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Changeup: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity 2021

Number of pitches with vertical movement recorded after gravity's effect is removed. This is the sample behind that average. Missing measurements are left out; recorded zeroes are included. Uses pitches recorded as changeup.

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. Movement is in inches. Positive sideways movement is to the pitcher's right when looking toward home plate. Positive vertical movement is upward relative to the initial flight direction. Removing gravity does not mean the pitch literally rises. Larger or smaller movement is not automatically better. Data through December 31, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Changeup: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity / 2021
964
Season leader
Changeup: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity2021 season
#PlayerTeamCH no-grav count
1L. CastilloCIN964
2L. GiolitoCWS944
3Z. DaviesCHC838
4D. KeuchelCWS779
5K. HendricksCHC778
6S. AlcantaraMIA728
7S. ManaeaOAK724
8W. MileyCIN702
9R. YarbroughTB697
10N. CrismattSD685
11I. AndersonATL684
12H. Jin RyuTOR680
13K. BubicKC679
14T. AndersonSEA641
15D. WilliamsMIL634
16J. MeansBAL634
17E. RodriguezBOS627
18J. MontgomeryNYY626
19T. RogersMIA595
20S. MatzTOR594
21A. NolaPHI589
22C. IrvinOAK588
23M. WachaTB575
24Z. GreinkeHOU569
25C. ValdezBAL567
26P. LópezMIA543
27Z. PlesacCLE523
28L. WebbSF522
29M. MinorKC510
30C. PaddackSD490
31J. UríasLAD483
32A. WoodSF483
33J. SuarezLAA466
34M. GonzalesSEA466
35M. PérezBOS450
36J. CuetoSF444
37J. GantMIN444
38J. LesterSTL432
39C. FlexenSEA431
40P. SandovalLAA427
41M. KellyAZ422
42M. ScherzerLAD421
43G. ColeNYY421
44A. HeaneyNYY406
45J. BerríosTOR402
46B. WoodruffMIL397
47W. CrowePIT395
48B. AndersonMIL387
49K. GibsonPHI385
50L. McCullers Jr.HOU383
CH no-grav count
Number of pitches with vertical movement recorded after gravity's effect is removed. This is the sample behind that average. Missing measurements are left out; recorded zeroes are included. Uses pitches recorded as changeup.

Understanding Changeup: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity

Number of pitches with vertical movement recorded after gravity's effect is removed. This is the sample behind that average. Missing measurements are left out; recorded zeroes are included. Uses pitches recorded as changeup.

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, 2:11 PM UTC.