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Curveball: Average Spin 2026

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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Curveball: Average Spin / 2026

Nolan McLean

NYM

3371

Season leader

Curveball: Average Spin2026 season
#	Player	Team	CU spin count	Type coverage	CU rpm
1	N. McLeanNolan McLean	NYM	420	100.0%	3371
2	C. PrielippConnor Prielipp	MIN	385	100.0%	3240
3	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	430	100.0%	3198
4	C. GibsonCade Gibson	MIA	184	100.0%	3122
5	P. MatonPhil Maton	CHC	158	100.0%	3117
6	D. MayDustin May	MIL	182	100.0%	3113
7	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	SD	171	100.0%	3108
8	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	CHC	115	99.3%	3081
9	L. RouppLanden Roupp	SF	689	100.0%	3079
10	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CHC	484	100.0%	3060
11	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	473	100.0%	3049
12	C. FaucherCalvin Faucher	MIA	152	100.0%	3047
13	G. JaxGriffin Jax	TB	150	99.8%	3017
14	C. HolmesClay Holmes	CHC	110	100.0%	2950
15	J. JonesJared Jones	PIT	135	100.0%	2933
16	M. BurrowsMike Burrows	HOU	225	100.0%	2910
17	L. BacharLake Bachar	PIT	296	100.0%	2895
18	S. DrohanShane Drohan	MIL	254	100.0%	2889
19	T. AntoneTejay Antone	CIN	107	100.0%	2877
20	D. MartinDavis Martin	CWS	329	98.6%	2872
21	S. MilesSpencer Miles	TOR	368	100.0%	2858
22	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	DET	825	100.0%	2847
23	P. JohnsonPierce Johnson	CIN	529	100.0%	2836
24	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	229	100.0%	2827
25	S. ArrighettiSpencer Arrighetti	TOR	665	100.0%	2825
26	T. NanceTommy Nance	MIN	283	100.0%	2819
27	D. KremerDean Kremer	MIN	183	99.9%	2814
28	M. FriedMax Fried	NYY	231	100.0%	2812
29	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	360	100.0%	2812
30	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	373	99.6%	2811
31	W. WarrenWill Warren	NYY	149	100.0%	2802
32	M. RuckerMichael Rucker	SEA	236	100.0%	2787
33	G. HolmesGrant Holmes	ATL	186	100.0%	2775
34	P. PallettePeyton Pallette	CLE	106	100.0%	2773
35	J. LeiterJack Leiter	TEX	122	100.0%	2754
36	D. HallDL Hall	MIL	165	100.0%	2753
37	G. GraceffoGordon Graceffo	STL	100	100.0%	2753
38	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	182	100.0%	2743
39	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft	PIT	638	100.0%	2731
40	A. AlvarezAndrew Alvarez	WSH	594	100.0%	2730
41	E. PérezEury Pérez	MIA	170	100.0%	2729
42	T. KinleyTyler Kinley	DET	149	100.0%	2728
43	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	SD	128	100.0%	2724
44	A. AshbyAaron Ashby	MIL	354	100.0%	2717
45	L. AvilaLuinder Avila	KC	191	100.0%	2716
46	P. BlackburnPaul Blackburn	NYY	178	100.0%	2710
47	D. AndersonDrew Anderson	DET	389	100.0%	2709
48	B. YoungBrandon Young	BAL	296	100.0%	2709
49	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	TOR	214	100.0%	2706
50	T. SuganoTomoyuki Sugano	COL	205	100.0%	2703

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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.