Even more amazing is that all of these players managed such a throw in the major leagues, and not as a college junior. Stephen Strasburg starts now for the Washington Nationals, and at his age such velocity levels have never been seen before, not even by the greats such as Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson.
In fact, no pitchers of his age have thrown 3 digit balls since the advent of the radar gun. Unsurprisingly, Strasburg dominated college baseball.
The scoreboards showed that he knocked out 23 batters in a single game last year. Teams pay good money for home run power, and they also pay big for power pitchers who can reach the coveted mph mark. The only pitch recorded that was faster than mph was the Throughout his career, Gibson struck out 3, batters, although he had a low strikeouts per nine innings mark. Some people will look at Bob Feller's numbers and say that it was just a sign of the times. However, I classify Feller from a pitcher's standpoint the same way people do with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig from a hitter's standpoint.
Regardless of the level of competition, all three were dominant and were among the best to ever play the game. Standing at 6'10" Johnson is the career leader in strikeouts per nine innings with Thinking of Johnson standing on the mound probably still gives some of the batters he faced the willies.
Having once topped out over mph, Zumaya has recently run into trouble with his elbow. I believe it's due to the fact that he throws so hard that his arm, elbow and shoulder can't keep up. MLB Minors. Batting Pitching Fielding Visuals. MLB Minors Statcast. Spray Chart. Loading Spray Data Neck strain. Right shoulder inflammation.
Right carpal tunnel neuritis. Cervical nerve impingement. Right elbow nerve impingement. Right elbow soreness. Upper back strain. Left oblique strain. Mild lat strain. Recovering from September Tommy John surgery. Rght forearm flexor strain.
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