Aroldis Chapman
Fastest tracked pitch · 2010
- Ball speed
- 170km/h105.8mph47.3m/s91.9knOfficial1.6× cheetah
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This list is the fastest recorded pitch in the MLB tracking era, the seasons since pitch tracking began in 2008. The figure is the Statcast release-point speed. Aroldis Chapman leads at 105.8 mph on 24 September 2010, Cincinnati at San Diego. MLB.com's speed hall of fame prints 105.8 mph on Sept. 24, 2010. Guinness prints 105.8 mph, also 170.2686 km/h, at PETCO Park on 24 September 2010. The Society for American Baseball Research says PitchF/X first measured that pitch at 105.1 mph, and that the Statcast revision added 0.7 mph.
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3 pitches, ties share a rank.
- 1Aroldis Chapman
Fastest tracked pitch · 2010
170km/h105.8mph47.3m/s91.9kn1.6× cheetah - Tied for 2ndBen Joyce
Fastest tracked strikeout · 2024
170km/h105.5mph47.2m/s91.7kn1.6× cheetah - Tied for 2ndJacob Misiorowski
Fastest tracked pitch by a starter · 2026
170km/h105.5mph47.2m/s91.7kn1.6× cheetah
105.1 and 105.8 are one pitch. The old reading is a note. The ranked unit is miles per hour. Other 105 mph pitches appear on the league page without a second publisher repeating the exact throw, so they are not rows. A ball leaving the bat is exit velocity. It has its own list, because 122.9 mph off the bat is not a faster pitch.
One pitch is not enough to publish the ranking. The entry stays, so the number can be cited beside other speeds.
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