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He maintained this velocity throughout his pitching career, being known as one of the top pitchers in Major League Baseball into his mid-40s. Ryan was also known to throw a devastating 12–6 curveball at exceptional velocity for a breaking ball. [2] Ryan had a lifetime win–loss record of 324–292 (.526) and was an eight-time All-Star.
The 1910 race for best average in the American League was between Nap Lajoie of the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers' widely disliked [379] [380] [381] Cobb. On the last day of the season, Lajoie overtook Cobb's batting average with seven bunt hits in a doubleheader against the St. Louis Browns .
The MLB's bat-tracking data shows that Shohei Ohtani's swing generates the most bat speed for the Dodgers, while Mookie Betts' swing squares up the most and Freddie Freeman's swing is the shortest.
The American League's first winner was Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who captured the American League Triple Crown in 1901 by striking out 158 batters, along with leading the league in wins and earned run average. [5] Walter Johnson led the American League in strikeouts twelve times during his Hall of Fame career, most among all players. [6]
This is a list of the top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers who have the most hit batsmen of all time. Gus Weyhing (277) [1] [2] holds the dubious record for most hit batsmen in a career. Chick Fraser (219), [3] Pink Hawley (210), [4] and Walter Johnson (205) [5] are the only other pitchers to hit 200 or more batters in their careers.
The bat speed is otherworldly, in the young Javier Báez/Manny Machado mold. In a 43-game sample last season, his 77.2 mph bat speed was tied for fourth in all of MLB with Aaron Judge.
List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning; List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders; List of Major League Baseball players with a .400 batting average in a season; List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their final major league at bat
Since 1941, no American League or National League player has hit .400 or above—the highest single-season average in those leagues has been .394 by Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres in 1994. [4] Wade Boggs hit .401 over a 162-game span with Boston from June 9, 1985, to June 6, 1986, [ 8 ] but never hit above .368 for an MLB season. [ 9 ]