WebBall.com - Player Norms Survey

Our compilation of coach/player submissions

PLAYER NORMS	Stats by age group		7-10	11-12	13-14	15-17	18+
PITCHING	FASTBALL SPEED	Out of hand	46.5	57.9	72.1	82.8	87.9
	FASTBALL SPEED	At plate	44.9	58.0 *	67.0	79.8	83.8
	ERA Season average		3.42	2.82	2.49	3.09	2.23
	K/BB Ratio Strike Outs/Walks		3.01	3.58	5.11	2.83	4.61
HITTING	Batting Average (Hits/At Bats)		580	483	475	397	373
	On Base (Hits+Walks+Other/ Plate Appearances)		684	595	583	509	512
	Slugging (Total Bases on Hits/ At Bats)		814	724	690	530	423
	Bat Speed (Doppler)		44.7	64.3	69.7	83.8	86.8
RUNNING	To IB		3.25	3.01	5.63 **	4.27	3.38
	1B to 3B slide stop		7.58	6.75	10.59	8.48	6.85
	Straight line (distance as above)		8.55	6.43	9.42	7.31	6.12
	Steal % (Stolen Bases/Attempts)		82.8	79.6	80.5	85.0	92.2
THROWING	Speed - glove to glove C to 2B or 3B to 1B		2.63	1.97	2.36 **	1.93	1.77

These stats are based solely on coaches' submissions to WebBall (combining numbers from regular season and all-star players and teams up to Aug. 2007).

* The closeness in Fastball Speed of the 'ball at the plate' vs 'out of hand' numbers is the result of different coaches/players providing different team results and also different measuring devices. The average drop from many authorities is considered to be 1 mph for every 7' to the plate.

**The jump in times is due to increase in base distance - some players at 13-14 go to full 90' basepaths, others are at 80' or 75' or less. This affects running and catcher pop times.