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Cutter: Average Spin 2020

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

No. 1 / Cutter: Average Spin / 2020

Corbin Burnes

MIL

2918

Season leader

Cutter: Average Spin2020 season
#	Player	Team	FC spin count	Type coverage	FC rpm
1	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	318	100.0%	2918
2	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CIN	237	100.0%	2911
3	P. MatonPhil Maton	CLE	104	100.0%	2752
4	T. ChatwoodTyler Chatwood	CHC	100	100.0%	2739
5	D. MayDustin May	LAD	211	100.0%	2646
6	S. ArmstrongShawn Armstrong	BAL	109	100.0%	2621
7	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	313	99.9%	2599
8	J. TomlinJosh Tomlin	ATL	292	100.0%	2582
9	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	117	100.0%	2574
10	B. RaleyBrooks Raley	HOU	151	100.0%	2556
11	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	276	100.0%	2553
12	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	104	100.0%	2529
13	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	195	100.0%	2527
14	T. HunterTommy Hunter	PHI	136	100.0%	2520
15	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	344	100.0%	2499
16	M. BumgarnerMadison Bumgarner	AZ	256	100.0%	2492
17	A. VothAustin Voth	WSH	109	100.0%	2491
18	D. WinklerDan Winkler	CHC	169	100.0%	2484
19	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	265	100.0%	2474
20	W. SueroWander Suero	WSH	309	100.0%	2459
21	A. MisiewiczAnthony Misiewicz	SEA	173	100.0%	2459
22	C. AndersonChase Anderson	TOR	130	100.0%	2456
23	A. PlutkoAdam Plutko	CLE	136	100.0%	2448
24	S. GreeneShane Greene	ATL	100	100.0%	2446
25	J. FryJace Fry	CWS	134	100.0%	2444
26	J. LindblomJosh Lindblom	MIL	152	100.0%	2433
27	A. YoungAlex Young	AZ	172	100.0%	2431
28	A. MinterA.J. Minter	ATL	169	100.0%	2429
29	A. LoupAaron Loup	TB	106	100.0%	2428
30	T. LakinsTravis Lakins	BAL	192	100.0%	2418
31	W. HarrisWill Harris	WSH	267	100.0%	2415
32	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	SF	173	100.0%	2415
33	C. BrewerColten Brewer	BOS	222	100.0%	2405
34	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	171	100.0%	2403
35	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	171	99.9%	2399
36	R. TeperaRyan Tepera	CHC	161	100.0%	2393
37	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	192	100.0%	2375
38	J. WilsonJustin Wilson	NYM	130	100.0%	2373
39	M. FulmerMichael Fulmer	DET	123	100.0%	2351
40	C. SneedCy Sneed	HOU	232	100.0%	2350
41	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	213	100.0%	2343
42	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	307	100.0%	2343
43	M. MelanconMark Melancon	ATL	178	100.0%	2342
44	J. BarnesJacob Barnes	LAA	161	100.0%	2338
45	A. ScrubbAndre Scrubb	HOU	213	100.0%	2336
46	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	218	100.0%	2333
47	W. MileyWade Miley	CIN	141	100.0%	2331
48	N. VincentNick Vincent	MIA	112	100.0%	2328
49	T. AlexanderTyler Alexander	DET	103	100.0%	2311
50	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	215	100.0%	2301

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, 10:14 AM UTC.