TABLE 3.
Pitch Velocitya
Preinjury Year | P b | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Mean pitch velocity, mph | ||||
UCL cohort | 89.04 ± 3.23 | 88.99 ± 3.12 | 88.74 ± 3.22 | .064 |
Control cohort | 89.00 ± 2.64 | 88.84 ± 2.50 | 88.56 ± 2.57 | .005 |
P valuec | .928 | .760 | .711 | |
Fastball velocity, mphd | ||||
UCL cohort | 92.13 ± 2.79 | 92.04 ± 2.80 | 91.89 ± 2.94 | .153 |
Control cohort | 91.87 ± 2.33 | 91.71 ± 2.40 | 91.49 ± 2.45 | .012 |
P valuec | .559 | .457 | .392 |
aBold indicates statistically significant within-group difference. UCL, ulnar collateral ligament.
bWithin-cohort P values were calculated with 1-way analysis of variance with correlated samples.
cNonpaired 2-tailed t tests were calculated between cohorts, with P = .0167 used for significance.
dFastball velocity accessed via fangraphs.com.