What's the fastest baseball ever pitched?

Ryan Helsley throws 104 mph pitch.
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Who threw 106 mph?

There actually is a major leaguer who has thrown pitches at 101 mph and has a 106 mph exit velocity on a hit. Jacob deGrom, who was a shortstop for much of his college career at Stetson, had a 106 mph exit velocity on a single in 2015. He also has 47 101-plus mph pitches in his career.
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How fast was Nolan Ryan's fastest pitch?

The most widely quoted response is Nolan Ryan, whose fastball was "officially" clocked by the Guinness Book of World Records at 100.9 miles per hour in a game played on August 20, 1974, versus the Detroit Tigers.
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Who pitched 108 mph?

Nolan Ryan: 108.1 MPH

The Ryan Express was really bringing the heat that night in 1974, throwing the fastest pitch ever recorded in a Major League Baseball game. Just one of a long list of accomplishments in his historic career.
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Is it possible to throw a baseball 110 mph?

More and more pitchers are throwing triple digits. The fastest of them tops out at 105 MPH. WIRED examines why the 110 MPH fastball is almost impossible.
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Why is a 110 mph fastball impossible?

The number of pitchers who can break the 100 MPH has gone up dramatically in the last decade, with one who can throw 105. But breaking 110 MPH is nearly impossible, due to the physical limitations of human bones, muscles, and ligaments.
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How fast can Babe Ruth throw?

Ruth was an extremely skilled pitcher, throwing the ball at a speed of over 100 miles per hour. He was even faster when he batted, swinging the bat so fast that it looked like a blur on TV. In 1934, Ruth set single-season home run records and became one of baseball's most legendary players.
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Who threw 110 mph fastball?

The legend of Steve Dalkowski is well known.
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Who threw 104 mph pitch?

Helsley hits 104.2 mph for fastest pitch of '22

MILWAUKEE -- For the third time, Cardinals All-Star closer Ryan Helsley threw the fastest pitch of the MLB season by firing a 104.2 mph fastball to Brewers slugger Rowdy Tellez on Tuesday night at American Family Field.
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Who threw 107 mph?

Tennessee Volunteers pitcher Ben Joyce recently fired the fastest pitch in college baseball history. The 6-foot-5 right-hander delivered multiple pitches over 102 MPH, a mark even big leaguers struggle to hit.
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How many pitchers throw 100 mph?

Only 11 pitchers have hit 103 mph even once in a regular-season game, and only three have thrown more than 10 such pitches.
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What was Randy Johnson's fastest pitch?

In the prime of his career, Johnson's fastball was clocked as high as 102 mph (164 km/h), with a low three-quarters delivery (nearly sidearm). His signature pitch was a slider that broke down and away from left-handed hitters and down and in to right-handed hitters.
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How fast was Roger Clemens fastball?

Clemens was said to throw "two pitches: a 98-mph fastball and a hard breaking ball.
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Who threw 116 mph pitch?

That's not a pitch. Bauer is taking a running start and whipping a 3oz ball a short distance. He threw a ball 116.9 mph, not a pitch. It's semantics, we know.
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Who hit the farthest home run ever?

In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET!
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Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

No, there has never been a 27-strikeout baseball game. The all-time record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game is 20.
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Is it possible to throw 108 mph?

The year 1974 was a watershed year of sorts for how we have come to measure the speed of a pitch.
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What is the slowest fastball ever thrown?

This 35.1 MPH Frank Schwindel pitch is the slowest (known/measured) MLB pitch to ever get hit for a home run!
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What is the fastest pitch by a 14 year old?

Generally, 14 year old average cruising speed would be about 65 mph. Average freshman pitcher (14 to 15 year old) cruising speed would be about 70 mph. Average cruising speed for a good high school pitching prospect at 14 to 15 years old would be about 75 mph.
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Who threw the hardest fastball?

Earl Weaver, who had years of exposure to both pitchers, said, "[Dalkowski] threw a lot faster than Ryan." The hardest throwers in baseball currently are recognized as Aroldis Chapman and Jordan Hicks, who have each been clocked with the fastest pitch speed on record at 105.1 mph (169 km/h).
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How fast can a 13 year old throw a fastball?

13 And 14-Year-Olds

An average fastball from this age range is anywhere from 55 mph (on the low side) to 75 mph. A pitcher throwing 75 mph is better than most people for this age, and their fastball is at a high school quality. An average changeup for this age is approximately around the 50-60 mph mark.
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Who is the wildest pitcher ever?

Tony Mullane is the all-time leader in wild pitches with 343 career. Mullane is also the only player to throw more than 300 career wild pitches.
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How fast can an NFL QB throw a baseball?

At the NFL combine, quarterbacks who agree to throw in front of scouts commonly record throwing velocities around 50-60 mph.
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Who in the MLB can throw 100 mph?

Jhoan Duran gave Alex Verdugo a nasty taste of his incredible pitch. Jhoan Duran gave Alex Verdugo a nasty taste of his incredible pitch.
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