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Curveball: Average Spin 2025

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, 2025. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Curveball: Average Spin / 2025

Nolan McLean

NYM

3248

Season leader

Curveball: Average Spin2025 season
#	Player	Team	CU spin count	Type coverage	CU rpm
1	N. McLeanNolan McLean	NYM	117	99.9%	3248
2	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	CHC	163	100.0%	3240
3	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	433	100.0%	3238
4	P. MatonPhil Maton	TEX	385	100.0%	3181
5	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	976	100.0%	3163
6	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CHC	330	100.0%	3135
7	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	SEA	119	100.0%	3095
8	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	SD	276	100.0%	3060
9	L. EvansLogan Evans	SEA	131	100.0%	3055
10	L. RouppLanden Roupp	SF	660	100.0%	3029
11	B. CaspariusBen Casparius	LAD	182	100.0%	3018
12	C. FaucherCalvin Faucher	MIA	159	100.0%	2994
13	C. GibsonCade Gibson	MIA	259	100.0%	2973
14	T. NanceTommy Nance	TOR	135	100.0%	2972
15	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	376	100.0%	2964
16	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	957	100.0%	2943
17	C. SandsCole Sands	MIN	213	100.0%	2939
18	M. FriedMax Fried	NYY	537	100.0%	2920
19	P. JohnsonPierce Johnson	ATL	698	100.0%	2914
20	G. HolmesGrant Holmes	ATL	299	100.0%	2910
21	J. BirdJake Bird	NYY	217	100.0%	2901
22	M. BurrowsMike Burrows	PIT	183	100.0%	2894
23	W. WarrenWill Warren	NYY	196	100.0%	2867
24	S. ArrighettiSpencer Arrighetti	HOU	139	100.0%	2835
25	E. PérezEury Pérez	MIA	154	100.0%	2827
26	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	LAA	212	100.0%	2823
27	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	LAD	324	100.0%	2822
28	H. BirdsongHayden Birdsong	SF	155	100.0%	2822
29	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	AZ	194	100.0%	2811
30	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	232	100.0%	2811
31	C. DollanderChase Dollander	COL	379	100.0%	2808
32	M. SpenceMitch Spence	ATH	238	100.0%	2803
33	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	SD	638	100.0%	2797
34	D. MartinDavis Martin	CWS	111	99.9%	2794
35	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	308	100.0%	2791
36	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	133	100.0%	2781
37	D. KremerDean Kremer	BAL	344	97.8%	2772
38	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft	PIT	232	100.0%	2762
39	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	491	100.0%	2761
40	T. GonsolinTony Gonsolin	LAD	103	100.0%	2749
41	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	SF	381	100.0%	2748
42	T. KinleyTyler Kinley	ATL	151	100.0%	2744
43	A. AshbyAaron Ashby	MIL	273	100.0%	2737
44	B. YoungBrandon Young	BAL	148	100.0%	2722
45	C. RodónCarlos Rodón	NYY	123	100.0%	2717
46	A. AlvarezAndrew Alvarez	WSH	112	100.0%	2689
47	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	TOR	165	100.0%	2689
48	B. BernardinoBrennan Bernardino	BOS	219	100.0%	2688
49	K. NicolasKyle Nicolas	PIT	145	100.0%	2678
50	T. SuganoTomoyuki Sugano	BAL	249	100.0%	2674

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, 10:16 AM UTC.