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Changeup: Average Spin 2021

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Changeup: Average Spin / 2021

Devin Williams

MIL

2818

Season leader

Changeup: Average Spin2021 season
#	Player	Team	CH spin count	Type coverage	CH rpm
1	D. WilliamsDevin Williams	MIL	621	100.0%	2818
2	T. RichardsTrevor Richards	TOR	308	100.0%	2471
3	J. KowarJackson Kowar	KC	192	100.0%	2413
4	T. WatsonTony Watson	SF	281	100.0%	2351
5	J. CottonJharel Cotton	TEX	164	100.0%	2350
6	J. AlcalaJorge Alcala	MIN	135	100.0%	2301
7	D. DuffyDanny Duffy	KC	155	100.0%	2293
8	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	351	100.0%	2293
9	C. HeuerCodi Heuer	CHC	217	100.0%	2267
10	S. MatzSteven Matz	TOR	594	100.0%	2261
11	J. WebbJacob Webb	ATL	262	100.0%	2260
12	J. MeansJohn Means	BAL	634	100.0%	2255
13	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	113	100.0%	2251
14	C. StrattonChris Stratton	PIT	163	100.0%	2247
15	M. MinorMike Minor	KC	510	100.0%	2237
16	D. SantanaDennis Santana	TEX	187	100.0%	2199
17	M. AndrieseMatt Andriese	SEA	290	100.0%	2196
18	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	465	100.0%	2184
19	W. PeraltaWandy Peralta	NYY	374	96.7%	2182
20	M. GivensMychal Givens	CIN	328	100.0%	2163
21	C. AndersonChase Anderson	PHI	251	100.0%	2162
22	J. GarcíaJarlín García	SF	245	100.0%	2150
23	N. RamirezNoé Ramirez	AZ	172	100.0%	2127
24	W. SueroWander Suero	WSH	120	100.0%	2127
25	M. KingMichael King	NYY	126	100.0%	2116
26	S. RomoSergio Romo	OAK	114	100.0%	2101
27	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	159	100.0%	2100
28	T. ClippardTyler Clippard	AZ	140	100.0%	2090
29	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	142	100.0%	2069
30	A. HouserAdrian Houser	MIL	257	100.0%	2064
31	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	NYY	406	96.7%	2035
32	M. CastroMiguel Castro	NYM	266	100.0%	2031
33	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	695	100.0%	2027
34	E. UcetaEdwin Uceta	LAD	147	100.0%	2026
35	C. SaleChris Sale	BOS	142	100.0%	2019
36	E. MorganEli Morgan	CLE	328	100.0%	2018
37	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	149	100.0%	2016
38	E. HernándezElieser Hernández	MIA	100	100.0%	2015
39	R. MonteroRafael Montero	HOU	166	100.0%	2015
40	C. PoteetCody Poteet	MIA	100	100.0%	2014
41	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	768	100.0%	2008
42	B. KellerBrad Keller	KC	153	100.0%	2007
43	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	728	100.0%	2005
44	C. SmithCaleb Smith	AZ	304	100.0%	2002
45	J. KellyJoe Kelly	LAD	115	100.0%	2001
46	B. BowdenBen Bowden	COL	124	100.0%	1988
47	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	105	100.0%	1981
48	B. ZimmermannBruce Zimmermann	BAL	283	100.0%	1979
49	A. ManoahAlek Manoah	TOR	170	100.0%	1973
50	J. FernándezJunior Fernández	STL	117	100.0%	1972

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, 10:11 AM UTC.