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Cutter: Average Spin 2018

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 cutter.

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 December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Cutter: Average Spin / 2018

Wade Davis

COL

2696

Season leader

Cutter: Average Spin2018 season
#	Player	Team	FC spin count	Type coverage	FC rpm
1	W. DavisWade Davis	COL	319	99.6%	2696
2	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	161	95.7%	2695
3	J. FryJace Fry	CWS	283	99.9%	2647
4	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	260	99.9%	2611
5	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	SD	146	100.0%	2605
6	C. KluberCorey Kluber	CLE	905	96.7%	2604
7	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	957	99.9%	2601
8	P. JohnsonPierce Johnson	SF	177	99.9%	2599
9	T. ChatwoodTyler Chatwood	CHC	473	99.8%	2594
10	J. TomlinJosh Tomlin	CLE	443	95.9%	2591
11	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	COL	108	99.9%	2589
12	T. BarnetteTony Barnette	TEX	101	100.0%	2587
13	S. DysonSam Dyson	SF	140	99.7%	2587
14	S. GreeneShane Greene	DET	253	99.7%	2585
15	A. MinterA.J. Minter	ATL	489	97.6%	2583
16	O. DespaigneOdrisamer Despaigne	LAA	151	99.9%	2580
17	B. NorrisBud Norris	STL	347	99.5%	2577
18	C. BrewerColten Brewer	SD	128	100.0%	2576
19	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	327	100.0%	2575
20	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	OAK	123	99.5%	2573
21	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	NYY	491	100.0%	2566
22	D. WinklerDan Winkler	ATL	519	99.7%	2562
23	D. LeoneDominic Leone	STL	148	100.0%	2552
24	T. RossTyson Ross	STL	176	99.9%	2549
25	W. HarrisWill Harris	HOU	551	100.0%	2524
26	C. MortonCharlie Morton	HOU	165	99.9%	2518
27	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	TOR	269	100.0%	2506
28	A. LoupAaron Loup	PHI	115	99.6%	2505
29	L. LynnLance Lynn	NYY	333	99.7%	2505
30	L. TrivinoLou Trivino	OAK	436	99.9%	2495
31	R. TeperaRyan Tepera	TOR	355	100.0%	2491
32	C. HatcherChris Hatcher	OAK	173	100.0%	2477
33	C. FulmerCarson Fulmer	CWS	145	100.0%	2477
34	B. MitchellBryan Mitchell	SD	167	95.3%	2475
35	W. SueroWander Suero	WSH	593	99.9%	2464
36	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	COL	816	99.8%	2464
37	M. EstradaMarco Estrada	TOR	151	99.9%	2464
38	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	PIT	251	99.9%	2459
39	E. RamírezErasmo Ramírez	SEA	205	99.9%	2454
40	B. ShawBryan Shaw	COL	856	100.0%	2442
41	P. BlackburnPaul Blackburn	OAK	121	100.0%	2442
42	M. MelanconMark Melancon	SF	350	99.7%	2439
43	J. WilsonJustin Wilson	CHC	155	99.8%	2437
44	T. HunterTommy Hunter	PHI	428	99.9%	2434
45	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	OAK	282	100.0%	2431
46	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	336	99.6%	2425
47	N. VincentNick Vincent	SEA	387	99.6%	2425
48	R. OsunaRoberto Osuna	HOU	115	100.0%	2401
49	J. HellicksonJeremy Hellickson	WSH	140	100.0%	2397
50	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	578	99.4%	2389

FC 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 cutter.

Understanding Cutter: 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 cutter.

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 Sep 9, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.