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Sweeper: Fastest Recorded Pitch 2018

Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. Uses pitches recorded as sweeper.

Season

Recorded pitch types. Usage divides by all delivered pitches, including unknown types. Speed is in mph, spin in rpm and extension in feet. Averages use measured pitches only. Whiffs divide misses by swings. Data through December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sweeper: Fastest Recorded Pitch / 2018

Sonny Gray

NYY

88.2

Season leader

Sweeper: Fastest Recorded Pitch2018 season
#	Player	Team	ST max mph
1	S. GraySonny Gray	NYY	88.2
2	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	86.9
3	C. RoeChaz Roe	TB	86.7
4	B. PeacockBrad Peacock	HOU	86.5
5	J. JunisJakob Junis	KC	86.1
6	B. ShawBryan Shaw	COL	86.1
7	B. HandBrad Hand	CLE	85.7
8	S. OhtaniShohei Ohtani	LAA	85.6
9	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	85.3
10	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	COL	85.1
11	S. GreeneShane Greene	DET	84.8
12	M. ClevingerMike Clevinger	CLE	83.6
13	J. BrighamJeff Brigham	MIA	83.4
14	C. McHughCollin McHugh	HOU	83.1
15	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	82.4
16	H. MilnerHoby Milner	TB	81.6
17	T. DanishTyler Danish	CWS	81.0
18	R. HillRich Hill	LAD	74.7

ST max mph: Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. Uses pitches recorded as sweeper.

Understanding Sweeper: Fastest Recorded Pitch

Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. Uses pitches recorded as sweeper.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.