Jacob Misiorowski setting radar gun on fire at unprecedented rate

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski. Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski continues to set radar gun on fire at unprecedented rate

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Jul 23, 2025 8:00 AM ET

Milwaukee Brewers Jacob Misiorowski was back on the mound on Tuesday night against the Seattle Mariners, and even though he pitched just 3.2 innings, he continued to show why he is one of baseball's most exciting young talents. Prior to be pulled after 64 pitches, he allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out seven to continue his stunning start to his big league career.

He also continued to light up the radar gun in a way that no other pitcher in the modern era has.

Following Tuesday's start, where he regularly clocked in at over 101 mph, he has now thrown 39 pitches this season that have eclipsed 101 mph on the radar gun. He has done that in just 29.1 innings over six starts.

By comparison, every other starting pitcher in Major League Baseball has tallied just 17 pitches of 101 mph or higher — combined.

But it's not just about how he stacks up with pitchers this season that is staggering. It's that he is near the top of the list for 101 mph pitches for a career.

Most 101.0+ mph pitches as SP under pitch tracking (2008 including playoffs):

Hunter Greene: 141
Jacob deGrom: 54
Justin Verlander: 52
Jacob Misiorowski: 39
Yordano Ventura: 37
Jordan Hicks: 34
Noah Syndergaard: 31

Misiorowski has made 6 starts.
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 23, 2025

Here are two of his 101 mph heaters from Tuesday.

101 mph Miz-zarella Cheese. pic.twitter.com/G5HVI4XAPo
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The ball just erupts out of his hand at the hitters.

The Miz, 101mph ⛽️ pic.twitter.com/mOhOp087bG
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 23, 2025

When you add in his mid-90s change-up and high-90s breaking pitches he is already one of the nastiest pitchers in the majors. It is that sort of electric stuff that made him a National League All-Star after just five appearances.

For the season, he has now struck out 40 batters in 29.1 innings of work (that is 12.27 per nine innings), allowed only 15 hits and just eight earned runs. And five of those earned runs against came in only one start.

Given his age and with the way teams today are extremely protective of their pitchers, he is probably going to see his pitch counts and innings closely monitored this season. When he is on the mound, though, he is quickly becoming appointment viewing.

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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