Baseball: Fast ball, a question - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Chiwas · 10-09-2003, 07:30 PM

Two questions:

1.- Who are the current pitchers that pitch the fastest ball and what's their speed?
2.- Who has the All Time record (I imagine that ALL Time means since the speed device was introduced)?

Edit. Already in the correct section. Tkx, MFF.

Rod1975 · 10-09-2003, 08:09 PM

Well, until the thread gets relocated to the other sports section, I'll answer what I know.
Randy Johnson can still bring it at about 98, but his slider is wicked at about 93.
Curt Schilling can bring it about 96, but its his offspeed cheese that strikes people out.
Troy Percival can bring it at 98.
Eric Gagne can bring it about 97.
Francisco Rodriguez at about 97.
Mariano Rivera at about 96.
Pedro martinez at about 96.
Billy Wagner at about 96.
Jorge Sosa can pitch 95. (not much else)

If I missed anyone, feel free to interject any others 95 and above.

There are alot of pitchers that can bring it in the low 90's

Murphy3 · 10-09-2003, 08:12 PM

wagner consistently hits 97-101 mph
martinez hit's 89-92 mph most of the time..but, it's by choice. he can reach back and hit 95-96 or so
Francisco Cordero hit 95-98 on a regular basis for the rangers...
Kevin Brown can throw a 95mph sinking fastball

Fidel · 10-09-2003, 10:01 PM

I think that Nolan Ryan holds the record for MLB with 100.9 mph. Is that correct? (probably not if Wagner hits 101 like Murphy said)

Chiwas · 10-09-2003, 10:13 PM

The highest figure that I have watched on TV has been 98 mph, some times, but I don't watch many games.

Fah Q · 10-09-2003, 10:14 PM

actually I thought Ryan hit 103 or 104, I could be wrong though

Murphy3 · 10-09-2003, 10:35 PM

i don't think ryan ever hit 103-104.
if memory serves me correctly, wagner throws harder than ryan ever did..but, it's pretty close

Drbio · 10-09-2003, 11:33 PM

J.R. Richard of the Houston Astros once hit 104 on a "slow gun". It is the highest documented major league pitch as I recall.

Rod1975 · 10-10-2003, 12:44 AM

The record for fastballs is a difficult one to set.
Nolan Ryan set the record by pitching over 100 mph on a dozen or so straight fastballs in a game while he was an Angel.
As far as single pitches, there have been a few pitchers to go over 100, but none have come close to the volume of 100s in the same game as Ryan.

Billy Wagner is a good pitcher, but I would'nt count on too many 100s in the same game.
He also needs to get better at his off speed junk.

Chiwas · 10-10-2003, 11:53 AM

I remember when Valenzuela won the Cy Young in his first year -I think the only rookie who has won it-, he was very dominant with his screwball. Later, he was using it less and less with the years and soon rarely he used that pitch again and became a regular pitcher. It seems the screwball spoils quickly the elbow or something, and he and the Dodgers prefered not to risk him.

grbh · 10-10-2003, 01:27 PM

Sid Finch could really bring it.

Murphy3 · 10-10-2003, 01:34 PM

Yeah, wasn't it around 168mph or so?

grbh · 10-10-2003, 01:36 PM

Yea, I think that's right. It's a shame what happened with him.

Murphy3 · 10-10-2003, 02:34 PM

He plays on the same team as Toe Nash

Chiwas · 10-10-2003, 10:22 PM

I watched moments ago Kerry Wood pitching at 98 mph IN THE SEVENTH INNING.

I would like to watch a 100 in my TV screen.