MLB
Rafael Devers
Major League Baseball first base
4 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Rafael Devers Maximum fielding throw velocity
Rafael Devers's recorded Maximum fielding throw velocity is 90.9 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; third base
Source quote and limits
“90.9”
The official 2021 table reports 90.9 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 5 (third base). This is a single measured throw. The separate Overall column is an average. The source unit is miles per hour.
| Date | Competition / season and method | Value | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 MLB season; Statcast fielding throwMaximum fielding throw velocity | 90.9 | mph | baseballsavant.mlb.comEvidenceOfficial result; Competition; performance date 2021. Baseball Savant 2021 Arm Strength Leaderboard: Max column MLB fielding throw; third base “90.9” The official 2021 table reports 90.9 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 5 (third base). This is a single measured throw. The separate Overall column is an average. The source unit is miles per hour. |
Rafael Devers Exit velocity (season's hardest-hit ball)
Rafael Devers's recorded Exit velocity (season's hardest-hit ball) is 116.7 mph. Performance date: 2020. This was a competition result. The source at baseballsavant.mlb.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
2020 MLB regular season · MLB regular season; Statcast tracking
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“2020 23 980 165 20 12.2 12.2 8.1 93.0 116.7”
The Statcast batting table on the page gives 116.7 mph as the 2020 maximum exit velocity, his highest season. The Max Exit Velocity ranking table leaves out 2020 and shows 116.3 mph (2018, 15th in MLB). Corrected from 116.3 mph during a Gemini Deep Research check (batch of 2026-10-30). The exact play date is not provided by this table; FanGraphs data give a 116.5 mph home run on 2020-09-08.
| Date | Competition / season and method | Value | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020 MLB regular seasonExit velocity (season's hardest-hit ball) | 116.7 | mph | baseballsavant.mlb.comEvidenceOfficial result; Competition; performance date 2020. Rafael Devers Statcast statistics (Baseball Savant) MLB regular season; Statcast tracking “2020 23 980 165 20 12.2 12.2 8.1 93.0 116.7” The Statcast batting table on the page gives 116.7 mph as the 2020 maximum exit velocity, his highest season. The Max Exit Velocity ranking table leaves out 2020 and shows 116.3 mph (2018, 15th in MLB). Corrected from 116.3 mph during a Gemini Deep Research check (batch of 2026-10-30). The exact play date is not provided by this table; FanGraphs data give a 116.5 mph home run on 2020-09-08. |
Rafael Devers Sprint speed, season average (Statcast)
Rafael Devers's recorded Sprint speed, season average (Statcast) is 28 ft/s. Performance date: 2017. This was a competition result. The source at baseballsavant.mlb.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
2017 MLB regular season · Boston Red Sox rookie third baseman, age 20 (season age)
Source quote and limits
“2017 28.0 166th in MLB”
Statcast sprint speed for the season: the average of his fastest one-second windows on competitive runs, so a season measure, not one run. Best season on his Baseball Savant page (2017-2026). Dated to the season. Conversion: ft/s x 0.6818 = mph. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
| Date | Competition / season and method | Value | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017 MLB regular seasonSprint speed, season average (Statcast) | 28 | ft/s | baseballsavant.mlb.comEvidenceOfficial result; Competition; performance date 2017. Rafael Devers Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics (Baseball Savant) Boston Red Sox rookie third baseman, age 20 (season age) “2017 28.0 166th in MLB” Statcast sprint speed for the season: the average of his fastest one-second windows on competitive runs, so a season measure, not one run. Best season on his Baseball Savant page (2017-2026). Dated to the season. Conversion: ft/s x 0.6818 = mph. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30). |
Rafael Devers Home to first base, season average on competitive runs (Statcast)
Rafael Devers's recorded Home to first base, season average on competitive runs (Statcast) is 4.26 s. Performance date: 2017. This was a competition result. The source at baseballsavant.mlb.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
2017 MLB regular season · Boston Red Sox rookie third baseman, age 20 (season age)
Source quote and limits
“2017 20 28.0 4.26”
From the Statcast running table on his Baseball Savant page (season, age, sprint speed 28.0 ft/s, home to first 4.26 s). Best season by home-to-first time (2017-2026). A season average of competitive runs, not one run. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
2017
- Home to first base, season average on competitive runs (Statcast)4.26 s
Quote and details
“2017 20 28.0 4.26”
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