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Changeup: Pitches with Vertical Movement 2018

Number of pitches with vertical movement including gravity recorded. 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, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Changeup: Pitches with Vertical Movement / 2018
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Changeup: Pitches with Vertical Movement2018 season
#PlayerTeamCH vert count
1K. HendricksCHC932
2M. EstradaTOR923
3S. ManaeaOAK733
4L. CastilloCIN732
5W. LeBlancSEA729
6T. RichardsMIA719
7G. GonzalezMIL691
8Z. GreinkeAZ657
9T. AndersonCOL653
10A. WoodLAD643
11A. NolaPHI636
12F. HernándezSEA618
13D. PriceBOS603
14R. YarbroughTB598
15L. WeaverSTL593
16M. GonzalesSEA589
17J. ShieldsCWS581
18C. HamelsCHC573
19B. SnellTB559
20S. NewcombATL559
21M. AndrieseAZ559
22M. ScherzerWSH548
23J. UreñaMIA525
24M. LeakeSEA523
25J. deGromNYM516
26J. GantSTL516
27D. DuffyKC516
28C. BettisCOL512
29M. MinorTEX498
30E. RodriguezBOS493
31T. BlachSF490
32C. AndersonMIL488
33M. FiersOAK487
34R. LópezCWS477
35L. GiolitoCWS471
36C. CarrascoCLE469
37M. ClevingerCLE464
38A. HeaneyLAA457
39F. LirianoDET455
40K. FreelandCOL454
41J. VargasNYM453
42A. SanchezTOR442
43T. CahillOAK439
44C. SaleBOS428
45S. StrasburgWSH428
46L. SeverinoNYY427
47S. MatzNYM426
48D. KeuchelHOU425
49T. WilliamsPIT416
50L. AvilánPHI393
CH vert count
Number of pitches with vertical movement including gravity recorded. 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

Number of pitches with vertical movement including gravity recorded. 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, 2:25 PM UTC.