How Many Professional Pitchers Throw 100 MPH?

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Just how rare is it to see a pitcher throw 100 mph in a pro game?

It’s still not common, but it’s not nearly as rare as it was just a few years ago. In 2025, we tracked 140 pitchers who threw 100 mph in a MiLB game, as well as 82 MLB pitchers who hit the century mark. There are 30 pitchers who did it in both the majors and minors, meaning a total of 192 pitchers reached 100 mph this season.

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That is by far the most pitchers to reach triple digits we’ve ever seen, and we’ve been tracking this for more than a decade. We haven’t produced a list of MiLB 100 mph pitchers each and every year, but we have done it enough times to have a decent idea of the trend lines.

For MLB, all of these flame-throwing pitchers are tracked with Statcast, which measures the ball right out of the hand and keeps all measurements on the same scale.

For MiLB, the measurements vary from year to year. In recent years, it’s largely Hawk-Eye and Trackman data. The earliest numbers from the 2010s are predominantly radar gun readings with some Trackman inclusions mixed in, as well.

The rise in the number of 100 mph pitchers isn’t surprising when you consider that the average fastball velocity keeps climbing year after year:

Throwing hard presents a number of benefits for pitchers. For minor leaguers, in particular, there is considerable value in throwing 100 mph, as we found that 70% of the MiLB pitchers who made these lists in 2017 and 2018 eventually made it to the major leagues. Those lists did not look at control, MiLB success or the level at which a pitcher was performing, so it is a pretty clear indication of how extreme velocity often clears the path to the big leagues.

YearMILB 100+ MPH
PITCHERSMLB 100+ MPH
PITCHERS2025140822024906220238564202282642021Did Not Track572020Season Cancelled292019Did Not Track392018633720178240201671392015Did Not Track4920145233

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