It’s October. Watching October baseball is one of the most exciting things to do for all baseball fans. For me, I already watched some Wild Card Series games and Division Series games. Well, I saw some pitchers who threw pitches that were triple digits.
After watching some games, I’m just wondering which pitchers had thrown a lot of pitches that reached 100 mph or higher over the last several postseasons. To solve my doubts, I decided to check on the statcast website.
First of all, baseball fans must be familiar with this name. Aroldis Chapman can throw really hard. Even though he's over 35, he can still touch triple digits, easily. Chapman made his MLB debut in 2010. From 2010 to 2023, he threw more than 300 pitches that reached 100 mph or higher. Opponents’ batting average against those pitches that were 100+ mph was below .160. And he generated 60 swings and misses while throwing 100+ mph pitches.
Brusdar Graterol made his MLB debut in 2019. He doesn’t pitch this season. However, he didn’t miss the postseason from 2019 to 2024. Over the last 6 postseasons, Graterol threw 100+ pitches that reached 100 mph or higher. Opponents’ batting average against those hard-throwing pitches was below .160. Nevertheless, an interesting thing is that those 100+ mph pitches didn’t create many swings and misses.
In addition, Kelvin Herrera pitched in the majors from 2011 to 2020. He was an important arm for the Royals in the postseason in 2014 and 2015. In those 2 postseasons, Herrera threw 71 pitches that reached 100 mph or higher. Opponents only hit .192 against those hard-throwing pitches.
Moreover, Trevor Rosenthal spent 8 seasons in the majors. He collected 100+ saves in his career. In his career, he threw 60+ pitches that reached 100 mph or higher in the playoffs.
Finally, Jose Alvarado and Emmanuel Clase each threw 50+ pitches that touched triple digits in the postseason so far in their careers.
Well, looking at the stats from 2008 to 2024, we shouldn’t be too surprised about the results. Aroldis Chapman’s arm is amazing, he can just throw pitches that touch triple digits. He plays for the Red Sox this season and at age 37, he still throws pitches that are 100+ mph. However, Brudar Graterol doesn’t pitch this season because of an injury. Graterol throws really hard, but injuries have become a problem since he already missed much playing time. And in the 2025 postseason, baseball fans can’t see Graterol throw pitches that touch triple digits as he previously did. Nevertheless, we saw a name that we should at least keep an eye on. Andres Munoz is the closer for the Mariners. In 2025, he recorded 38 saves. It will be interesting to see his performance in the postseason. He can throw fastballs that touch triple digits. This postseason, we can see how long the Mariners will go in the playoffs. If the Mariners can advance to the ALCS or even more, watching Munoz’s hard-throwing pitches could be quite entertaining.
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