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Albert Pujols

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4 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Albert Pujols Dumbbell bench press (per hand)

Albert Pujols's recorded Dumbbell bench press (per hand) is 60 lb × 14. Performance date: 2006-02. This was a working set. The source at web.archive.org gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

St. Louis Cardinals; gym session with Chris Mihlfeld; load per hand

Source quote and limits

“a 60-pound dumbbell in each hand and brings them straight up and parallel, 14 repetitions”

A Swing of Beauty

SI writer Daniel G. Habib describes this gym session on a February morning two weeks before 2006 spring training. The load is per dumbbell, without doubling it. This is an observed training set. Bodyweight is the 225 pounds stated for Pujols during this visit. The source URL is the opened Internet Archive copy of the original SI page; the current Vault URL returns 404 in the checker.

2006
- Dumbbell bench press (per hand)60 lb × 14
  Working setSt. Louis Cardinals; gym session with Chris Mihlfeld; load per hand
  News report, web.archive.org2006-02medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “a 60-pound dumbbell in each hand and brings them straight up and parallel, 14 repetitions”
  A Swing of BeautyBodyweight 225 lb
- Dumbbell bench press (per hand)85 lb
  Working setSt. Louis Cardinals; gym session with Chris Mihlfeld; load per hand
  News report, web.archive.org2006-02medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “85 pounds in each hand”
  A Swing of BeautyBodyweight 225 lb

Albert Pujols Maximum fielding throw velocity

Albert Pujols's recorded Maximum fielding throw velocity is 67.8 mph. Performance date: 2021. This was a competition result. The source at baseballsavant.mlb.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.

2021 MLB season; Statcast fielding throw · MLB fielding throw; first base

Source quote and limits

“67.8”

Baseball Savant 2021 Arm Strength Leaderboard: Max column

The official 2021 table reports 67.8 mph in Max. This is the largest published seasonal Max found in the opened 2020-2025 tables. The year is the season of the measured throw; the exact day is not given. The individual-throw endpoint confirms the value after rounding to the table's one decimal place and gives position code 3 (first base). This is a single measured throw. The separate Overall column is an average. The source unit is miles per hour.

Maximum fielding throw velocity history. Methods and conditions can differ between records.
Date	Competition / season and method	Value	Unit	Source
2021	2021 MLB season; Statcast fielding throwMaximum fielding throw velocity	67.8	mph	baseballsavant.mlb.com Evidence Official result; Competition; performance date 2021. Baseball Savant 2021 Arm Strength Leaderboard: Max column MLB fielding throw; first base “67.8” The official 2021 table reports 67.8 mph in Max. This is the largest published seasonal Max found in the opened 2020-2025 tables. The year is the season of the measured throw; the exact day is not given. The individual-throw endpoint confirms the value after rounding to the table's one decimal place and gives position code 3 (first base). This is a single measured throw. The separate Overall column is an average. The source unit is miles per hour.

Albert Pujols Exit velocity (season's hardest-hit ball)

Albert Pujols's recorded Exit velocity (season's hardest-hit ball) is 116.5 mph. Performance date: 2016. This was a competition result. The source at baseballsavant.mlb.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.

2016 MLB regular season · MLB regular season; Statcast tracking

Source quote and limits

“2016 116.5 9th in MLB”

Albert Pujols Statcast statistics (Baseball Savant)

The visible Max Exit Velocity table gives the season and value. The highest displayed value through the completed 2025 season is retained; ties use the first listed season. The exact play date is not provided by this table.

Exit velocity (season's hardest-hit ball) history. Methods and conditions can differ between records.
Date	Competition / season and method	Value	Unit	Source
2016	2016 MLB regular seasonExit velocity (season's hardest-hit ball)	116.5	mph	baseballsavant.mlb.com Evidence Official result; Competition; performance date 2016. Albert Pujols Statcast statistics (Baseball Savant) MLB regular season; Statcast tracking “2016 116.5 9th in MLB” The visible Max Exit Velocity table gives the season and value. The highest displayed value through the completed 2025 season is retained; ties use the first listed season. The exact play date is not provided by this table.

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