As we are beginning to wrap up the year of 2022 and gear up for the 2023 Preseason, our PBR Alabama Staff has decided to gather all the numbers and data from our event schedule in 2022. With this being our fourth leaderboard from the year, we will break all of our numbers down and compile them into leaderboards for all statistical categories.

All of the data for the following exit velocity leaderboard comes from our TrackMan unit and is based on the information gathered from PBR Alabama events such as, Preseason ID's, Preseason All-State, Rising Stars, PBR Future Games, summer open events, Invite-Only events and our Scout Days.

Continuing our rewind of our 2022 leaderboards, we are taking a look at the Top-25 Average Fastball Spin Rates from 2022. Click HERE to view the 2022 Rewind: Top Fastball Velocities.

 

TOP Average FASTBALL Spin Rates OF 2022

Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.

 

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