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Cutter: Average Spin 2019

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, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Cutter: Average Spin / 2019

Montana DuRapau

PIT

2846

Season leader

Cutter: Average Spin2019 season
#	Player	Team	FC spin count	Type coverage	FC rpm
1	M. DuRapauMontana DuRapau	PIT	113	95.6%	2846
2	T. ChatwoodTyler Chatwood	CHC	124	100.0%	2760
3	D. MayDustin May	LAD	175	100.0%	2746
4	W. DavisWade Davis	COL	289	100.0%	2722
5	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	368	99.8%	2713
6	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	TOR	431	100.0%	2690
7	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	NYY	152	99.9%	2683
8	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	140	100.0%	2683
9	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	142	80.8%	2661
10	J. GantJohn Gant	STL	121	98.0%	2643
11	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CIN	430	100.0%	2640
12	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	742	100.0%	2615
13	C. FulmerCarson Fulmer	CWS	179	100.0%	2615
14	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	247	99.8%	2612
15	J. FryJace Fry	CWS	521	100.0%	2609
16	J. TomlinJosh Tomlin	ATL	491	100.0%	2608
17	J. SamardzijaJeff Samardzija	SF	746	99.8%	2607
18	C. SadlerCasey Sadler	LAD	217	100.0%	2600
19	S. ArmstrongShawn Armstrong	BAL	316	100.0%	2598
20	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	343	97.2%	2596
21	S. DysonSam Dyson	MIN	231	99.9%	2588
22	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	550	96.7%	2583
23	E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase	TEX	252	100.0%	2566
24	C. McHughCollin McHugh	HOU	156	100.0%	2561
25	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	779	98.2%	2556
26	W. SueroWander Suero	WSH	873	100.0%	2554
27	C. Chi GonzálezChi Chi González	COL	312	100.0%	2535
28	J. ShaferJustin Shafer	TOR	140	100.0%	2530
29	W. HarrisWill Harris	HOU	519	97.5%	2528
30	D. WinklerDan Winkler	ATL	149	100.0%	2522
31	J. YamamotoJordan Yamamoto	MIA	245	99.9%	2517
32	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	PIT	223	99.9%	2514
33	C. KluberCorey Kluber	CLE	177	100.0%	2503
34	R. OsunaRoberto Osuna	HOU	122	98.3%	2502
35	T. LakinsTravis Lakins	BOS	145	100.0%	2497
36	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	OAK	191	97.8%	2489
37	M. BumgarnerMadison Bumgarner	SF	1082	99.8%	2488
38	D. LeoneDominic Leone	STL	238	97.2%	2485
39	S. GreeneShane Greene	ATL	294	100.0%	2474
40	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	605	100.0%	2474
41	D. Ponce de LeonDaniel Ponce de Leon	STL	115	100.0%	2473
42	T. RossTyson Ross	DET	216	99.8%	2473
43	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	SD	536	100.0%	2460
44	J. WilsonJustin Wilson	NYM	271	99.9%	2459
45	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	149	96.7%	2457
46	A. PlutkoAdam Plutko	CLE	429	100.0%	2456
47	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	213	100.0%	2441
48	A. MinterA.J. Minter	ATL	260	100.0%	2437
49	C. MortonCharlie Morton	TB	307	100.0%	2436
50	L. TrivinoLou Trivino	OAK	315	96.6%	2434

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, 10:19 AM UTC.