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re: 100 mph fastball isn’t what it used to be.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 5:46 pm to lastfan
Posted on 6/21/22 at 5:46 pm to lastfan
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The 105 mph guys today aren’t coming close to Ryan in his heyday.
Wouldn’t say that. The fastest he was ever clocked was 100.9 mph. 5% deceleration from hand to the plate would equate to roughly a 105 mph fastball. I’d say his fastball was comparable to the fastest throwers of today. There’s a pretty interesting doc, I believe called “Fastball,” that goes into detail about all of this
On average, though, players are throwing harder now than they even were 10 years ago, mainly due to advanced training methods designed specifically to have guys throw harder.
This post was edited on 6/21/22 at 5:52 pm
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Posted on 6/21/22 at 6:48 pm to lsufball19
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100.9 mph. 5% deceleration from hand to the plate would equate to roughly a 105 mph fastball. I’d say his fastball was comparable to the fastest thr
Just an FYI, using your numbers from above would actually translate to 106.2 MPH. If it is a 7% decrease, that would work out to 108.5. And if drag reduces velocity by 10%, Ryan was throwing at 112.1 mph.
The average increase in velocity between the two measuring methods would depend on a lot of factors but the above is the math for the ranges from 5-10%.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:38 pm to lsufball19
This article calculates Ryan’s 100.9 mph fastball to be close to 108.5.
Ryan’s pitch was measured at 10 feet in front of home plate. When the proper adjustments are made, his 100.9 mph fastball becomes closer to 108.5 mph.
ETA Ryan threw that pitch in the 9th inning.The guy was truly a freak.
Fastball Equivalencies
Ryan’s pitch was measured at 10 feet in front of home plate. When the proper adjustments are made, his 100.9 mph fastball becomes closer to 108.5 mph.
ETA Ryan threw that pitch in the 9th inning.The guy was truly a freak.
Fastball Equivalencies
This post was edited on 6/21/22 at 10:16 pm
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