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Curveball: 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 curveball.

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 / Curveball: Average Spin / 2022

Ryan Pressly

HOU

3272

Season leader

Curveball: Average Spin2022 season
#	Player	Team	CU spin count	Type coverage	CU rpm
1	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	192	100.0%	3272
2	S. LugoSeth Lugo	NYM	367	100.0%	3253
3	C. StrattonChris Stratton	STL	318	100.0%	3188
4	C. FergusonCaleb Ferguson	LAD	189	100.0%	3084
5	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	1102	100.0%	3068
6	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	TOR	101	100.0%	3028
7	P. EspinoPaolo Espino	WSH	485	100.0%	3006
8	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	343	100.0%	2998
9	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	160	100.0%	2983
10	J. StephensJackson Stephens	ATL	272	100.0%	2974
11	A. VothAustin Voth	BAL	552	100.0%	2974
12	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	428	99.9%	2971
13	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	103	100.0%	2944
14	A. PruittAustin Pruitt	OAK	157	100.0%	2899
15	T. NanceTommy Nance	MIA	295	100.0%	2886
16	P. JohnsonPierce Johnson	SD	171	100.0%	2880
17	A. MisiewiczAnthony Misiewicz	KC	156	100.0%	2855
18	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	852	100.0%	2849
19	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	STL	289	100.0%	2836
20	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	454	100.0%	2834
21	J. BirdJake Bird	COL	110	100.0%	2832
22	J. BrubakerJT Brubaker	PIT	382	100.0%	2813
23	C. SandsCole Sands	MIN	137	100.0%	2812
24	Z. ThompsonZack Thompson	STL	180	100.0%	2811
25	P. SandovalPatrick Sandoval	LAA	227	100.0%	2779
26	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	959	100.0%	2775
27	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	NYM	200	100.0%	2764
28	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	598	100.0%	2761
29	M. FriedMax Fried	ATL	606	100.0%	2748
30	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	150	100.0%	2737
31	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	NYY	415	99.8%	2734
32	N. LodoloNick Lodolo	CIN	514	94.5%	2733
33	R. ContrerasRoansy Contreras	PIT	223	100.0%	2728
34	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	536	100.0%	2723
35	D. KremerDean Kremer	BAL	239	100.0%	2697
36	Y. GarcíaYimi García	TOR	175	100.0%	2694
37	J. StaumontJosh Staumont	KC	254	100.0%	2689
38	J. SuarezJosé Suarez	LAA	224	100.0%	2686
39	T. WellsTyler Wells	BAL	115	100.0%	2672
40	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	BOS	121	100.0%	2670
41	M. YajureMiguel Yajure	PIT	122	100.0%	2666
42	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	281	100.0%	2654
43	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	490	100.0%	2644
44	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	119	100.0%	2636
45	R. HillRich Hill	BOS	708	100.0%	2636
46	T. SzapuckiThomas Szapucki	SF	101	100.0%	2635
47	A. SanchezAaron Sanchez	MIN	284	100.0%	2632
48	S. McClanahanShane McClanahan	TB	579	100.0%	2628
49	J. UrquidyJosé Urquidy	HOU	371	100.0%	2628
50	D. MartinDavis Martin	CWS	111	99.8%	2625

CU 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 curveball.

Understanding Curveball: 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 curveball.

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.