Range of Speed (in MPH) for Various Baseball Pitches by Age Group

Updates

• 3/5/2010 - Clarified cutter stats
• 8/14/2008 - Corrected title "Pro avg" to "MLB avg"
• 8/10/2008 - Added average speed in major leagues based on August 2008 actual stats

Related

• Top Gun list for the Fastest Pitchers in the Majors
• Pitch Type report shows Average Speed by Pitch Type in the Majors

	10U	11-12	13-14	High School	College/ Pro (MLB avg)
Fastball (2 seam, 4 seam, cutter, splitter) Cutter 4-5 mph slower Split finger 6-7 mph slower	40-50	50-60	55-75	75-85	80-95 (91) (86-87 for cutter) (84-85 for splitter)
Changeup (palm ball, circle change) 10 mph slower than fastball	30-40	40-50	45-65	65-75	70-85 (82)
Breaking Ball (slider) 5-10 mph slower than fastball	35-45	40-55	50-65	65-75	70-85 (84)
Breaking Ball (curve) 15 mph slower than fastball	25-35	35-45	40-60	60-70	65-80 (77)
Knuckleball (movement begins at 50 mph) 15 to 25 mph slower than fastball	25-35	30-40	30-50	50-60	55-70 (68)