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According to the Guinness Book of Records, a former record holder for fastest pitch is Nolan Ryan, with a pitch clocked at 100.9 mph (162.4 km/h) in 1974, though several pitchers have recorded faster pitches since then.
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.
Numbers from 110 to 115 mph have been thrown out there. Sam McDowell delivered the forward to the book "Dalko" and said Dalkowski threw the fastest pitch he had ever seen.
Only reliever Aroldis Chapman has thrown faster pitches, touching 105.8 mph in 2010 and 105.7 mph in 2016. Ben Joyce's 105.5 MPH pitch is the fastest strikeout pitch in the pitch-tracking era ...
Fastest recorded pitch thrown by a pitcher in a game. Aroldis Chapman, 105.1 miles per hour (169.1 km/h). September 24, 2010. [23] Slowest recorded pitch thrown by a ...
Only Aroldis Chapman, with pitches of 105.8 mph and 105.7 mph, has thrown the ball harder off the mound. The broadcast radar gun showed Joyce's velocity as 106 mph. The pitch is the fastest ...
Zumaya was a fan favorite for his intense, aggressive attitude on the mound and his 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) fastball, which topped out at 104.8 miles per hour (168.7 km/h). This was the fastest pitch ever recorded at that time. [2] He also had a very good knuckle-curve that he used as an off-speed pitch.
It also surpassed the fastest pitch Joyce had thrown in MLB, as he hit 103.9 mph against the Houston Astros on June 8. ... While Joyce has the distinction as one of the hardest throwers ever in ...