Velocity Question

Just My Opinion...
This is just speed I'm not saying someone who throws 72 with great command can't be good.

Weak Varsity Pitcher (67-70)
decent varsity pitcher (72-75)
average varsity pithcer (75-80)
good varsiy pithcer (80-83)
great varsity pitcher (84-90+)

It seems like ILBaseball10 has it about right.

IMO

67-75 seems a little slow. Have seen lefties in the 74-76 range but very, very few righties that have success that low.

Would agree with those ratings for the most part. Power pitchers are great, but it's not all about velocity. Control, location, mixing it up are many times as important. Nothing better, or sometimes more frustrating for opponents, than watching some crafty kid that knows how to hit spots, change speeds, mix it up, get ground ball after ground ball. Colleges and scouts go by the almighty gun and "projectability", but watching a pitcher versus a thrower can be fun, interesting baseball.

If this is a question about arm strenth, then the ave velocity for a varsity pitcher is 77-79 mph. If this is a question about pitching throw the radar gun out. I have had 7/8/9 game winners throwing far less.

I think that ILBaseball10 has it right on the dot.

I agree with Playball 2- The game's most effective pitch is a slow fastball thrown over the plate (the changeup)!

Velocity and a strong arm are of course always a major plus. The cut fastball along with a quality change up are the two most effective pitches that many star pitchers have in their repertoire.