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Changeup: Average Spin 2020

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, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Changeup: Average Spin / 2020

Devin Williams

MIL

2852

Season leader

Changeup: Average Spin2020 season
#	Player	Team	CH spin count	Type coverage	CH rpm
1	D. WilliamsDevin Williams	MIL	227	100.0%	2852
2	J. MeansJohn Means	BAL	182	100.0%	2407
3	T. RichardsTrevor Richards	TB	179	100.0%	2398
4	S. MatzSteven Matz	NYM	168	100.0%	2276
5	D. HollandDerek Holland	PIT	115	100.0%	2273
6	M. MinorMike Minor	OAK	216	100.0%	2263
7	T. WatsonTony Watson	SF	130	100.0%	2257
8	C. AndersonChase Anderson	TOR	153	100.0%	2257
9	W. PeraltaWandy Peralta	SF	148	100.0%	2255
10	D. DuffyDanny Duffy	KC	144	100.0%	2158
11	M. AndrieseMatt Andriese	LAA	181	100.0%	2134
12	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	118	100.0%	2133
13	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	104	100.0%	2116
14	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	151	99.9%	2114
15	A. ClaudioAlex Claudio	MIL	126	100.0%	2082
16	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	326	99.0%	2062
17	N. RamirezNoé Ramirez	LAA	107	100.0%	2058
18	T. ClippardTyler Clippard	MIN	144	100.0%	2030
19	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	110	100.0%	2028
20	T. HatchThomas Hatch	TOR	110	100.0%	2021
21	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	189	100.0%	2005
22	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	SF	310	100.0%	1988
23	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	249	100.0%	1979
24	P. LópezPablo López	MIA	270	100.0%	1969
25	P. ValdezPhillips Valdez	BOS	249	100.0%	1955
26	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	113	100.0%	1954
27	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	343	100.0%	1942
28	D. PetersonDavid Peterson	NYM	152	100.0%	1928
29	P. BáezPedro Báez	LAD	110	100.0%	1917
30	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	126	100.0%	1912
31	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	OAK	222	100.0%	1910
32	J. BeeksJalen Beeks	TB	141	100.0%	1902
33	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	SF	140	100.0%	1887
34	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	184	100.0%	1882
35	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	148	100.0%	1862
36	B. BielakBrandon Bielak	HOU	102	100.0%	1860
37	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	PIT	155	100.0%	1851
38	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	212	100.0%	1817
39	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	116	100.0%	1811
40	R. WeberRyan Weber	BOS	115	100.0%	1801
41	S. SánchezSixto Sánchez	MIA	149	100.0%	1800
42	C. PaddackChris Paddack	SD	298	100.0%	1786
43	C. ValdezCésar Valdez	BAL	158	100.0%	1776
44	L. McCullers Jr.Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	163	100.0%	1766
45	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	NYY	190	100.0%	1756
46	M. FosterMatt Foster	CWS	146	100.0%	1755
47	J. HappJ.A. Happ	NYY	109	100.0%	1755
48	I. AndersonIan Anderson	ATL	174	100.0%	1748
49	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	147	100.0%	1741
50	K. BubicKris Bubic	KC	274	99.9%	1740

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, 10:14 AM UTC.