How Fast Do They Throw? Average And Max Velocities For Everyone In The AFL
Thanks to the Pitch F/X data that is being gathered at several Arizona Fall League sites, we have consistent pitch data that has never been available for prospects before. So if you want to know who’s the hardest and softest tossers in the AFL, now we know. You probably won’t be surprised by who’s No. 1, but it’s worth noting that converted shortstop Sergio Santos may have a future as a pitcher if his raw arm strength is any indication.
* = lefthanded pitcher
| Pitchers | Max Fastball |
Pitchers | Max Fastball |
| Stephen Strasburg | 100.5 | Travis Schlichting | 93.3 |
| Sergio Santos | 98.8 | Evan Scribner | 93.2 |
| Jenrry Mejia | 98.5 | Brandon Gomes | 93.1 |
| Tanner Scheppers | 98.2 | *Zach Kroenke | 93.1 |
| Phillippe Aumont | 97.4 | Jacob Rasner | 93.1 |
| Scott Mathieson | 97.2 | Mike Leake | 93 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 97.2 | *John Gaub | 92.9 |
| Bradley Boxberger | 97 | Scott Moviel | 92.9 |
| Drew Storen | 97 | Matt Gorgen | 92.9 |
| Evan Englebrook | 96.8 | Michael Schwimer | 92.9 |
| Blake Wood | 96.7 | Edgar Garcia | 92.5 |
| *Michael Dunn | 96.6 | Jeff Mandel | 92.4 |
| Kenley Jansen | 96.6 | *Spencer Steedley | 92.3 |
| *Andy Oliver | 96.6 | Steve Hirschfeld | 92.2 |
| Javy Guerra | 96.5 | Justin Friend | 92.2 |
| Grant Duff | 96.3 | Sean Watson | 92.1 |
| Danny Gutierrez | 96.2 | Scott Gorgen | 92.1 |
| Eric Krebs | 96.1 | Aaron Miller | 92 |
| Adam Reifer | 96.1 | Brandon Sisk | 92 |
| Logan Ondrusek | 95.9 | Jay Buente | 91.9 |
| *Andrew Miller | 95.9 | Ben Swaggerty | 91.9 |
| Jeff Lyman | 95.7 | Paul Phillips | 91.7 |
| Connor Graham | 95.6 | Matt Long | 91.6 |
| Chia-Jen Lo | 95.6 | Chaz Roe | 91.6 |
| Anthony Varvaro | 95.5 | *Nick Hill | 91.6 |
| Evan Reed | 95.5 | *James Russell | 91.5 |
| Aaron Crow | 95.5 | Thad Weber | 91.5 |
| Mark Rogers | 95.4 | Reidier Gonzalez | 91.4 |
| Josh Fields | 95.4 | Scot Drucker | 91.3 |
| *Matt Harrison | 95.4 | *Tony Watson | 91.3 |
| Wilton Lopez | 95.3 | Mickey Storey | 91.3 |
| *Dustin Richardson | 95.3 | Ryohei Tanaka | 91.3 |
| Zach Putnam | 95.2 | *Eric Niesen | 91.1 |
| Robbie Weinhardt | 95.2 | Josh Perrault | 90.8 |
| Alex Burnett | 95.1 | Tommy Mendoza | 90.6 |
| Josh Judy | 95.1 | *Matt Reynolds | 90.6 |
| Carlton Smith | 94.8 | Randor Bierd | 90.5 |
| Richard Lentz | 94.8 | *Takanobu Tsujiuchi | 90.4 |
| *Zach Braddock | 94.7 | Mike McCardell | 90.3 |
| *Donald Veal | 94.6 | Chris Province | 90.3 |
| Gary Daley | 94.5 | Justin Cassel | 90.1 |
| Jeremy Haynes | 94.4 | Tooru Murata | 90.1 |
| Joe Martinez | 94.4 | Bryan Augenstein | 90 |
| Blake Parker | 94.3 | Cesar Valdez | 90 |
| *Lee Hyde | 94.2 | Aaron Hartsock | 90 |
| Sam Demel | 94 | Eddie Gamboa | 89.9 |
| Mitch Talbot | 94 | Josh Wilkie | 89.8 |
| Brennan Garr | 94 | Steve Edlefsen | 89.7 |
| Daniel Meszaros | 93.9 | *Steve Garrison | 89.6 |
| Omar Aguilar | 93.8 | Marco Albano | 89.6 |
| Garrett Parcell | 93.8 | Robert Wooten | 89.6 |
| Brandon Erbe | 93.8 | Tim Kiely | 89.4 |
| *Mike Minor | 93.8 | Vinnie Pestano | 89 |
| Mike DeMark | 93.7 | Heath Rollins | 88.6 |
| Josh Stinson | 93.6 | James Simmons | 88.4 |
| *Jay Voss | 93.5 | Toshiyuki Yanuki | 88.4 |
| Andrew Johnston | 93.4 | *Hiroshi Katayama | 88.3 |
| Ian Kennedy | 93.4 | Kyle Bellamy | 88.2 |
| Josh Butler | 93.4 | *Tom Layne | 86.6 |
| *Danny Moskos | 93.3 | ||
| Mike Parisi | 93.3 |
And here is the average fastball velocities for everyone in the AFL as measured by Pitch F/X.
| Pitcher | AVG VELO |
Pitcher | AVG VELO |
| Stephen Strasburg | 96.78 | Mitch Talbot | 90.86 |
| Sergio Santos | 95.95 | *Mike Minor | 90.85 |
| Tanner Scheppers | 95.93 | Edgar Garcia | 90.77 |
| Phillippe Aumont | 94.93 | Ian Kennedy | 90.66 |
| Drew Storen | 94.83 | *Zach Kroenke | 90.62 |
| Kenley Jansen | 94.81 | *Danny Moskos | 90.51 |
| Jenrry Mejia | 94.53 | *Sean Watson | 90.51 |
| Scott Mathieson | 94.5 | Michael Schwimer | 90.44 |
| Blake Wood | 94.41 | Chaz Roe | 90.42 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 94.4 | Jay Buente | 90.38 |
| Evan Englebrook | 94.25 | *James Russell | 90.34 |
| Adam Reifer | 94.05 | Matt Long | 90.34 |
| *Michael Dunn | 93.85 | Scott Gorgen | 90.32 |
| *Andy Oliver | 93.83 | Brandon Gomes | 90.3 |
| Connor Graham | 93.73 | Mike Parisi | 90.24 |
| Javy Guerra | 93.66 | Scott Moviel | 90.24 |
| Robbie Weinhardt | 93.44 | Thad Weber | 90.23 |
| Grant Duff | 93.39 | Josh Butler | 90.17 |
| Josh Fields | 93.33 | Aaron Miller | 90.15 |
| *Matt Harrison | 93.31 | Paul Phillips | 90.03 |
| Evan Reed | 93.27 | Brandon Sisk | 89.98 |
| Gary Daley | 93.08 | *Spencer Steedley | 89.87 |
| Jeff Lyman | 93.06 | Justin Friend | 89.85 |
| Anthony Varvaro | 92.98 | Mike Leake | 89.76 |
| *Dustin Richardson | 92.97 | Steve Hirschfeld | 89.7 |
| *Andrew Miller | 92.82 | Jeff Mandel | 89.66 |
| Eric Krebs | 92.81 | Eddie Gamboa | 89.65 |
| Richard Lentz | 92.79 | *Eric Niesen | 89.44 |
| Daniel Meszaros | 92.76 | Scot Drucker | 89.41 |
| Aaron Crow | 92.72 | Mickey Storey | 89.18 |
| Chia-Jen Lo | 92.7 | Josh Perrault | 89.13 |
| Sam Demel | 92.68 | Steve Edlefsen | 89.12 |
| Josh Judy | 92.68 | *Matt Reynolds | 89 |
| Brandon Erbe | 92.62 | Tony Watson | 88.96 |
| Joe Martinez | 92.62 | Ryohei Tanaka | 88.73 |
| Mark Rogers | 92.58 | Aaron Hartsock | 88.54 |
| Danny Gutierrez | 92.5 | *Takanobu Tsujiuchi | 88.42 |
| *Donald Veal | 92.47 | Mike McCardell | 88.42 |
| Alex Burnett | 92.42 | Chris Province | 88.38 |
| Bradley Boxberger | 92.37 | Justin Cassel | 88.27 |
| Garrett Parcell | 92.29 | Heath Rollins | 88.22 |
| Matt Gorgen | 92.29 | Bryan Augenstein | 88.2 |
| Carlton Smith | 92.26 | Tommy Mendoza | 88.13 |
| Jeremy Haynes | 92.18 | Ben Swaggerty | 88.12 |
| *Zach Braddock | 92.14 | Tim Kiely | 87.75 |
| Logan Ondrusek | 92.04 | Tooru Murata | 87.7 |
| *Lee Hyde | 92.03 | Vinnie Pestano | 87.62 |
| *John Gaub | 91.64 | Robert Wooten | 87.56 |
| Jacob Rasner | 91.59 | Randor Bierd | 87.52 |
| Zach Putnam | 91.51 | Josh Wilkie | 87.5 |
| Blake Parker | 91.51 | *Nick Hill | 87.42 |
| Mike DeMark | 91.46 | *Hiroshi Katayama | 87.27 |
| Andrew Johnston | 91.42 | Marco Albano | 87.22 |
| Josh Stinson | 91.42 | Toshiyuki Yanuki | 87.1 |
| Brennan Garr | 91.36 | *Steve Garrison | 87.08 |
| Evan Scribner | 91.32 | Kyle Bellamy | 87.01 |
| Wilton Lopez | 91.29 | James Simmons | 86.63 |
| Omar Aguilar | 91.19 | *Tom Layne | 86.6 |
| Travis Schlichting | 91.16 | Cesar Valdez | 86.21 |
| *Jay Voss | 91.04 | ||
| Reidier Gonzalez | 90.9 |
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No Bobby Ray?
Posted by Gerry | November 24, 2009 at 4:38 pm | ShortcutThis is nice information but what about some other indicators on how effective they are… baserunners per 9 innings, etc…
Posted by Southpaw | November 24, 2009 at 6:48 pm | ShortcutWhy is Cashner not on the list?
Posted by Mac | November 25, 2009 at 10:11 am | Shortcut[...] at several of the AFL venues, some very detailed information was gathered. Baseball America has summarized both the maximum velocity and average velocity of 120 pitchers that competed in the league this [...]
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