Correction for the speed of a Knuckleball (baseball)
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How fast is 8,200 feet per minute?
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as fast as a Knuckleball (baseball)
The speed of a Knuckleball (baseball) is about 5,900 feet per minute.
(a.k.a. knuckler, a.k.a. floater, a.k.a. dancer, a.k.a. butterfly ball) (major league average)
The average speed of major league knuckleball pitch is 6,000 feet per minute. Eddie Cicotte, who was later implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, is credited with developing the pitch ca. 1906.