Player stats

Curveball: Pitches with Extension 2026

Number of pitches with a usable release extension measurement. This is the sample behind average extension. Uses pitches recorded as curveball.

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 12, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Curveball: Pitches with Extension / 2026

Joey Cantillo

CLE

843

Season leader

Curveball: Pitches with Extension2026 season
#	Player	Team	CU ext count
1	J. CantilloJoey Cantillo	CLE	843
2	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	DET	823
3	L. RouppLanden Roupp	SF	689
4	S. ArrighettiSpencer Arrighetti	TOR	665
5	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft	PIT	638
6	A. AlvarezAndrew Alvarez	WSH	594
7	K. BradishKyle Bradish	BAL	572
8	M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	TEX	533
9	P. JohnsonPierce Johnson	CIN	532
10	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	TEX	492
11	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CHC	484
12	N. CameronNoah Cameron	KC	472
13	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	470
14	N. LodoloNick Lodolo	CIN	463
15	J. IrvinJake Irvin	WSH	440
16	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	430
17	N. McLeanNolan McLean	NYM	420
18	R. SuarezRanger Suarez	BOS	401
19	S. GraySonny Gray	BOS	393
20	D. AndersonDrew Anderson	DET	389
21	C. PrielippConnor Prielipp	MIN	385
22	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	TB	383
23	K. LeahyKyle Leahy	STL	381
24	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	AZ	375
25	C. BassittChris Bassitt	BAL	374
26	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	373
27	B. FisherBraydon Fisher	TOR	372
28	S. MilesSpencer Miles	TOR	368
29	G. TaylorGrant Taylor	CWS	361
30	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	360
31	H. HarrisHogan Harris	ATH	355
32	T. PhillipsTyler Phillips	MIA	355
33	A. AshbyAaron Ashby	MIL	353
34	M. McGreevyMichael McGreevy	STL	349
35	B. BernardinoBrennan Bernardino	COL	344
36	D. MartinDavis Martin	CWS	336
37	J. RitchieJR Ritchie	ATL	336
38	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	326
39	R. DetmersReid Detmers	LAA	326
40	M. WachaMichael Wacha	KC	301
41	T. HerrinTim Herrin	CLE	298
42	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	298
43	C. SchlittlerCam Schlittler	NYY	297
44	B. PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	AZ	297
45	S. CecconiSlade Cecconi	CLE	296
46	B. YoungBrandon Young	BAL	296
47	L. BacharLake Bachar	PIT	296
48	T. NanceTommy Nance	MIN	283
49	T. BradleyTaj Bradley	MIN	278
50	J. MisiorowskiJacob Misiorowski	MIL	273

CU ext count: Number of pitches with a usable release extension measurement. This is the sample behind average extension. Uses pitches recorded as curveball.

Understanding Curveball: Pitches with Extension

Number of pitches with a usable release extension measurement. This is the sample behind average extension. Uses pitches recorded as curveball.

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 12, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.