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Unknown pitch type: 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 unknown pitch type.

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 / Unknown pitch type: Fastest Recorded Pitch / 2018

Luis Severino

NYY

99.3

Season leader

Unknown pitch type: Fastest Recorded Pitch2018 season
#	Player	Team	UN max mph
1	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	99.3
2	A. VizcaínoArodys Vizcaíno	ATL	98.5
3	Y. RíosYacksel Ríos	PHI	97.6
4	M. CastroMiguel Castro	BAL	97.5
5	C. KnebelCorey Knebel	MIL	97.4
6	D. BetancesDellin Betances	NYY	97.2
7	E. DíazEdwin Díaz	SEA	96.8
8	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	OAK	96.4
9	M. MagillMatt Magill	MIN	96.2
10	H. StricklandHunter Strickland	SF	95.9
11	A. GarrettAmir Garrett	CIN	95.7
12	K. GravemanKendall Graveman	OAK	95.6
13	C. DevenskiChris Devenski	HOU	95.5
14	J. RhameJacob Rhame	NYM	95.5
15	J. HaderJosh Hader	MIL	95.2
16	J. AxfordJohn Axford	LAD	95.2
17	J. GrayJon Gray	COL	95.0
18	S. CarleShane Carle	ATL	94.8
19	J. PaxtonJames Paxton	SEA	94.8
20	J. FieldsJosh Fields	LAD	94.3
21	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	94.2
22	H. BaileyHomer Bailey	CIN	94.2
23	L. FarrellLuke Farrell	CHC	94.1
24	C. BedrosianCam Bedrosian	LAA	94.0
25	C. ArcherChris Archer	PIT	93.8
26	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	93.8
27	B. McCarthyBrandon McCarthy	ATL	93.6
28	B. MitchellBryan Mitchell	SD	93.6
29	S. FreemanSam Freeman	ATL	93.5
30	C. KuhlChad Kuhl	PIT	93.4
31	D. FloroDylan Floro	LAD	93.2
32	J. StephensJackson Stephens	CIN	93.2
33	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	92.8
34	M. MooreMatt Moore	TEX	92.7
35	M. AlbersMatt Albers	MIL	92.7
36	A. SuárezAndrew Suárez	SF	92.4
37	D. PetersDillon Peters	MIA	92.3
38	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	COL	92.2
39	F. LirianoFrancisco Liriano	DET	92.2
40	K. JepsenKevin Jepsen	TEX	92.1
41	B. PeacockBrad Peacock	HOU	91.9
42	G. HollandGreg Holland	WSH	91.9
43	M. KochMatt Koch	AZ	91.3
44	I. KennedyIan Kennedy	KC	91.3
45	S. GraySonny Gray	NYY	91.0
46	A. MinterA.J. Minter	ATL	90.9
47	T. OaksTrevor Oaks	KC	90.9
48	M. DunnMike Dunn	COL	90.9
49	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	90.8
50	L. PerdomoLuis Perdomo	SD	90.6

UN 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 unknown pitch type.

Understanding Unknown pitch type: 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 unknown pitch type.

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.