The Statcast system uses two cameras to replicate the binocular vision of the human eye. Together, the cameras provide depth perception to easily distinguish between bodies on the field. The radar system measures the data, such as the speed and route of the players on the field.

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Statcast uses a Trackman radar system to measure velocity rather than a camera, and instead of measuring velocity at 50 feet from home plate, Statcast uses the maximum velocity of the pitch logged by Trackman's radar.

We provide active-spin data derived from two methods. In both cases, we isolate the spin in the active plane and compare it to the total amount of spin. The recommended method is the directly-measured active spin, and this corresponds to the Active Spin % found on the Spin Direction leaderboard.

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The TrackMan is also one of the most expensive golf ball simulators on the market. The newest model, the TrackMan 4, has an initial price of $22,000. These golf ball simulators have so much technology and capabilities within them, and that comes with a steep price tag.

Spin Efficiency – Rapsodo Here again we see that PitchLogic is pretty close in its measurements to the Rapsodo unit's readings. TrackMan averages about 10% difference in efficiency from Rapsodo, which is pretty significant, and Diamond Kinetics trails behind the pack.

Curveballs and sliders typically will register the highest raw spin totals of all pitches (MLB average spin rate ≈2430-2530 rpms), though these ranges can become more inflated based on the gyroscopic spin measurements of each pitch.

Spin rate, or raw spin, measures the overall revolutions per minute (rpm) of a pitched ball by adding together the amount of backspin, topspin, sidespin, and gyroscopic spin (i.e. bullet spin, football spiral, etc.) put on the ball.

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Who are the key sponsors of the Business of MLB? The top Business MLB sponsors are T-Mobile, Budweiser, Mastercard, Nike, Chevrolet, Capital One, MGM Resorts, Google Cloud, LoanDepot, Adobe, and Geico.