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Curveball: Average Spin 2024

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, 2024. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Curveball: Average Spin / 2024

Seth Lugo

3283

Season leader

Curveball: Average Spin2024 season
#	Player	Team	CU spin count	Type coverage	CU rpm
1	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	503	100.0%	3283
2	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	235	100.0%	3258
3	P. MatonPhil Maton	NYM	306	100.0%	3165
4	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	SD	277	100.0%	3155
5	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	SEA	137	100.0%	3137
6	A. CivaleAaron Civale	MIL	422	100.0%	3124
7	C. StrattonChris Stratton	KC	220	100.0%	3106
8	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	1183	100.0%	3085
9	P. JohnsonPierce Johnson	ATL	656	100.0%	2980
10	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	279	100.0%	2976
11	L. RouppLanden Roupp	SF	400	100.0%	2964
12	C. FaucherCalvin Faucher	MIA	217	100.0%	2918
13	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	768	100.0%	2905
14	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	345	100.0%	2879
15	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	BAL	644	100.0%	2877
16	H. BirdsongHayden Birdsong	SF	259	100.0%	2868
17	T. NanceTommy Nance	TOR	121	100.0%	2866
18	J. BirdJake Bird	COL	121	100.0%	2859
19	A. VothAustin Voth	SEA	183	100.0%	2853
20	C. BrewerColten Brewer	CHC	110	100.0%	2848
21	G. HolmesGrant Holmes	ATL	215	100.0%	2843
22	M. FriedMax Fried	ATL	578	100.0%	2840
23	Y. GarcíaYimi García	SEA	121	100.0%	2839
24	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	BOS	389	100.0%	2814
25	S. ArrighettiSpencer Arrighetti	HOU	498	100.0%	2811
26	M. SpenceMitch Spence	OAK	301	100.0%	2805
27	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	270	100.0%	2790
28	C. SandsCole Sands	MIN	163	100.0%	2785
29	J. McArthurJames McArthur	KC	303	100.0%	2783
30	D. KremerDean Kremer	BAL	248	100.0%	2780
31	Y. RodríguezYariel Rodríguez	TOR	157	100.0%	2762
32	P. SandovalPatrick Sandoval	LAA	130	100.0%	2752
33	B. BernardinoBrennan Bernardino	BOS	304	100.0%	2751
34	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	LAD	374	100.0%	2748
35	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	116	100.0%	2742
36	G. RodriguezGrayson Rodriguez	BAL	291	100.0%	2730
37	P. AvilaPedro Avila	CLE	228	100.0%	2725
38	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	317	100.0%	2716
39	V. BellozoValente Bellozo	MIA	136	100.0%	2704
40	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	339	100.0%	2700
41	S. DubinShawn Dubin	HOU	130	100.0%	2695
42	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	CHC	364	100.0%	2692
43	D. GermánDomingo Germán	PIT	124	100.0%	2689
44	J. JonesJared Jones	PIT	176	100.0%	2686
45	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	346	100.0%	2685
46	J. CantilloJoey Cantillo	CLE	108	100.0%	2681
47	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	173	100.0%	2680
48	C. RodónCarlos Rodón	NYY	257	100.0%	2677
49	N. PearsonNate Pearson	CHC	118	100.0%	2672
50	R. FeltnerRyan Feltner	COL	260	100.0%	2662

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, 10:21 AM UTC.