Player stats

Curveball: Swings 2023

Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. 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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Curveball: Swings / 2023

Charlie Morton

ATL

555

Season leader

Curveball: Swings2023 season
#	Player	Team	CU swings
1	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	555
2	R. HillRich Hill	SD	420
3	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	377
4	Z. EflinZach Eflin	TB	367
5	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	353
6	S. LugoSeth Lugo	SD	321
7	P. JohnsonPierce Johnson	ATL	296
8	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	TEX	283
9	B. SnellBlake Snell	SD	270
10	J. IrvinJake Irvin	WSH	269
11	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	261
12	Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi	TOR	257
13	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	BOS	249
14	A. CivaleAaron Civale	TB	241
15	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	241
16	K. BradishKyle Bradish	BAL	233
17	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	225
18	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	219
19	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	213
20	J. OviedoJohan Oviedo	PIT	213
21	M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	WSH	207
22	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	206
23	L. LynnLance Lynn	LAD	198
24	J. GrayJosiah Gray	WSH	195
25	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	TB	184
26	R. DetmersReid Detmers	LAA	182
27	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	176
28	R. SuarezRanger Suarez	PHI	175
29	T. ToussaintTouki Toussaint	CWS	174
30	P. LópezPablo López	MIN	172
31	C. BassittChris Bassitt	TOR	171
32	E. CabreraEdward Cabrera	MIA	166
33	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	CHC	164
34	S. BarlowScott Barlow	SD	162
35	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	MIL	161
36	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	151
37	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	147
38	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	KC	142
39	C. KluberCorey Kluber	BOS	142
40	Y. GarcíaYimi García	TOR	141
41	B. MillerBobby Miller	LAD	139
42	T. HenryTommy Henry	AZ	139
43	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	TEX	138
44	J. WentzJoey Wentz	DET	137
45	S. HentgesSam Hentges	CLE	136
46	B. BernardinoBrennan Bernardino	BOS	134
47	B. FalterBailey Falter	PIT	134
48	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	132
49	J. RuizJosé Ruiz	AZ	130
50	J. FranceJ.P. France	HOU	128

CU swings: Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. Uses pitches recorded as curveball.

Understanding Curveball: Swings

Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. 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, 10:27 AM UTC.