Who has an 80 grade fastball?

An 80-grade is given to players who have a skill that would make place them among the best of the best. For example, an 80-grade skill is Aroldis Champan's fastball, Aaron Judge's power, Trea Turner's speed and Matt Chapman's defense.
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Who has the fastest pitch of 2021?

Justin Lawrence's 101 mph sinker

Clase throws the hardest cutter on record, and this one is the single fastest cutter strikeout on record -- a 101.8 mph game-ending K. Pitch tracking goes back to 2008, and Clase has all of the 19 fastest strikeouts on cutters in that span. He averaged 100.2 mph with his cutter in 2021.
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Who has the best fastball in MLB?

Aroldis Chapman's fastball is widely regarded as the fastest pitch in MLB today. In fact, even after more than 575 career innings and countless pitches hitting 100-plus mph, he also holds the title this season.
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How fast should a 13 year olds fastball be?

13 and 14 Year Olds

A typical fastball from this age group is anywhere from 55 mph (on the low side) to 75 mph. A pitcher throwing 75 mph is well above average for this age, and their fastball is at a high school caliber. An average changeup for this age is somewhere around the 50-60 mph mark.
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Who has the fastest average fastball in MLB?

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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Fastest recorded pitches, since 2008
  • Aroldis Chapman: 105.1 mph (7/18/16)
  • Aroldis Chapman: 105.0 mph (7/23/16)
  • Jordan Hicks: 105.0 mph (5/20/18)
  • Jordan Hicks: 105.0 mph (5/20/18)
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Did Nolan Ryan throw 108 mph?

According to the baseball documentary “Fastball”, Nolan Ryan? s final fastball, which he threw at age 46, was clocked at 98 MPH. Yep, you read that right.
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What was Randy Johnson's fastest pitch?

Randy Johnson was known for throwing a fastball that could reach over 100 mph. It's not every day you see a dove explode in front of home plate, and this was all caught on camera.
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How fast do D2 pitchers throw?

Lower NAIA/D2 Pitcher

Pitchers in this tier typically throw velocities of 77 MPH - 82 MPH. These pitchers will have control of at least one off-speed pitch and be developing another.
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How fast do d1 pitchers throw?

These may include but are not limited to a pitcher's pitch velocity, ERA, and how many batters they walk per inning. To break it down more specifically, Division I recruiters look for pitchers who: Have a pitching velocity of 84 miles per hour to 95+ miles per hour.
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Who is the slowest pitcher in the MLB?

Holt set a new record for slowest pitch thrown in a Major League game since the sport began tracking such data in 2008, landing a 31 mph eephus for a called strike against Oakland utilityman Josh Harrison.
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How fast could Koufax throw?

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. Koufax was obviously one of the greatest pitchers in MLB history, but his breaking balls were what was so devastating.
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How fast could Steve Carlton throw?

For Carlton, the trade meant a bigger paycheck, of course, but equally important, it freed him from a dictum St. Louis decreed: not to throw a slider. Carlton had a fastball in the 95 mph range, and a big, slow-breaking curveball.
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How hard is Sandy Koufax throw?

He is sacred.” Koufax was an American baseball legend. He possessed a 100-mph fastball and what announcer Vin Scully called “a twelve-to-six curveball” since it started at 12 o'clock then dropped to 6 o'clock. From 1963–1966, he had the best four-year span of any pitcher in baseball history.
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Who has the nastiest pitch in baseball?

Pure filth: Ranking the 10 nastiest pitches in baseball in 2022
  • Kevin Gausman's splitter. ...
  • Corbin Burnes' cutter. ...
  • Carlos Rodon's four-seam fastball. ...
  • Joe Ryan's four-seam fastball. ...
  • Kyle Wright's curveball. ...
  • Alek Manoah's sweeper. ...
  • Jesus Luzardo's curveball. ...
  • Brad Keller's slider.
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Who throws the fastest changeup?

If you're judging purely on the basis a pitcher's stuff, Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara is among the toughest players to face in the league. His fastball consistently hits 100-plus mph. His sinker is in the high 90s. Oh, and he has a 95 mph changeup.
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How fast do JV pitchers throw?

At 75+ mph would be very good (and probably a ticket to the sophomore or JV team. At 80+ would be exceptional (and a ticket to the varsity at most schools). Those are average speeds.
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How fast can a 15 year old pitch?

However, in as per the opinion of professional sports experts, a pitcher of 15 years has a speed of 70mph on an average. This is obviously the minimum you need to become an average pitcher. However, if you are looking to become a high standard pitcher, the speed should be 75mph or more.
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How do you become a d1 pitcher?

Division 1
  1. Pitch velocity: 84 MPH consistently; up to 95+ MPH.
  2. Command of at least 3 pitches.
  3. ERA: below 2.00.
  4. At least 1 K per inning pitched.
  5. Walk less than 1 batter per 2 innings pitched.
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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 astonishing 582 feet home run. Joey Meyer's home run is the longest homer ever recorded on video. Meyer made it to the Majors next year with the Milwaukee Brewers. Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history!
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How fast did Roger Clemens throw?

Pitching style

Clemens was said to throw "two pitches: a 98-mph fastball and a hard breaking ball.
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