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This quiz has been taken 1,170 times
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The average score is 7 of 13

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Description	Avg. Velocity (MPH)	Typical Movement	Answer	% Correct
Slower pitch that tricks batters by sharply dropping before reaching the plate.	~78	downward or diagonal gloveside break	Curveball	86%
Breaking pitch that moves diagonally towards the pitcher's gloveside.	~84	diagonal gloveside break	Slider	83%
Travels in a straight line but is hard to hit due to its speed. Most commonly thrown pitch in baseball.	~95	straight	4-Seam Fastball	75%
Rare pitch characterized by highly unpredictable movement due to very low spin.	~70	unpredictable	Knuckleball	67%
Appears to the batter as a fastball but travels ~10mph slower. Meant to deceive the batter into swinging too early.	~85	straight	Changeup	66%
Deceives batters with slight armside movement, while still traveling at high speed.	~92	slight armside	2-Seam Fastball	60%
Deceives batters with slight gloveside movement, while still traveling at high speed.	~88	slight gloveside	Cutter	47%
Deceives batters by dropping downward while still traveling at high speed.	~92	downward break	Sinker	44%
Slowest pitch. Meant to mess with a hitters timing. Very rarely thrown.	<60	high arc	Eephus	38%
Breaking pitch that unusually breaks towards the pitcher's armside. Formerly common but now rarely pitched in modern baseball.	~78	diagonal armside break	Screwball	37%
Offspeed pitch that travels straight initially but then breaks downward before reaching the plate	~86	downward break	Splitter	37%
Breaking pitch that moves horizontally towards the pitcher's gloveside. Previously considered a variation of the above pitch.	~80	horizontal gloveside break	Sweeper	25%
Rare breaking pitch with a severe vertical drop created by snapping the wrist when releasing the ball.	~80	extreme downward break	Forkball	20%

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