We are very lucky to be able to see so many hard throwers and outstanding pitchers. When ever these average velocity for different age groups come up I can't help but wonder... How would anyone know?
You get major league average by averaging out major leaguers. How do you average out 15 to 18 years old when a gun is usually never present and there are more than 50,000 pitchers at those ages?
Sorry, but when I keep hearing the stories about kids throwing 50-60 mph, why do they have a radar gun on them?
I do understand that some areas will be much different than others, but I fail to understand the importance of knowing the average. Why do we want to know what the slowest velocity at any age is?
We see a couple hundred high school age kids touch 90 or better every year. It's still a treat every time I see it, because it is rare!. We see several thousands each year who don't!