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Edgardo Henriquez's 2026 average fastball velocity is 100.5 mph. That sits second leaguewide, ranked #2 of 437 qualified pitchers. Source: Baseball Savant Statcast, refreshed nightly by Legends Deck.
Average fastball velocity is the mean speed of a pitcher's four-seam or sinker — whichever they throw most — across all outings. Statcast captures each pitch off the TrackMan/Hawk-Eye radar in every MLB park, so the numbers are precise to a tenth of a mph. Elite relievers routinely sit 98+ mph; starters maintaining 96+ over a full outing are the rarest breed in the game.
Fastball velocity is the single strongest predictor of strikeout rate at the pitcher level, and velocity gains year-over-year almost always translate to performance gains. This leaderboard surfaces the arms that overwhelm hitters with pure stuff — the bullpen weapons and front-line starters whose margin for error is widest.