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Cutter: Average Spin 2021

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Cutter: Average Spin / 2021

Trevor Bauer

LAD

2871

Season leader

Cutter: Average Spin2021 season
#	Player	Team	FC spin count	Type coverage	FC rpm
1	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	LAD	372	100.0%	2871
2	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	1352	100.0%	2767
3	T. ChatwoodTyler Chatwood	SF	214	100.0%	2713
4	S. NewcombSean Newcomb	ATL	161	100.0%	2702
5	W. DavisWade Davis	KC	243	100.0%	2685
6	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	628	100.0%	2674
7	D. SmithDrew Smith	NYM	166	100.0%	2658
8	S. ArmstrongShawn Armstrong	TB	223	100.0%	2658
9	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	531	100.0%	2633
10	C. FulmerCarson Fulmer	CIN	106	100.0%	2633
11	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	505	100.0%	2615
12	J. GantJohn Gant	MIN	386	100.0%	2612
13	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	418	100.0%	2585
14	E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase	CLE	723	99.9%	2579
15	C. DovalCamilo Doval	SF	182	100.0%	2574
16	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	TOR	191	100.0%	2569
17	L. LuetgeLucas Luetge	NYY	779	100.0%	2558
18	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	TB	153	100.0%	2557
19	J. TomlinJosh Tomlin	ATL	381	100.0%	2557
20	D. WinklerDan Winkler	CHC	524	100.0%	2552
21	Z. ThompsonZach Thompson	MIA	419	100.0%	2545
22	A. MinterA.J. Minter	ATL	386	100.0%	2542
23	B. RaleyBrooks Raley	HOU	280	100.0%	2540
24	L. LynnLance Lynn	CWS	773	96.0%	2538
25	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	100	100.0%	2533
26	C. Chi GonzálezChi Chi González	COL	145	100.0%	2533
27	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	140	100.0%	2527
28	W. SueroWander Suero	WSH	576	100.0%	2522
29	A. WantzAndrew Wantz	LAA	139	100.0%	2515
30	C. SadlerCasey Sadler	SEA	236	100.0%	2513
31	J. CisneroJosé Cisnero	DET	170	100.0%	2505
32	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	NYY	136	100.0%	2502
33	C. McHughCollin McHugh	TB	321	100.0%	2500
34	K. ThompsonKeegan Thompson	CHC	262	100.0%	2495
35	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	SEA	681	100.0%	2489
36	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	494	100.0%	2486
37	D. KremerDean Kremer	BAL	204	100.0%	2481
38	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	LAD	326	100.0%	2480
39	D. LeoneDominic Leone	SF	199	100.0%	2478
40	T. WellsTyler Wells	BAL	241	100.0%	2476
41	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	COL	216	100.0%	2473
42	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	LAD	277	100.0%	2466
43	S. GreeneShane Greene	LAD	137	100.0%	2459
44	C. KluberCorey Kluber	NYY	363	100.0%	2454
45	A. MisiewiczAnthony Misiewicz	SEA	302	100.0%	2453
46	D. EvansDemarcus Evans	TEX	130	100.0%	2452
47	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	217	100.0%	2443
48	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	178	100.0%	2432
49	P. BlackburnPaul Blackburn	OAK	163	100.0%	2428
50	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	252	100.0%	2425

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, 10:11 AM UTC.