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    • Pitch % And Average Velocity Data Now Available

    Posted by on March 18th, 2008 · Comments (2)

    Via the good folks at FanGraphs.com (last week):

    I put up something new today which I think is very cool. Under each pitcher page, in the very bottom table, you can now see the percentage of each type of pitch a player threw and its average velocity. These stats are available from 2005-2007 and will be updated daily when the season starts.

    (A hat tip to Lookout Landing on this one.)

    Very cool, indeed! For fun, I looked at Phil Hughes and Worm Killer Wang this morning.

    Last season, Hughes threw a fastball for 66.2% of his pitches at the average speed of 91 MPH. And, also last season, Wang threw a fastball for 76.4% of his pitches at the average speed of 92.7 MPH.

    It will be interesting to see who wins the speed race between these two pitchers this season.

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    Comments on Pitch % And Average Velocity Data Now Available

    1. Rich
      March 18th, 2008 | 3:08 pm

      It that was Phil Hughes pitching on one leg, causing a problem with his mechanics.
    2. Rich
      March 18th, 2008 | 3:22 pm

      That should read:

      That was Phil Hughes

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