Hardest Throwers of the Modern Era

As Aroldis Chapman continues to light up the radar guns, SI.com takes a look at the fastest pitches recorded in the modern era.Speeds courtesy of The Baseball Almanac.

While Nolan Ryan holds the official Guinness record for fastest pitch (100.9 MPH, recorded in 1974), he isn't the only old-timer who could have given the current crop of flamethrowers a run for their money if the radar gun had been around. (clockwise from top left) Bob Feller, Walter Johnson, Steve Dalkowski, Nolan Ryan.