in person since former Houston Astros Nolan Ryan and J. R. Richard. However, there is a new technology on the horizon that reads pitch speeds more accurately and does not inflate those numbers. It uses cameras and software to obtain the data. This new technology comes from Major League Baseball in its Advanced Media section. Part of Enhanced Gameday tracks pitch speed, break, and trajectory. One pitch registered on this was measured at at release by Joel Zumaya. This was during Game 1 of the ALCS against Frank Thomas of the Oakland Athletics on October 10, 2006, at Oakland's McAfee Coliseum (other readings were at ; the slowest reading was ). After the 2006 season, The Bill James Handbook published a list of pitchers and the number of their pitches thrown at or more. Zumaya led the major leagues with 233. Zumaya's average fastball was , with 100+ mph fastballs coming one out of six pitches. In 2009 and 2010, Zumaya's fastball averaged , according to Pitch f/x. See also Best pitching seasons by a Detroit Tiger References External links Major League Baseball pitchers Detroit Tigers players Gulf Coast Tigers players West Michigan Whitecaps players Lakeland Tigers players Erie SeaWolves players Toledo Mud Hens players Lakeland Flying Tigers players Baseball players from San Diego American baseball players of Mexican descent Sportspeople from Chula Vista, California 1984 births Living people