Pitcher exit velocity

import os, requests
from collections import defaultdict
KEY = os.environ["STATSHAWK_KEY"]
BASE = "https://api.statshawk.ai/v1"

games = requests.get(
    f"{BASE}/competitions/mlb/editions/2026/games",
    headers={"X-API-Key": KEY},
    params={"date": "2026-04-15"},
    timeout=10,
).json()["data"]["items"]

pbp = requests.get(
    f"{BASE}/contests/{games[0]['id']}/play-by-play",
    headers={"X-API-Key": KEY},
    timeout=15,
).json()["data"]

velo = defaultdict(list)
for pa in pbp["plate_appearances"]:
    for pitch in pa["pitches"]:
        if pitch["is_in_play"] and "launch_speed" in pitch:
            velo[pa["pitcher_id"]].append(pitch["launch_speed"])

for pitcher_id, speeds in sorted(velo.items(), key=lambda kv: -max(kv[1])):
    print(f"{pitcher_id}: avg EV {sum(speeds)/len(speeds):.1f} mph, max {max(speeds):.1f} ({len(speeds)} BIP)")