Curious how far that two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth went into the stands? Is your favorite slugger only hitting long balls in baseball parks with short right field lines, or is no stadium safe? Consider Hit Tracker, which uses "atmospheric information and observation data, and gives as an output the true distance that the home run traveled, along with the initial speed of the hit off the bat and the precise angles at which the ball left the bat."

All types of related information can be found, broken down by season and playoffs for the last few years. View the top distance by batter, see the speed baseballs came off the bat, and display home run stats by league and player. For a particular player, display "true" landing spots plotted on a graph. There are also links to top plays on external sites if you want to see video.

If interested, you can view information from the perspective of the unlucky pitchers to see who gave up the longest home runs, as well as who gave up the most per league. Other sections include observations of "Highlight Homers", home run details by ballpark, and related links.

Hit Tracker: http://www.hittrackeronline.com/

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