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The league released its initial data the following year in a summary of the 2015 season's statistical notabilities. Throughout the 2016 season, more aspects of exit velocity were gradually rolled out to fans. MLB launched Baseball Savant in 2016 to provide fans easy access to exit velocity and other Statcast-recorded data. [1]
Velocity: Measures the peak velocity of a pitch at any point from its release to the front edge of home plate. Perceived velocity: Velocity of the pitch at the release point normalized to the average release point for MLB pitchers. For example, a 90-mph pitch at a 54-inch release point will seem slower to the batter than a pitch of the same ...
His maximum exit velocity of 120.0 was 2nd in MLB; it was his 10th straight season in the top 1% of all MLB batters. [ 113 ] [ 114 ] In the ALCS against the Cleveland Guardians , Stanton hit four home runs and had an OPS of 1.222 in five games, winning the LCS MVP Award as the Yankees advanced to the 2024 World Series . [ 115 ]
His Game 5 homer left the bat at 117.5 mph. Since Statcast began tracking batted ball speed in 2015, no player has produced more home runs with at least a 117 mph exit velocity than Stanton with 22.
He finished in the 93rd percentile with an 86.1 mph average exit velocity, in the 88th percentile with a 5.6% walk rate, in the 81st percentile with a 31.8% chase rate and in the 77th percentile ...
The maximum exit velocity of balls he hit was 116.9 mph, 7th-highest in major league baseball. [52] On defense, his .998 fielding percentage was second-best among NL first basemen, and the best in franchise history.
The all-time best single season record belongs to the Cincinnati Red Stockings, who posted baseball's only perfect record at 67–0 (57–0 against National Association of Base Ball Players clubs) in 1869, prior to Major League baseball.
Balls he hit had an average exit velocity of 82.2 mph, the third slowest in the majors. [35] He was the seventh-youngest player in the NL. [19] Robles struggled offensively in 2021, batting .203/.310/.295 with just two home runs and 19 RBI in 315 at bats. His average exit velocity of 84.1 mph was the fourth slowest in baseball. [36]