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Fastest Average Fastball

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 09:35 PM

Which active major league pitcher throws the fastest "average fastball"? Not necessarily the fastest fastball .... but the fastest speed on the average of all of his fastballs pitched. Example: Bobby Parnell can throw the occasional 102 or 103 MPH fastball, but Parnell doesn't average 102 or 103 MPH. Whose average fastball is the fastest?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 14 2011 09:47 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Lindstrom?

metirish May 14 2011 09:51 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Chapman for the Reds? saw something the other day about him being clocked in a recent game at 103 and the like.....not at home either.

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 09:53 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

No and No. Chapman's the fastest in all of baseball. But not the fastest average-wise.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 14 2011 09:54 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Verlander?

metirish May 14 2011 09:55 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Gallardo ? sorry , didn't realize this was a quiz...

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 09:57 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

No on Verlander and Gallardo. I don't know how helpful this hint will be, but the flamethrower in question averages 96.0 MPH on his fastballs.

metirish May 14 2011 10:03 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Brain Wilson? I have a feeling this is a trick question and we will be astounded by the answer....

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 10:04 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

metirish wrote: Brain Wilson? I have a feeling this is a trick question and we will be astounded by the answer.... No beards. And no tricks. And no relievers. We're looking for a starter. And also ... whose average fastball is the slowest?

Rockin' Doc May 14 2011 10:07 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 14 2011 10:08 PM

Justin Verlander was on my short list, but I see that's wrong. I 'll go with the other two names that immediately came to my mind, Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals or Joel Zumaya of the Tigers. Both Strasburg and Zumaya are currently on the 60-day DL with I believe arm injuries. Upon edit: I see that Zumaya can't be correct since he is a reliever.

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 10:08 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

I'll put up the answers in no later than half an hour, but perhaps earlier.

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 10:10 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Rockin' Doc wrote: Justin Verlander was on my short list, but I see that's wrong. I 'll go with the other two names that immediately came to my mind, Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals or Joel Zumaya of the Tigers. Both Strasburg and Zumaya are currently on the 60-day DL with I believe arm injuries. Upon edit: I see that Zumaya can't be correct since he is a reliever. My source says it's not Strasburg either. But maybe he'd be the answer if he was active. I'm not sure whether he was considered.

metirish May 14 2011 10:15 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Josh Johnson?

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 10:17 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

metirish wrote: Josh Johnson? We're looking for an American Leaguer.

metirish May 14 2011 10:19 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

batmagadanleadoff wrote: metirish wrote: Josh Johnson? We're looking for an American Leaguer. that's me done for , don't know enough about the players there to give a good guess.

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 10:22 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

The answer is in the graphic below.

metirish May 14 2011 10:24 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Never heard of him......

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 10:25 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

metirish wrote: Never heard of him...... He's a rookie.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 14 2011 10:27 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

A really kick-ass rookie.

batmagadanleadoff May 14 2011 10:27 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Dickey can recite Jack Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening in the time it takes his heater to reach home plate.

Gwreck May 14 2011 11:10 PM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

I believe Verlander was the correct answer prior to Pineda making the majors.

Frayed Knot May 15 2011 05:30 AM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

metirish wrote: Never heard of him...... You will. Big article on him in the NYTimes (last Sunday I think) which is how I happened to know the answer - although I missed out on all the exciting prizes for knowing such on account of how I wasn't on line at the right time.

Vic Sage May 15 2011 10:55 AM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

got him on 2 of my fantasy teams. He is ass-kickin', baby.

Edgy DC May 15 2011 10:59 AM Re: Fastest Average Fastball

Never heard of Jack Frost either.