50 players are tied for the fewest career balls, with 0 balls. The first three are Jack Brannigan, Shinnosuke Ogasawara and Jack Leiter.

Interpreted as:

fastest ball ever hit by a player

	NAME	BALL	H	G	AB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Jack Brannigan J. Brannigan	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2	Shinnosuke Ogasawara S. Ogasawara	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
3	Jack Leiter J. Leiter	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
4	Chandler Seagle C. Seagle	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
5	Spencer Strider S. Strider	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
6	Hans Crouse H. Crouse	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
7	Luis Madero L. Madero	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
8	Connor Overton C. Overton	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
9	Joe Ryan J. Ryan	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
10	Adonis Medina A. Medina	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
11	Corey Knebel C. Knebel	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
12	Sam Coonrod S. Coonrod	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
13	Manuel Rodríguez M. Rodríguez	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
14	Jake Reed J. Reed	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
15	Jake Jewell J. Jewell	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
16	Michael Rucker M. Rucker	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
17	Edgar Santana E. Santana	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
18	Stephen Nogosek S. Nogosek	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
19	Ryne Harper R. Harper	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
20	Humberto Castellanos H. Castellanos	0	3	5	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	7	6	1	0	1	0	.500	.429	1.000	1.429
21	Phil Bickford P. Bickford	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
22	Brandon Waddell B. Waddell	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
23	Thomas Szapucki T. Szapucki	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
24	Miguel Sanchez M. Sanchez	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
25	Sam Clay S. Clay	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

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