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How hard does a committed D1 high school pitcher throw

27 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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Alex Swenson breaks down pitching velocities for D1-committed high school pitchers. Right-handers average 90.2 mph at the top, left-handers 88.4 mph. Most pitchers sit 3-4 mph below their peak velocity during games.

Questions this video answers

90.2 miles per hour

88.4 miles per hour

3–4 miles per hour (on average)

Approximately 86 miles per hour (example given)

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Hey, do you know how hard a committed right handed pitcher or a committed left handed pitcher throws by the time they're finished with their junior year in high school? Well, I've run all the numbers. I've collected all of this data and I have these numbers. For right handed pitchers, they're topping out at 90.2 miles per hour by the end of their junior year. For left handed pitchers they're topping out at 88.4 miles per hour and that is the average. There's some going to be below that and there's some going to be above that and that's topping out. They are not sitting there. That's an important point here. And this is kind of a rough average here. But on average players are three to four miles an hour below where they're topping out as far as sitting there. So if they're throwing 90 miles an hour, they're usually sitting around 86 miles an hour. Hopefully this helps you give a goal of where you want to get to but also some direction because not every guy throws 90 miles an hour. But there can still be a place for you.