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Changeup: Average Spin 2022

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, 2022. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Changeup: Average Spin / 2022

Devin Williams

MIL

2739

Season leader

Changeup: Average Spin2022 season
#	Player	Team	CH spin count	Type coverage	CH rpm
1	D. WilliamsDevin Williams	MIL	620	100.0%	2739
2	J. KowarJackson Kowar	KC	133	100.0%	2512
3	T. RichardsTrevor Richards	TOR	433	100.0%	2505
4	J. CottonJharel Cotton	SF	299	100.0%	2392
5	R. PepiotRyan Pepiot	LAD	189	100.0%	2374
6	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	250	100.0%	2368
7	S. MatzSteven Matz	STL	238	100.0%	2322
8	A. MartinezAdrián Martinez	OAK	280	100.0%	2289
9	C. AndersonChase Anderson	CIN	140	100.0%	2274
10	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	182	100.0%	2229
11	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	105	100.0%	2220
12	B. BrieskeBeau Brieske	DET	285	100.0%	2219
13	C. RagansCole Ragans	TEX	235	100.0%	2210
14	D. MartinDavis Martin	CWS	113	99.8%	2192
15	W. PeraltaWandy Peralta	NYY	348	100.0%	2184
16	J. HernándezJonathan Hernández	TEX	105	100.0%	2181
17	M. MinorMike Minor	CIN	404	100.0%	2175
18	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	654	100.0%	2158
19	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	171	100.0%	2153
20	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	247	100.0%	2153
21	C. SmithCaleb Smith	AZ	274	100.0%	2130
22	S. StriderSpencer Strider	ATL	109	100.0%	2126
23	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	862	99.9%	2114
24	J. GarcíaJarlín García	SF	291	100.0%	2112
25	B. ElderBryce Elder	ATL	105	100.0%	2110
26	E. MorganEli Morgan	CLE	279	100.0%	2098
27	T. WellsTyler Wells	BAL	303	100.0%	2098
28	J. RyanJoe Ryan	MIN	290	100.0%	2087
29	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	112	100.0%	2082
30	D. SantanaDennis Santana	TEX	132	100.0%	2069
31	S. EffrossScott Effross	NYY	122	100.0%	2068
32	M. GivensMychal Givens	NYM	190	99.5%	2066
33	C. BrogdonConnor Brogdon	PHI	307	100.0%	2060
34	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	889	100.0%	2056
35	R. MonteroRafael Montero	HOU	212	100.0%	2056
36	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	LAA	368	100.0%	2054
37	G. WhitlockGarrett Whitlock	BOS	231	100.0%	2046
38	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	322	100.0%	2044
39	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	413	100.0%	2040
40	P. ValdezPhillips Valdez	BOS	132	100.0%	2038
41	L. GarciaLuis Garcia	HOU	227	100.0%	2030
42	N. RamirezNoé Ramirez	AZ	259	100.0%	2023
43	M. MooreMatt Moore	TEX	210	100.0%	2020
44	J. AdamJason Adam	TB	303	100.0%	2016
45	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	412	100.0%	2008
46	J. UrquidyJosé Urquidy	HOU	392	100.0%	2006
47	R. SanmartinReiver Sanmartin	CIN	326	100.0%	1998
48	J. PayampsJoel Payamps	OAK	126	100.0%	1992
49	B. BurkeBrock Burke	TEX	176	100.0%	1991
50	H. GreeneHunter Greene	CIN	114	100.0%	1990

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, 10:33 AM UTC.