Knuckleball pitchers are baseball players who rely on the knuckleball as their primary pitch, or pitch primarily based on their ability to throw a knuckleball. The inventor of the knuckleball has never been established, although several pitchers from the early 20th century have been credited.

2022年1月4日 · A knuckleball has a mind of its own, and only a select few pitchers have ever been able to master it. Here are the top 10 knuckleballers in MLB history. 1) Phil Niekro (1964-87)

These men were and are knuckleballers, players whose entire existence depends upon their ability to control the seemingly untamable. Yesterday we took a look at a recent documentary made about...

2023年3月24日 · Hall of Fame hitter Willie Stargell called the knuckleball a “butterfly with hiccups.” But that butterfly has always been scarce, and it’s looked increasingly endangered as of late. The...

A knuckleball or knuckler is a baseball pitch thrown to minimize the spin of the ball in flight, causing an erratic, unpredictable motion. The air flow over a seam of the ball causes the ball to change from laminar to turbulent flow.

2021年5月3日 · Few have really become great knuckleballers, but the ones that have earned a reputation as hurlers have confounded opposing batters with the unpredictable pitch. Here are the 10 best to have ever taken the mound. 1. Eddie Cicotte.

2025年1月7日 · Knuckleball pitchers are a rare breed in baseball, wielding one of the most unpredictable and mesmerizing pitches in the game. The knuckleball, thrown with minimal spin, dances and flutters on its way to home plate, often leaving batters bewildered and frustrated.

2014年4月18日 · It's almost impossible to describe the necessary poise and delicacy required to grasp a baseball with one's knuckles, hurl it towards the plate and control its erratic movement, but this is exactly what knuckleball pitchers do, and is what makes them so special in the sport.

Knuckleball pitchers are baseball players who rely on the knuckleball as their primary pitch, or pitch primarily based on their ability to throw a knuckleball. The inventor of the knuckleball has never been established, although several pitchers from the early 20th century have been credited.

This is a category of baseball pitchers that are notable for pitching the knuckleball or who made it to professional baseball based on their ability to throw a knuckleball. Individuals who were not primarily pitchers during their professional baseball career are excluded.