How are gun reading done at Perfect Game events well pitching and fielding. Do they just use the fastest reading you got, average each throw?
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Maybe PG or TR will reply to your question.
Peak (highest) reading is listed.
We do the same as PG
Is this always the case PG? I have seen a couple of times where the players listed velocity is not as high as the top prospect list said?
I believe it should always be the case. I’m trying to think of why it wouldn’t. Sometimes if a pitcher throws twice (for example again in a top prospect game) we could have two different high readings, but we try to use the highest reading.
Usually we will have more than one scout with a gun and I suppose the notes from the slower reading could have been entered in the database, while the higher reading was listed elsewhere in a report. We are capable of making mistakes, though we try hard not to.
Have the differences in top velocities you’re talking about been off very far? I’d like to check that out and correct it if that’s the case. It would save us a lot of time if you could give an example.
Please feel free to email me if you don’t want to name examples of players to check out. jerry@perfectgame.org
Usually we will have more than one scout with a gun and I suppose the notes from the slower reading could have been entered in the database, while the higher reading was listed elsewhere in a report. We are capable of making mistakes, though we try hard not to.
Have the differences in top velocities you’re talking about been off very far? I’d like to check that out and correct it if that’s the case. It would save us a lot of time if you could give an example.
Please feel free to email me if you don’t want to name examples of players to check out. jerry@perfectgame.org
I wondered this too. I watched the gun when my son pitched last year, 81, 81, 81, 81 etc. The rating showed 80. No big deal, just wondered.