2010 Pitch Times

For pitchers that threw 500 or more qualified pitches (pitches that meet the requirements for tracking pitch times, which I have discussed here and here) in 2010, here are the 20 major league leaders and major league trailers for time between pitches.  Measurements are in seconds.

Pitcher	Team	Average Pitch Time
David Pauley	Mariners	16.0
Mark Buehrle	White Sox	16.0
Lucas French	Mariners	16.2
Daniel Hudson	White Sox / Diamondbacks	16.6
Brett Anderson	Athletics	16.6
Joe Blanton	Phillies	16.9
Vin Mazzaro	Athletics	16.9
Madison Bumgarner	Giants	17.1
Sean Gallagher	Padres / Pirates	17.1
Alejandro Sanabia	Marlins	17.3
Brad Bergesen	Orioles	17.5
Trevor Cahill	Athletics	17.5
Logan Ondrusek	Reds	17.5
Doug Fister	Mariners	17.5
John Danks	White Sox	17.5
Josh Tomlin	Indians	17.6
Jon Niese	Mets	17.7
Tim Stauffer	Padres	17.7
Mike Leake	Reds	17.8
Clayton Richard	Padres	17.8

Pitcher	Team	Average Pitch Time
Rafael Betancourt	Rockies	31.3
Jonathan Papelbon	Red Sox	30.0
Jonathan Broxton	Dodgers	28.0
Francisco Rodriguez	Mets	27.5
Carlos Villanueva	Brewers	27.4
Rafael Perez	Indians	27.0
Manny Delcarmen	Red Sox / Rockies	26.4
Takashi Saito	Braves	26.2
Matt Lindstrom	Astros	26.2
Daniel Bard	Red Sox	26.0
Joaquin Benoit	Rays	26.0
Mike Adams	Padres	25.9
Sergio Romo	Giants	25.8
Evan Meek	Pirates	25.8
Matt Garza	Rays	25.7
Joba Chamberlain	Yankees	25.5
Matt Capps	Nationals / Twins	25.5
Jose Valverde	Tigers	25.3
Frank Francisco	Rangers	25.2
Phil Coke	Tigers	25.1

I noticed that in both directions, there were plenty of representatives from the same team - three A's, White Sox, and Mariners on the "quick" side; three Red Sox, two Rays, and two Rockies on the "slow" side; also, there are no A's, White Sox, or Mariners among the slow workers and no Red Sox, Rays, or Rockies among the quick workers.  Here's how the list looks, aggregated by team.

Team	Average Pitch Time
Athletics	18.9
White Sox	19.1
Mariners	19.2
Cubs	19.5
Phillies	19.7
Marlins	19.7
Cardinals	20.1
Royals	20.2
Orioles	20.2
Reds	20.3
Angels	20.3
Padres	20.6
Indians	20.7
Twins	20.8
Rangers	20.8
Astros	20.9
Tigers	21.1
Mets	21.2
Braves	21.3
Giants	21.3
Dodgers	21.3
Pirates	21.3
Blue Jays	21.3
Diamondbacks	21.5
Rockies	21.5
Nationals	21.6
Brewers	21.9
Rays	22.3
Yankees	22.8
Red Sox	23.3

That makes sense.  It also makes sense that Red Sox / Yankees games take an eternity to play.

Gameday PITCHf/x data are from MLB Advanced Media.