How good was Bob Feller? Voted up. All except below are based on radar readings by the editor. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Virgil Trucks became only the third pitcher in the history of baseball to throw two no-hitters in one season after holding the Washington Senators and New York Yankees hitless during the 1952 season. Go Rangers!! He allowed fewer hits per nine innings of pitching over his career than anyone, an average of 6.56. I was saddened by the Astro's pitcher's story. Ty Cobb had the following to say, "...The first time I faced him, I watched him take that easy windup. Later when he came to the Texas Rangers I got to see him pitch in person at the old Arlington stadium a few times. ), Gonna follow you and I believe you'll enjoy my hubs, also (even though HubPages will award a POPULAR ACCOLADE and after a year not list it for some bizarre reason. Paul Blair, who batted against Ryan, Sandy Koufax, Sam McDowell, Vida Blue, Dick Radatz, and Goose Gossage, said of Dalkowski, “He threw the hardest I ever saw.”A near-identical statement came from Cal Ripken Sr., who caught for Dalkowski and whose professional career as a player, manager, and coach spanned five decades. From 1976 to 1980, only two other pitchers in all of baseball could compare to him, Steve Carlton and Nolan Ryan. I never had any pitch counts put on me. Go Reds!! Yes, he lost in 11 innings. How good is Verlander? So how hard do these guys throw? Great article!

I am also looking forward to the season getting underway. As I'm near Dallas, Texas - we're all waiting to see what our Neftali Feliz can do when he returns from his surgery later this year! Question: What do you think about Ryne Duren from the Yankees? I've always loved watching baseball. This article offers a history and firsthand analysis of the current state of the metal bat. Shared etc, loved it! Now it is pretty obvious, with all the years and thousands of players to have played major league baseball, that I've left out some very relevant names, faces, and statistics. I know because I was there along with over 60,000 other fans. Last year there were only 8 pitchers who averaged 86 mph or lower with their fastball. Many thanks to him. The pitchers seem to be bigger and stronger than we were back then. One of them was a knuckleballer (R.A. Dickey). He was placed on the 21-day disabled list. These figures are usually not publicized, but they help coaches in their game preparation. An unlikely rumor is that he was able to throw at speeds of 125 miles per hour. I remember Bob Feller as a young kid when he was in the twilight of his career with the Indians. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism. I've never got to meet a solitary player; but I sure enjoy the game! Ted took one pitch and stepped away—he said he never saw the ball, he'd only heard it. In the American League, with the designated hitter, you did see a lot of guys throwing more complete games back then, because they never had to pinch hit for anybody.

Fastball variations (2-seamer, cutter) usually are

OUT!!! He'd end his career second only to Nolan Ryan in strikeouts with 4,875, and he'd tie Nolan with six seasons in which he'd strike out 300 or more batters. Now, pitchers aren’t really allowed to pitch tired; they come out before they get tired. Jon Matlack: I want to say that uniformly, in the 1970s, there were more teams that had 90-plus miles-per-hour throwers, and that started to dissipate some in the 1980s. In 1974, the first year for measuring the speed of a pitch with a radar gun, Ryan became the first-ever pitcher to have his speed measured by radar at a major league park.

Why did he, all of a sudden, start throwing pitches 103? See there I go again.

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. Enthralling!

Nolan Ryan, in his prime with the Angels, got clocked at roughly 101 MPH measured only 10 feet in front of home plate. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. What do all those letters and numbers in a baseball box score stand for? He held opposing batters to a lower batting average than anyone at .204 and he won 324 games despite pitching most of his career for losing ball teams. The use of your information stored in Atlas is governed by Quartz‘s privacy policy. Nolan was always my fave too - even though I never watched or liked baseball until 1986, when I was 12 years old. Great info on an amazing statistic - the 100 MPH pitch. Answer: I'm sure he could. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. I'd be frightened too. He authored the Prospectus Q&A series at Baseball Prospectus from December 2006-May 2011 before being claimed off waivers by FanGraphs. He did have a long minor league career—a career in which he terrified people with pitches rumored to average 104 miles per hour. His statistics, however, indicate that his pitches very likely reached those speeds. Ryan came into the major leagues as a kid with a phenomenal right arm—and he left after a record 27 major league seasons, still throwing nearly 100 miles per hour. Velocity is a better tool for measuring a pitcher's arm strength than it is for judging a pitcher's overall effectiveness. It's the game itself, and the development of the players which excites me.

Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Wesman Todd Shaw (author) from Kaufman, Texas on February 02, 2016: Thanks very much, Mr. Archer! Great to know the human prowess and crossing the barriers. But his fastball had movement.

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Dalkowski threw a lot harder than Ryan. A coach or trainer who sees a sudden drop in velocity can pull a pitcher from the rotation and get him checked out to prevent a potential arm, shoulder or elbow injury from getting more aggravated. The two outings, however, each had a handful of oddities, leaving each even more memorable. 30 years and up is when pitching velocity takes a sharp decline. Even the guys that aren't that well known like Richard and Dalk are honored. A split-second after Feller’s pitch broke its paper target, the motorcycle destroyed its target. But as for the pitches, the fundamental pitches like the fastball, curveball, slider and changeup were all there in the ‘80s. Numerous pitchers through the years have topped the century mark on the radar gun. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. I hope he pitches into his 40s. If so, just how different and in which ways? The average fastball at the high school level is between 75 and 85 mph, according to efastball.com. Just behind Chapman would be the very large Detroit right-handed closer, Joel Zumaya, who once threw a ball 104.8 miles per hour. The average college fastball is estimated to be between 85 and 95 mph. Jools Hogg from North-East UK on March 02, 2013: Great hub! Richard was seriously ill, but team trainers and physicians hadn't noticed the problem—a growing blood clot in his neck. We don't know exactly how fast fireballers like Ward, Bond, Ramsey or Kilroy threw, but we do know they had plenty of strikeouts. They actually taught you how to pitch when you got tired. When Johnson first made it to the big leagues, he had a wild and long mullet, a big burly mustache, and he stomped around on the mound in a very angry manner.

I saw Ryan start many times and witnessed him pitching at age 46. I really do gotta' stop :-P. Hi Wesman - I guess you're not a cricket man, but for a long time the fastest ever cricket bowler was a Wes- Wes Hall (Wesley) of the West Indies, credited with 105 mph deliveries. It's a feat to throw the ball over 103 mph. Johnson faced all the early legends of the sport. torrilynn - Thanks very much! In the past two decades, pitchers in major league baseball have begun to throw harder and harder. If we're discussing who can throw the hardest, then why leave the relievers for last? That’s really about the only thing, although I think that pitchers maybe pitch in a little more now, because back then the hitters didn’t really cover the outside part of the plate as well as they do now. Top Gun list for the Fastest Pitchers in the Majors; Pitch Type report shows Average Speed by Pitch Type in the Majors. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Kilroy struck out 513 batters in 1886.

He was my hero then and even more so now.

(Pitcher usage) changed dramatically by the end of my career. One might think that only a large man could toss a baseball over 60 feet at 100 miles per hour; however, this assumption is false.

by Retrosheet. Ah baseball, I so love thee. In a 1992 game, Johnson started against Ryan and the Texas Rangers and he got 18 strikeouts, winning the game. Feller was not just a baseball hero. First and foremost, Ryan struck out more batters than anyone with a record of 5,714. That means Feliz would be right there with Chapman if it works out...and also, I think the Rangers still plan to turn Feliz into a starter!!!! Goose was amazing with his windup and tailing fastball.

Waddell struck out 349 players in 1903(?) What Do Coaches Look for in College Baseball Tryouts? Some much fascinating history. On a different note, I didn't watch the video of Bob Feller but it would have been cool if you had written a bit more about him, given he could not only throw mad heat but pitched the only no-hitter ever on Opening Day. 26 years old is the best age for top velocity through an MLB career. Efastball.com studies pitch velocity at all levels and collects data at all major-league games to reach that conclusion. Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed "The Ryan Express," is without a doubt the single most successful and notable power pitcher in the history of major league baseball. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine on May 30, 1955. I haven't had coffee yet so I'm not feeling too up to thinking a lot; but one thing for sure, fans like to see those impressive numbers, so there's likely some sales involved in it all.



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