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Curveball: Fastest Recorded Pitch 2019

Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. 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 December 31, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Curveball: Fastest Recorded Pitch / 2019

Matt Magill

SEA

90.1

Season leader

Curveball: Fastest Recorded Pitch2019 season
#	Player	Team	CU max mph
1	M. MagillMatt Magill	SEA	90.1
2	T. ChatwoodTyler Chatwood	CHC	89.3
3	J. AlvaradoJosé Alvarado	TB	89.0
4	D. LametDinelson Lamet	SD	88.6
5	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	88.5
6	J. LoáisigaJonathan Loáisiga	NYY	88.0
7	M. DíazMiguel Díaz	SD	87.7
8	R. GarrettReed Garrett	DET	87.7
9	J. UreñaJosé Ureña	MIA	87.5
10	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	87.4
11	D. NeverauskasDovydas Neverauskas	PIT	87.3
12	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	TB	87.1
13	D. HudsonDakota Hudson	STL	87.1
14	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	BOS	87.1
15	D. WinklerDan Winkler	ATL	87.1
16	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	87.0
17	L. JacksonLuke Jackson	ATL	87.0
18	M. BarnesMatt Barnes	BOS	86.8
19	L. HendriksLiam Hendriks	OAK	86.7
20	N. AndersonNick Anderson	TB	86.7
21	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	86.6
22	Y. GarcíaYimi García	LAD	86.6
23	D. MaplesDillon Maples	CHC	86.5
24	C. MartinCorbin Martin	HOU	86.5
25	F. VázquezFelipe Vázquez	PIT	86.4
26	E. MarshallEvan Marshall	CWS	86.3
27	Y. RíosYacksel Ríos	PIT	86.3
28	J. KarinchakJames Karinchak	CLE	86.2
29	J. GuerraJunior Guerra	MIL	86.2
30	A. ConleyAdam Conley	MIA	86.2
31	E. SkoglundEric Skoglund	KC	86.2
32	D. VerHagenDrew VerHagen	DET	86.1
33	A. DavisAustin Davis	PHI	86.1
34	J. AlvarezJose Alvarez	PHI	86.0
35	H. HembreeHeath Hembree	BOS	86.0
36	T. ColeTaylor Cole	LAA	86.0
37	J. StaumontJosh Staumont	KC	85.9
38	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	85.9
39	J. MinayaJuan Minaya	CWS	85.8
40	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	PIT	85.8
41	C. KluberCorey Kluber	CLE	85.8
42	D. CoveyDylan Covey	CWS	85.8
43	T. HunterTommy Hunter	PHI	85.7
44	K. KelaKeone Kela	PIT	85.6
45	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	85.6
46	G. CabreraGénesis Cabrera	STL	85.6
47	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	85.5
48	D. JohnsonDJ Johnson	COL	85.5
49	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	AZ	85.4
50	S. StrasburgStephen Strasburg	WSH	85.4

CU max mph: Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. Uses pitches recorded as curveball.

Understanding Curveball: Fastest Recorded Pitch

Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. 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 Sep 9, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.