Stats Stories: Blast Metric Leaders
April 15, 2021
The PBR Colorado Preseason All-State Games was an invite-only event for the top high school prospects in the state. The original date had to be moved due to inclement weather, we still had a great group of players ball out for this event. Taking place at the beautiful Jackson Field at The University of Northern Colorado, these athletes took full advantage of the tech present at the event. Today, let's take a look at who Blasted off by looking at the Top Performers in these Blast Motion Metrics.
Peak hand Speed
This metric measures the highest speed in which your hands move throughout the swing. Having a high Peak Hand Speed is an indicator of higher bat speed potential. In certain situations, it can be used to measure a players efficiency in transferring rotational energy to bat speed.
Max Peak Hand Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Hudson Voggesser | CO | Loveland | 2023 | RHP | 27.6 mph |
2 | Ashtin Gilio | CO | Alexander Dawson | 2023 | 2B | 27.4 mph |
3 | Javier Tanner | CO | Mountain Vista | 2022 | RHP | 26.9 mph |
4 | Brady Webb | CO | Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 26.6 mph |
5 | Brady Hall | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2023 | RHP | 26.4 mph |
6 | Aaron Kidd | CO | Legend | 2022 | 2B | 26.1 mph |
7 | Ryder Banks | CO | Air Academy | 2023 | 1B | 26.0 mph |
8 | Colin Mackenzie | CO | Mullen | 2023 | OF | 25.7 mph |
^ | Ryan Griffin | CO | Lutheran | 2023 | SS | 25.7 mph |
^ | Garrett Harstad | CO | Loveland | 2023 | SS | 25.7 mph |
9 | Tyler P Smith | CO | Ponderosa | 2022 | OF | 25.6 mph |
^ | River Jackson | CO | University | 2022 | SS | 25.6 mph |
10 | Brayden Pfeffer | CO | Legend | 2023 | OF | 25.4 mph |
Average Peak Hand Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Hudson Voggesser | CO | Loveland | 2023 | RHP | 25.7 mph |
2 | Ashtin Gilio | CO | Alexander Dawson | 2023 | 2B | 25.0 mph |
3 | Ryder Banks | CO | Air Academy | 2023 | 1B | 24.8 mph |
4 | Brady Webb | CO | Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 24.5 mph |
5 | Tyler P Smith | CO | Ponderosa | 2022 | OF | 24.3 mph |
6 | Javier Tanner | CO | Mountain Vista | 2022 | RHP | 24.1 mph |
7 | River Jackson | CO | University | 2022 | SS | 24.1 mph |
8 | Brady Hall | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2023 | RHP | 24.0 mph |
9 | Aaron Kidd | CO | Legend | 2022 | 2B | 23.7 mph |
10 | Ryan Griffin | CO | Lutheran | 2023 | SS | 23.6 mph |
Bat Speed
Bat speed is arguably the most important factor of a swing. It is the most important factor in generating higher exit velocity. A higher bat speed also affords batters more room for error in hitting the ball. If you watch Giancarlo Stanton, a man with insane bat speed, you will see plenty of balls that he mishit that go over the fence. For other batters, these balls would be flyball outs, but due to his high bat speed, these balls leave the bat just hard enough to carry over. Although an extreme example, the same principle applies to armature players. Additionally, higher bat speeds help with catching up to higher velocity pitches. The faster you can move the bat, the longer you can wait before having to commit to the swing.
Max Bat Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Camden Ross | CO | Broomfield | 2022 | C | 81.9 mph |
2 | Blake Windham | CO | Castle View | 2021 | OF | 81.7 mph |
3 | Ashtin Gilio | CO | Alexander Dawson | 2023 | 2B | 80.0 mph |
4 | Garrett Harstad | CO | Loveland | 2023 | SS | 79.6 mph |
5 | Hudson Voggesser | CO | Loveland | 2023 | RHP | 78.0 mph |
^ | Brady Hall | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2023 | RHP | 78.0 mph |
6 | James Wright | CO | Air Academy | 2022 | C | 77.9 mph |
7 | Andrew Isdale | CO | Chaparral | 2022 | RHP | 77.7 mph |
8 | Mason Bright | CO | Severance | 2023 | RHP | 77.4 mph |
9 | Aaron Kidd | CO | Legend | 2022 | 2B | 77.3 mph |
10 | Luke Emerson | CO | Douglas County | 2022 | OF | 76.2 mph |
Average bat speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Camden Ross | CO | Broomfield | 2022 | C | 78.5 mph |
2 | Ashtin Gilio | CO | Alexander Dawson | 2023 | 2B | 76.1 mph |
3 | Garrett Harstad | CO | Loveland | 2023 | SS | 75.6 mph |
4 | James Wright | CO | Air Academy | 2022 | C | 74.6 mph |
5 | Mason Bright | CO | Severance | 2023 | RHP | 74.5 mph |
6 | Aaron Kidd | CO | Legend | 2022 | 2B | 73.9 mph |
7 | Hudson Voggesser | CO | Loveland | 2023 | RHP | 73.7 mph |
8 | Andrew Isdale | CO | Chaparral | 2022 | RHP | 73.5 mph |
9 | Brady Hall | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2023 | RHP | 73.2 mph |
10 | Blake Windham | CO | Castle View | 2021 | OF | 72.5 mph |
Rotational Acceleration
If you're racing two cars with the same top speed, the car with the higher acceleration will reach that top speed sooner and this win the race. The same is true for the swing. A higher Rotational Acceleration will allow the batter to get to his top bat speed sooner and thus can wait longer in decision making. This metric also helps with catching up to higher velos.
Max Rotational Acceleration
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Colin Mackenzie | CO | Mullen | 2023 | OF | 31.6 g |
2 | Brady Webb | CO | Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 24.0 g |
3 | Tyler Harris | UT | Stansbury | 2021 | RHP | 23.9 g |
4 | Derek Woolwine | CO | Boulder | 2022 | 1B | 22.8 g |
^ | Blake Windham | CO | Castle View | 2021 | OF | 22.8 g |
5 | Ashtin Gilio | CO | Alexander Dawson | 2023 | 2B | 20.9 g |
6 | Camden Ross | CO | Broomfield | 2022 | C | 20.8 g |
7 | Brayden Pfeffer | CO | Legend | 2023 | OF | 20.2 g |
8 | Tyler P Smith | CO | Ponderosa | 2022 | OF | 19.5 g |
9 | Connor Barron | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 18.7 g |
10 | Hunter Gotschall | CO | Douglas County | 2023 | RHP | 18.5 g |
^ | Evan McClain | CO | Cherry Creek | 2022 | C | 18.5 g |
Average rotaional acceleration
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Colin Mackenzie | CO | Mullen | 2023 | OF | 24.7 g |
2 | Brady Webb | CO | Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 19.9 g |
3 | Camden Ross | CO | Broomfield | 2022 | C | 18.4 g |
4 | Derek Woolwine | CO | Boulder | 2022 | 1B | 18.4 g |
5 | Ashtin Gilio | CO | Alexander Dawson | 2023 | 2B | 18.1 g |
6 | Tyler Harris | UT | Stansbury | 2021 | RHP | 18.1 g |
7 | Tyler P Smith | CO | Ponderosa | 2022 | OF | 16.7 g |
8 | Connor Barron | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 16.4 g |
9 | Hunter Gotschall | CO | Douglas County | 2023 | RHP | 16.2 g |
10 | Ryder Banks | CO | Air Academy | 2023 | 1B | 15.2 g |
average on plane efficiency
On plane efficiency measures how long the bat is on the swing plane dictated by the angle of the bat at contact. An on plane efficiency of 100% means that the swing was on the contact plane the entire time. Anything above 65% is considered good.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Hunter Gotschall | CO | Douglas County | 2023 | RHP | 89 % |
2 | Tyler Blanchard | CO | Erie | 2024 | C | 88 % |
3 | Tyler Harris | UT | Stansbury | 2021 | RHP | 83 % |
4 | Garrett Harstad | CO | Loveland | 2023 | SS | 80 % |
5 | Colin Mackenzie | CO | Mullen | 2023 | OF | 80 % |
6 | Carson Belcher | CO | Ralston Valley | 2022 | C | 80 % |
7 | Connor Barron | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 78 % |
8 | Omar Arrieta | CO | Northglenn | 2021 | SS | 78 % |
9 | Tyler P Smith | CO | Ponderosa | 2022 | OF | 77 % |
10 | Nolan Villaescusa | CO | Legend | 2022 | 2B | 77 % |
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