Average Fastball Velocity For All 105 MLB Rookie Starting Pitchers In 2025

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In conjunction with the Baseball America study published today on the connection between fastball velocity and career longevity, we’re continuing our deep dive into velocity with a look at the newest wave in MLB’s ever-rising fastball arms race.

Below, you can find velocity data for all 105 rookie starting pitchers in 2025. While Jacob Misiorowski and Bubba Chandler averaged 99 mph or higher, they don’t even rank among the top five in velocity delta among those pitchers considered in our study. This is because the average fastball velocity was so much lower in the late 2000s and early 2010s than it is now.

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In the table below, you’ll find both raw average fastball numbers and a corresponding “velocity delta,” which simply illustrates how each pitcher compared to league average for same-handed MLB starters this season.

Average Fastball Velocity For All 105 Rookie Starting Pitchers In 2025

PitcherAVG FB
VELOVELOCITY
DELTAPITCH
HANDJacob Misiorowski99.24.9RBubba Chandler99.04.7RRyan Zeferjahn98.74.4RGrant Taylor98.64.3RChase Burns98.44.1RCam Schlittler98.03.7RChase Dollander97.83.5RPayton Tolle96.03.2LLuis Morales97.33.0RDavid Morgan97.33.0RJack Leiter97.02.7RCade Cavalli97.02.7RBraxton Ashcraft96.92.6RTroy Melton96.62.3RCarson Seymour96.62.3RBen Casparius96.62.3RJackson Jobe96.11.8RMick Abel96.11.8RSean Reynolds96.11.8RRoki Sasaki961.7RDidier Fuentes961.7RBrandon Sproat961.7RChase Petty961.7RJustin Wrobleski94.41.6LHurston Waldrep95.91.6RJayden Murray95.91.6RShane Smith95.71.4RCade Horton95.71.4RKumar Rocker95.71.4RRichard Fitts95.71.4RJack Perkins95.71.4RAJ Smith-Shawver95.61.3RBlade Tidwell95.61.3RMike Burrows95.51.2RBraydon Fisher95.51.2RHunter Dobbins95.41.1REaston Lucas93.70.9LConnelly Early93.70.9LJonah Tong95.20.9RCaden Dana95.20.9RNolan McLean95.10.8RLake Bachar950.7RDietrich Enns93.20.4LMike Vasil94.70.4RTrey Yesavage94.70.4RRyan Rolison93.10.3LAdam Mazur94.60.3RTravis Adams94.60.3RRobert Gasser930.2LBradley Blalock94.50.2RJonathan Bowlan94.50.2RJack Dreyer92.90.1LBrad Lord94.40.1RAnthony Veneziano92.80LMcCade Brown94.30RMason Barnett94.30RVictor Mederos94.30RSean Burke94.2-0.1RCarson Whisenhunt92.6-0.2LChad Patrick94.1-0.2RPaxton Schultz94.1-0.2RRyan Gusto94-0.3RGrant Holman94-0.3RParker Messick92.4-0.4LAJ Blubaugh93.9-0.4RNoah Cameron92.3-0.5LBrandon Young93.8-0.5RElvin Rodríguez93.8-0.5RYoendrys Gómez93.7-0.6RBrady Basso92-0.8LGunnar Hoglund93.5-0.8RSam Aldegheri91.9-0.9LJustin Sterner93.4-0.9RWill Warren93.3-1RJ.T. Ginn93.3-1RJoey Cantillo91.7-1.1LBrandon Walter91.7-1.1LRyan Bergert93.2-1.1RKai-Wei Teng93.1-1.2RChayce McDermott93.1-1.2RIan Seymour91.4-1.4LLogan Henderson92.9-1.4RJustin Hagenman92.9-1.4RColton Gordon91.3-1.5LTomoyuki Sugano92.8-1.5RLogan Evans92.8-1.5RTrevor McDonald92.8-1.5RAndrew Alvarez91.2-1.6LCade Gibson91.1-1.7LShinnosuke Ogasawara90.9-1.9LMichael McGreevy92.4-1.9RTanner Gordon92.3-2RJacob Lopez90.7-2.1LKyle Hart90.5-2.3LBrandon Eisert90.4-2.4LLuis F. Castillo91.9-2.4RSawyer Gipson-Long91.9-2.4RMitch Farris90.3-2.5LThomas Harrington91.8-2.5RCarson Palmquist90.2-2.6LPierson Ohl91.5-2.8RConnor Gillispie91.2-3.1RCaleb Boushley91.2-3.1RDoug Nikhazy89.6-3.2LAllan Winans89.6-4.7RSource: Baseball Savant

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