5 September 09

Did Brian Wilson Just Pitch 101 MPH?

It sure looks like it. The Giants were hanging on to a 3-2 lead against the Brewers in the bottom of the eighth when they called for Brian Wilson their closer to get the final five outs. Earlier in the game our radio broadcasters thought the stadium radar gun was reading a bit high for the starting pitchers; anyway they reported that the radar gun hit 101 during one of Wilson’s pitches.

So I checked out the statistics from Wilson’s performance as reported by PitchFX. This is an independent measurement technique from the radar gun. According to PitchFX, Wilson today threw 18 fastballs, with an average speed of 100.3 MPH, and a high of 102.2 MPH. From looking at his velocity chart here, that was his fastest pitch sequence yet recorded by PitchFX.

Wilson got his five outs, and the Giants won the game 3-2.

Posted by at 11:03 PM in Baseball | Link |

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