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Changeup: Average Spin 2019

How fast the ball spins, measured in turns per minute. Only measured pitches are included. More spin is not always better. Uses pitches recorded as changeup.

Season

At least 100 pitches of this type with a spin measurement in this season. Recorded pitch types. Usage divides by all delivered pitches, including unknown types. Speed is in mph, spin in rpm and extension in feet. Averages use measured pitches only. Whiffs divide misses by swings. Data through December 31, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Changeup: Average Spin / 2019

Domingo Germán

NYY

2414

Season leader

Changeup: Average Spin2019 season
#	Player	Team	CH spin count	Type coverage	CH rpm
1	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	427	100.0%	2414
2	T. RichardsTrevor Richards	TB	878	99.9%	2392
3	T. WatsonTony Watson	SF	310	100.0%	2380
4	J. MeansJohn Means	BAL	775	100.0%	2332
5	C. AndersonChase Anderson	MIL	556	96.2%	2311
6	J. GarcíaJarlín García	MIA	132	99.9%	2306
7	S. MatzSteven Matz	NYM	542	100.0%	2301
8	D. DuffyDanny Duffy	KC	249	100.0%	2295
9	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	825	100.0%	2287
10	C. GearrinCory Gearrin	NYY	135	97.8%	2225
11	M. AndrieseMatt Andriese	AZ	446	100.0%	2223
12	L. AvilánLuis Avilán	NYM	350	100.0%	2210
13	J. VargasJason Vargas	PHI	879	100.0%	2208
14	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	151	98.5%	2206
15	M. CastroMiguel Castro	BAL	246	100.0%	2199
16	W. PeraltaWandy Peralta	SF	160	98.2%	2186
17	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	ATL	316	99.9%	2178
18	A. ClaudioAlex Claudio	MIL	349	99.1%	2177
19	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	761	97.8%	2171
20	J. UrquidyJosé Urquidy	HOU	175	100.0%	2157
21	S. RomoSergio Romo	MIN	160	100.0%	2151
22	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	253	97.2%	2150
23	P. ValdezPhillips Valdez	TEX	106	100.0%	2137
24	B. KintzlerBrandon Kintzler	CHC	150	100.0%	2130
25	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	526	100.0%	2123
26	R. ElíasRoenis Elías	WSH	235	94.8%	2116
27	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	755	99.7%	2115
28	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	398	100.0%	2109
29	W. SueroWander Suero	WSH	249	100.0%	2101
30	M. GivensMychal Givens	BAL	158	100.0%	2101
31	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	SD	249	100.0%	2085
32	J. KellyJoe Kelly	LAD	111	98.5%	2073
33	J. ChavezJesse Chavez	TEX	125	99.9%	2063
34	R. MonteroRafael Montero	TEX	181	100.0%	2062
35	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	178	100.0%	2059
36	C. BassittChris Bassitt	OAK	202	99.2%	2057
37	H. SantiagoHéctor Santiago	CWS	141	99.7%	2054
38	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	COL	111	100.0%	2050
39	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	BOS	830	100.0%	2049
40	Y. RamírezYefry Ramírez	PIT	141	100.0%	2049
41	N. KinghamNick Kingham	TOR	172	100.0%	2045
42	T. ClippardTyler Clippard	CLE	283	99.1%	2042
43	S. GraySonny Gray	CIN	143	96.5%	2040
44	A. ConleyAdam Conley	MIA	179	100.0%	2033
45	G. SparkmanGlenn Sparkman	KC	292	99.9%	2032
46	D. LawDerek Law	TOR	154	99.9%	2014
47	G. YnoaGabriel Ynoa	BAL	248	100.0%	2007
48	N. RamirezNoé Ramirez	LAA	379	98.5%	2001
49	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	PIT	280	99.9%	2001
50	I. NovaIván Nova	CWS	481	100.0%	2000

CH rpm: How fast the ball spins, measured in turns per minute. Only measured pitches are included. More spin is not always better. Uses pitches recorded as changeup.

Understanding Changeup: Average Spin

How fast the ball spins, measured in turns per minute. Only measured pitches are included. More spin is not always better. Uses pitches recorded as changeup.

Formula: Sum of recorded spin rates ÷ pitches with spin measurements

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.