Posted by: Paul () on Mon Oct 24 14:04:29 2011

> > > Have there any studies been done on the average batspeed of MLB hitters? I heard that pujols only has 87 mph batspeed but I have also heard about 100+ numbers.
> > > so how fast do mlb hitters swing the bat on average?
> > >
> > > egds dominik
> >
> > According to Human Kinetics, the average speed is 72 mph. Human Kinetics utilized a computer that tracks in 3 dimensions, rather than in two dimensions.
>
> thanks.
>
> do you have a link to that study?
>
> rgds dominik

I don't think there's a study, it's in Tom Robson's The Hitting Edge book.