fastest ball in mlb

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

Interpreted as:
fastest ball by a player in MLB
NAMEBALLGABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Shinnosuke Ogasawara
S. Ogasawara
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
2Jack Leiter
J. Leiter
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
3Chandler Seagle
C. Seagle
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
4Spencer Strider
S. Strider
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
5Hans Crouse
H. Crouse
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
6Luis Madero
L. Madero
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
7Connor 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
8Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
9Adonis Medina
A. Medina
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
10Corey Knebel
C. Knebel
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
11Sam Coonrod
S. Coonrod
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
12Manuel Rodríguez
M. Rodríguez
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
13Jake Reed
J. Reed
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
14Jake Jewell
J. Jewell
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
15Michael Rucker
M. Rucker
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
16Edgar Santana
E. Santana
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
17Stephen Nogosek
S. Nogosek
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
18Ryne Harper
R. Harper
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
19Humberto Castellanos
H. Castellanos
0
5
6
3
0
0
1
5
0
0
1
7
6
1
0
1
0
.500
.429
1.000
1.429
20Phil Bickford
P. Bickford
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
.333
.333
.333
.667
21Brandon Waddell
B. Waddell
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
22Thomas Szapucki
T. Szapucki
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
23Miguel Sanchez
M. Sanchez
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
24Sam Clay
S. Clay
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
25Nestor Cortes
N. Cortes
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
StatMuse has event-level data for balls going back to the 1974 season.
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