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Curveball: Pitches with Speed 2020

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

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, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.

Curveball: Pitches with Speed2020 season
#PlayerTeamCU speed count
1A. WainwrightSTL356
2F. ValdezHOU351
3T. GlasnowTB335
4J. LylesTEX296
5S. GrayCIN275
6R. HillMIN272
7A. HeaneyLAA265
8A. CivaleCLE254
9J. KarinchakCLE233
10J. CuetoSF219
11C. MortonTB216
12A. VothWSH210
13M. FriedATL202
14A. YoungAZ196
15K. HendricksCHC192
16J. DunnSEA182
17G. DaytonATL180
18M. GonzalesSEA170
19P. JohnsonSD168
20C. KershawLAD167
21N. TurleyPIT166
22C. BrewerBOS166
23J. MontgomeryNYY165
24Z. GreinkeHOU161
25M. BumgarnerAZ161
26E. FeddeWSH156
27J. TomlinATL150
28S. CrichtonAZ149
29H. Jin RyuTOR149
30K. BubicKC148
31A. MillsCHC142
32T. ToussaintATL142
33L. SimsCIN141
34E. YardleyMIL140
35D. Ponce de LeonSTL140
36J. MusgrovePIT134
37A. BriceBOS134
38D. DuffyKC133
39T. RoarkTOR132
40J. StaumontKC130
41C. SadlerSEA129
42J. LesterCHC129
43R. CastellaniCOL129
44A. AlzolayCHC128
45N. EovaldiBOS127
46B. SnellTB126
47R. ErlinATL126
48E. MarshallCWS121
49G. CabreraSTL121
50D. NeverauskasPIT121
CU speed count
Number of pitches with a usable speed measurement. This is the sample behind average speed. Uses pitches recorded as curveball.

Understanding Curveball: Pitches with Speed

Number of pitches with a usable speed measurement. This is the sample behind average speed. 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, 10:14 AM UTC.