 1893 and 1902, the major-league leader in innings pitched averaged 408.5 innings. I have serious doubts about the 107 mph estimate. He struck out 276 batters in 218 innings as arookiein 1984 and then came back the next season to win the Cy Young award by striking out 268 batters in 276.2 innings. - Ford Frick, "Smokey Joe (Williams) could throw harder than all of them." Because 1) they weren't asked to max out, and 2) everyone in every sport is stronger and faster, more dynamic today than yesterday; why would pitchers be any different? After nine years of erratic pitching he was released in 1966, never having made it to the Major Leagues. In 1987, McGwire set the record when he threw his fastball at 101.4 miles per hour (162.8 km/h or 43.9 m/s). Farewell to a Mariners legend. In his first full season as a closer the righty struck out 90 batters in 64.2 innings, good enough for his first and only All-Star selection. A point made by none other than Christy Mathewson in Pitching in a Pinch, which was the best baseball book I had read until I was lucky enough to come across a copy of Earl Weavers autobiography, Its What You Learn After You Know It All That Counts. Johnsons 3,509 career strikeouts (ninth all time) dont look too impressive when you consider just how many innings he threw (nearly 6,000), but theres no doubt about his arm. Chapman is the owner of the fastest ever recorded pitch at an incredible 105.1 mph. I had my fastest pitched timed when I was younger. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. Three Cleveland Indians could do only 119 feet. Baseball Almanac is pleased to provide you with a velocity calculator which you can use to convert these various formats and compare pitchers - both modern and historical. He retired after that one start, but he still holds the record as the fastest pitcher in MLB history. He once threw a ball at least 450 feet on a bet. Frustrated, the two met at the mound where Bench bluntly said, "Your fastball's not popping." Here are the 28 hardest throwers in MLB history. Back in the 1880s-90s, these guys threw over 400 innings a season with regularity. They each pitched at least one inning at 100 mph or faster. In 1998, Lima matched this speed while playing for the Dodgers. - Joe Tinker talking about Rube Marquard. Wohlers was a failed starter who came out of seemingly nowhere to be a lockdown closer for the Braves in the mid 1990s. It was estimated that Dalkowski's fastball at times reached 105 mph. Chapman is capable of hitting 105 repeatedly and may still be developing physically. They all thought he was faster than Bob Feller and Walter Johnson, though none of them probably saw Johnson pitch. Ted Williams once stood in a spring training batting cage and took one pitch from Dalkowski. He threw 283 pitches in a complete game against Aberdeen and once threw 120 pitches in only two innings. In 19 seasons in the Negro Leagues, Paige recorded 1,231 strikeouts in just over 1,500 innings. Dalkowski was the basis for wild fastball pitcher Nuke LaLoosh in the movie Bull Durham. 1920 Major League Baseball Standard Pitching | Baseball-Reference.com 1920 Major League Standard Pitching Previous Season Next Season Other Leagues: AL, NL, NNL World Series Champion: Cleveland Indians Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. In baseball statistics, pitch count is the number of pitches thrown by a pitcher in a game. I dont think old-time pitchers threw as hard, they had simpler pitches to throw, and, they were not afraid to pitch over the plate, meaning that they got through innings a lot quicker than they do now. Copyright 1999-2021. Hes led the NL in strikeouts in each of the past three seasons and is a threat to do it again this year. His arm was pretty much toast in his mid-30s. The new meter, which gives an immediate reading which engineers said compared with standard laboratory meter accuracy, is built in a trailer. Just inside is a set of photo-electric tubes, and five feet back is another set. Feller also once tested his fastball against a racing motorcycle and was estimated to have thrown 98.6 mph that time as well (or 104 mph by some modern estimates). "Batting slumps? Are there measurements or estimations? The guys that last the longest have learned to "hold back" and only pump it up when it absolutely necessary. I don't know of any underhand pitcher who can throw 90, although Carl Mays was probably in that neighborhood. A varied assortment of men followed. Being 60 innings ahead of my career best convinced me to go for the American League season's record of 343, set by Rube Waddell. I had two or three different kinds of curve balls and a lot of confidence in each of them. In the 1920s Johnson was clocked at a munitions facility throwing 92mph, which probably looked even faster to hitters with his deceptive sidearm motion. Even though both were clocked rather crudely, their measurements would extrapolate to over 100 mph on a modern radar gun. His greatest accomplishment is probably striking out 21 batters in a minor league game and walking 21 batters in another. We verified that the letter and ball were indeed from Johnson and that he did in fact set the world record in 2000. Pitchers were required to throw underhand until 1883. Source: Richmond (VA) Times Dispatch, June 6, 1939. I mean i wasn't there so I'm skeptical. Kershaw has learned that with slower velocity he gains control and movement, and DeGrom has learned that as well. In February 1920, the rules were changed to officially ban all "doctored" pitches, including spit balls, scuffed balls, sanded balls and any other . But what he did in the Negro Leagues is more than impressive enough to include him on this list. All rights reserved. are especially hard on the arm. Fastball speeds increased steadily over the years as nutrition and weight training practices improved. Pitchers are throwing harder than ever before. Over the course of the past decade, Chapmans fastest fastball had gotten faster by nearly a mile per hour. Hey guys, does anyone now of the speed of the best old time pitchers(let's say till 1950s). How fast did Seaver throw? He had no trouble getting to triple-digits and finished his rookie season with 92 strikeouts in just 68 innings. The best throw was 86 feet a second, the second best 84. Today's games often last three or four hours! If hed been relieved a little more, maybe he would have lasted longer. Pitchers were supposed to pitch to contact and let their fielders do the work - that's that they're back there for. Less games meant more time to recuperate between starts. However, Major League Baseball officially considers that pitch to be a 105.8 mph fastball. When a guy hits .358, he doesn't have slumps." Rogers Hornsby, 1961 I woudl suggest that it is in fact simply that they let the pitchers pitch so much back then. Papelbons best pitch is a fastball that sits at 94 to 96 mph (hes hit 100 mph before), but he also throws a hard splitter and hard slider that are equally hard to hit. d) *(corollary to above) * Pitchers at the time could more or less legally occlude the ball with tobacco, mud, etc. The average speed of a fastball in the MLB is. Hes already among the all-time leaders with 215 saves and has nearly 500 strikeouts in just seven short seasons. Nolan Ryan holds record for fastest pitch. Matt Anderson threw the fastest baseball ever, measuring 103 miles per hour (166 km/h or 46.0 m/s). Often a starting pitcher will be removed from the . A "radar gun" is used to measure the speed of a baseball. He was not physically as strong as some others, but he had long, tapering fingers and a peculiar whip to his arm that certainly drove that baseball through the air." 14. For decades, comparing pitch velocities has often been an apples-and-oranges discussion. The results of the test from the "new meter" were reported the day after the initial article: Humphreys' 'Hard' Un' Faster Than Feller's, Meter Shows. In 995 minor league innings, he walked 1,354 batters and struck out 1,396. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. Major League Baseball does not recognize radar speeds as an official statistic. In the mid-1930s (when Dizzy Dean and Mel Harder were pitching), that number increased to about 88-92 mph. Real or Not? Pitchers before 1930 (or so) regularly finished their starts, too. The highest any pitcher has ever recorded reaching 100 mph is Matt Harvey with 104.8 mph (2009). Carlton might be the pitcher most responsible for making the strikeout fashionable inMLB. And that is #62, Herb Score. Hes a lock to reach 3,000 if he stays healthy, and at 28 years old, he may just be getting better. Greg madux would only pump 90+ in later innings to throw hitters off. Privacy Policy. ** Actual picture of speed taken from the field at bottom of the chart.^ Due to the large number of MLB.com Gameday additions this symbol means it was verified there. At the height of his career (1998-2002), he was striking out more than a batter per inning, and who knows how many strikeouts he might have now if injuries hadnt derailed his promising career. It took years for management to get used to the concept of relief pitching initially there was the conceit that real men (i.e. Perhaps I'm wrong on this, but it's just a theory of mine. He was once clocked at 101 mph in 2009 and is capable of throwing in the upper 90s late in the game. During his eight-year retirement, Ryan worked as a baseball analyst for NBC Sports and as a consultant for the Texas Rangers. A fast fastball is a lot faster than it used to be. b) Travel pervaded the season more in those days pitchers got a lot of rest while sitting around on trains. The first radar guns that began appearing at ballparks in the late 1970s and early 1980s measured pitches much closer to the plate. The rookie returned to his position behind the plate and called for a curve, only to be shaken off again. Stephen Louis Dalkowski Jr. (June 3, 1939 - April 19, 2020), nicknamed Dalko, was an American left-handed pitcher. Took place during a no hitter. What is Mitchell Starc's fastest ball speed? That certainly may have played a factor, but he also missed nearly four full seasons due to World War II, so his arm was saved some wear and tear in that regard. A few amateurs warmed up yesterday on a new pitching speed meter. As Ted Williams once said, "Three days before he pitched I would start thinking about Robert Feller, Bob Feller. Early comments about fastball pitchers can be found in many old newspapers and offer some interesting insight into who was considered fastest during this early era: "He (Lefty Grove) was the fastest pitcher who ever lived." Diamondbacks primed to bury Dodgers, Losing Corey Seager leaves Dodgers' season on the brink. Super arms are found not created. Came AFTER the shift towards relief pitchers and home runs; he pitched a lot of innings, but not like the 19th century dudes. Other fast pitchers have included Carl Hubbell, Jack Quinn, and Roy Halladay. Obviously, if it was done on a closed off road in a. Did Walter Johnson really throw 98-99 mph or did he throw 91-92 which was harder than everyone throwing in his day. Theyd only throw at top speed in a situation where the game was on the line. Dmitriy Ioselevich is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. Heres a look at how the last 15 No. Matt Anderson, has thrown the fastest pitched baseball which measured 103 miles per hour (166 km/h or 46.0 m/s). Let's start with this date in history. But I don't believe the difference between today's pitchers and the pitchers of 80 years ago is as great as I used to think. Her best was 40 feet per second. The former Dodgers closer once converted a record 84 straight save opportunities and was as close to untouchable as a pitcher will ever be. Atley Donald and Van Lingle Mungo were early hard-throwers that were actually measured. . You couldnt hit it far no matter what. Ich-i-ro!' Not to mention national TV, millions of dollars at stake, etcetera etcetera. "He's (Stu Miller) got a fastball you could catch in your teeth. The next year, Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees broke this record again with a ball that traveled at 103.3 miles per hour (167.4 km/h or 45.5 m/s). They are also some of the most widely debated by historians, researchers & experts alike. The results from the "contest for pitchers" have never been found. Back to how fast Feller threw. As long as hitters kept missing it, I was going to keep throwing it. They wanted to control, be durable, and pitch for a long time. Once, he could throw his fastball 97-plus miles an hour. In 1946, he started the season with a three-hit, 10-strikeout shutout, kicking off what he called his greatest season. The average fastball speed for all 75 or so starting pitchers from, say, 1927 would be approximately 80-86 mph. A few minutes later, Feller walked out to a loud ovation, $700 richer. The list above IS NOT a comprehensive breakdown of every pitcher to ever surpass the 100 mph barrier, but rather a list of pitchers we have seen on ESPN Game of the Week, SportsCenter, or in person eclipsing the century mark. For a while speeds were measured about 5 feet in front of the plate, then then they were measured by averaging the speed out of the hand and when it crossed the plate, pitch f/x measured speeds at 55 feet from home, finally statcast now presents speeds out of the hand. Even Lee Meadows, who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1939 to 1942, never reached 100 mph on a regular basis. Chapman's speed came in only one game during his career. When you have a good curve ball, it makes your strike zone larger because the hitters swing at pitches that are outside. Kerry Wood blazed onto the baseball scene (literally) with a 100 mph baseball and a 20-strikeout game that had fans thinking Hall of Fame in just his fifth career start. Mike Trout He started again on July 31 against the Red Sox. Nobody else in the league can do that." At Griffith Stadium on Aug. 20, the machine was set up and Feller would fire in some fastballs. I believe in the dead ball era, guys topped out around 85 mph. On Sept. 24, 2010, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest recorded pitch in major league history. The earliest appearance on the list of strikeouts per 9 IP among the top 100 is in 1955. This page was generated at 04:50 PM. To go along with his 714 home runs, Ruth ultimately retired with. Like Gangster Octopus says, we remember the exceptions. Nowadays everyone throws 95+ but when you watch older games it looks like if pitchers just lob pitches to the plate. Another fascinating account of a fastball pitcher, who is often credited as one of the fastest ever, was described in great detail by baseball historian Jonathan Fraser Light. I would guess that he saved his best fastball and used it maybe a dozen times a game. He once threw a pitch so hard that the catcher missed the ball and it shattered an umpire's mask. As long as hitters kept missing it, I was going to keep throwing it. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. So Feller refused to take part, staying under the stands until (Senators owner Clark) Griffith was forced to come down to him and negotiate. It all depends on what pitch the pitcher is throwing, fastball are faster than curve balls, changeups. He went 26-15 with a 2.18 ERA and 348 strikeouts, but that's not even the fun stuff. Red Sox bullpen's tightrope act will wear thin, Real or not? The Pitch/FX system that MLB used in 2010 measured pitches at roughly 50 feet from home plate, which is where the 105.1 mph of Chapmans fastball was measured. Ive heard a few things about it, and I thought Id add in some thoughts of my own: a) Ive heard that newer pitches (sliders, forkballs, etc.) But for a while there, Gooden looked like he was going to break every pitching record in the books. McDowell, otherwise known as Sudden Sam, is another one of the pitchers youve probably never heard of unless you grew up as a Cleveland Indians fan during the 1960s and 1970s. Before the pitch reached the plate Bench dropped his glove and caught the ball bare-handed - or so the story goes. The pitcher wants to keep the pitch count low because of his stamina. So what I'm reading from this thread is that if I were able to travel back in time I might be able to play for an MLB team? The best workhorses of that time approached 700 innings - and they weren't even playing 154 games in a season yet. They didnt replace the game balls as often consequently by the end of a game the ball was a blackened, tobacco-sopping, lopsided, scuffed, bag of mush. The tech continued to improve. Feller has also written that he slipped from the mound in a June 13, 1947 game against Philadelphia and injured his back, saying his fastball was never the same after that. There were freak arms throughout history. Originally Published: February 2003 on Baseball Almanac. Maloney delivered. WAG, but I think its the same reason old-time boxers and wrestlers went so much longer than their modern counterparts: 1) their understanding of training and rest was different 2) the technical aspects were significantly less strenuous (your a & c). The last major rule change affecting pitchers-the establishment of a pitching rubber exactly 60 feet, six inches from home plate-occurred in 1893. The Big Train, as Walter Johnson was known, did his damage in the early part of the 20th century as a starter for the Washington Nationals. Pitchers back then (deadball era) were expected to throw complete games and had to pace themselves. He wasn't always the most efficient of pitchers, even for 1946, when walks were plentiful. His rate did decline even more the rest of that season, however. In addition to being incredibly fast, modern-day pitchers can also throw very hard. "They put me in the Hall of Fame? As for other hard numbers for those days: two hours and 15 minutes was considered an ordinary game back then. There are a handful of players who will tell you that Smoky Joe Wood was the fastest throwing pitcher in baseball history. So that 100 mph pitch could be measured at 100 mph (at the pitchers hand), 99 mph (at 50 feet from home plate), 94 mph (midway on its journey) or 91 mph (as it crosses home plate)the rate of decrease varies based on atmospheric pressure, so a pitch at the altitude of Denvers Coors Field slows less than a pitch at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. Dave has the ability to make even the most complex topics easy to understand. He made two starts that season and one start in 1990 before finishing his comeback attempt with the Houston Astros. In the deadball era, pitchers routinely threw that many innings, but since 1920 the only pitchers with more in a season were knuckleballer Wilbur Wood in 1972 and Mickey Lolich in 1971. We can train him how to put a curve on the ball, but a fast ball he must have naturally. He was sometimes called the fastest pitcher in baseball history and had a fastball that probably exceeded 100 mph (160 km/h). Hes actually more or less the same pitcher as Juan Marichal, and. He held on for awhile with guile and deception but couldnt throw hard. Wood finished his career with just 989 strikeouts in 1,434.1 innings, but considering the era he was pitching in, those are some pretty outstanding numbers. Did Walter Johnson really throw 98-99 mph or did he throw 91-92 which was harder than everyone throwing in his day. We had a sixth-place ballclub, but Bill Veeck bought the ballclub and made some trades, and in 1948, we won the World Series.". One such account allegedly took place during a Spring Training game in 1968. 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 1963 for Elmira he finally started throwing strikes. That sounds plausible, but he was averaging 6.6 K's per nine before that game, well below his 1946 figure. Nolan Ryan earned his nickname "The Ryan Express.". Hes still considered one of the best to ever throw a baseball, and its estimated his fastball could reach 100 mph. Average was probably low-mid 80s. The best workhorses of that time approached 700 innings and they werent even playing 154 games in a season yet. Lee's career ERA was 2.25, and she was known for throwing a wicked knuckleball. Pitchers were not included in yesterday's test but "unofficially," Bob Feller of Cleveland threw three balls into the meter from a distance of 20 feet. Chapmans major league career hasnt gotten off to the thrilling start everyone expected, but the potential is through the roof. The device measures the ball's speed between the two points and flashes it on a scale facing the pitcher. 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