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His fastest pitch in 2015 was 103.9 mph, best in MLB. [38] His four-seam fastball had the highest average speed of any MLB pitcher's pitches in 2015, at 100.0 mph. [38] In the 2015 season, Chapman made 65 relief appearances with a 4–4 record, a 1.63 ERA, and 33 saves.
The fastest pitch officially recognized by MLB was a 105.8 mph four-seam fastball thrown by Aroldis Chapman on September 24, 2010. [14] Since the mid-2000s, MLB has observed a significant increase in fastball velocity among pitchers. In 2008, the average four-seam fastball velocity in the MLB was below 92 mph.
[16] 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). [23] As of October 2020 [update] , Guinness lists Chapman as the current record holder.
It was also one for the record books. Per MLB researcher Sarah Langs , it tied Los Angeles Angels flamethrower Ben Joyce for the fastest pitch to record a strikeout since the onset of the pitch ...
Angels closer Ben Joyce threw a 105.5-mph fastball to strike out Dodgers' Tommy Edman, making the pitch the fastest recorded to fan a hitter and third-fastest overall.
With a 105.5 mph fastball to strike out Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Tommy Edman, Joyce came 0.3 mph shy of throwing the fastest recorded pitch in MLB history.
This is a list of single-season records in Major League Baseball. Batting records. Overview (1876–present) ... Fastest pitch thrown Aroldis Chapman: 105.8 mph 2010
Here are the top 10 fastest pitches in Royals history (via Baseball Savant).. 103.8 mph by Chapman on Tuesday. 103.5 mph by Kelvin Herrera on April 17, 2012 (Tigers’ Don Kelly fouled off pitch ...