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Last pitch of Philip Humber's
Perfect Game (4/21/2012)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -1.58 | vxo = 9.228 | ax = 0.483 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -124.71 | ay = 25.576 |
| zo = 5.746 | vzo = -5.311 | az = -29.254 |
Initial Speed (mph): 85.3
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 79.1
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 2.211, y = 1.417, and z = 1.17
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
