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About .43 seconds. Although shorter of a time for that batter to decide whether or not to swing.
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If a pitcher throws a ball 70 mph how long does the batter have to react?
A 70 mph pitch travels at approximately 102.6 feet per second. The distance from the pitcher to the batter is 60 feet, 6 inches. Therefore, the batter has a little less than six-tenths of a second to react.
Why are baseball helment invented?
So that when a 94 MPH fastball comes up and in on a batter, he is not killed or severely injured by it. It is completely for safety.
How fast does Cole Hamels pitch?
90-93 mph 4 Seam Fastball 88-91 mph Cut Fastball 78-81 mph Curveball 76-79 mph Circle Change
Does Tim Lincecum throw 103 mph fastball?
Not consistently.
How fast was mark the bird fidrych's fastball?
93 MPH
What was the average speed of a fastball in the 1920s?
75-80 mph
Who pitched the worlds fastest fastball?
Iorn Mike at 122 mph
40 mph pitch in little league is equivalent to what on MLB?
If the measure of ease of hitting a fastball were how long the batter sees it, then the calculation would be straightforward. Dividing the major league distance to the mound, 60.5 ft, by the little league distance, 46 ft, gives approximately 1.3152. Multiplying 40 mph by 1.3152 gives 52.6 mph, which a major league batter should easily hit. Multiplying 50 mph by 1.3152 gives 65.76 mph, which a major league batter should also easily hit if it is a fastball. A 90 mph fastball, which is somewhat challenging to a major league batter, would be equivalent to 90 mph divided by 1.3152 = a 68.43 mph fastball in little league, which is not expected. Since one mile is 5280 ft and one hour is 3600 seconds, a speed in miles per hour can be converted to feet per second by multiplying by 5280 ft / 3600 sec = 1.467 ft/sec = 1 mph. So the 40 mph little league pitch and the 52.6 mph major league pitch each give the batter a 46 ft / 58.67 ft/sec = 0.784 sec look. The 50 mph little league pitch (if there is one) and the 65.76 mph major league pitch each give the batter a 46 ft / 73.35 ft/sec = 0.627 sec look. The 90 mph major league fastball gives the batter a 60.5 ft / 118.36 ft/sec = 0.511 sec look. However, even this interval is much longer than the typical 0.1 sec human reaction time. Perhaps a batter needs about half a second to swing. It is possible though difficult to hit a curve ball or sinker. The measure of difficulty for that might be the distance the ball travels in the last 0.5 sec, and that doesn’t depend on the distance to the mound if the speed is measured near the plate. It just depends on the speed, which is easier to achieve if the mound is near the plate, and on the curve radius. So converting pitch speed by length of look probably over-corrects, especially if the fastball has some spin. Perhaps the mean of actual and converted speeds would be a better estimate of major league equivalents for little league pitches.
How fast can CC Sabathia throw his fastball?
He throws these types of pitches: -Four Seam Fastball, up to 97 MPH. -Two Seam Fastball, up to 94 MPH -Change up -Slider, which he throws with a more horizontal break to lefties, and a more downward break for righties.
How much time do you have to swing at a 90 MPH fastball?
0.21 to 0.25 of a second
What is a 70 mph fastball at 50 feet equivalent to a pro field?
96
How long does it take for a baseball thrown at 100 mph to reach homeplate?
speed of baseballIn MLB, the distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate is 60 1/2 feet. A baseball traveling at 100 mph is covering 146.7 feet every second. That means it takes under 1/2 of a second (0.412 seconds to be exact) for a 100 mph fastball to travel from the pitcher to the batter!
