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Cutter: Average Spin 2023

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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Cutter: Average Spin / 2023

Robert Stephenson

2874

Season leader

Cutter: Average Spin2023 season
#	Player	Team	FC spin count	Type coverage	FC rpm
1	R. StephensonRobert Stephenson	TB	311	100.0%	2874
2	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	628	100.0%	2794
3	C. FergusonCaleb Ferguson	LAD	317	100.0%	2780
4	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	TB	242	100.0%	2723
5	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	759	100.0%	2723
6	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	363	100.0%	2713
7	C. FaucherCalvin Faucher	TB	161	100.0%	2704
8	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	171	100.0%	2692
9	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	NYY	111	100.0%	2683
10	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	NYM	153	100.0%	2668
11	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	MIA	570	100.0%	2665
12	J. FranceJ.P. France	HOU	424	100.0%	2664
13	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	1694	100.0%	2655
14	D. CoulombeDanny Coulombe	BAL	355	100.0%	2641
15	E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase	CLE	754	100.0%	2637
16	B. RaleyBrooks Raley	NYM	224	100.0%	2634
17	K. ThompsonKeegan Thompson	CHC	131	100.0%	2629
18	K. JansenKenley Jansen	BOS	556	100.0%	2628
19	J. BrighamJeff Brigham	NYM	127	100.0%	2622
20	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	315	100.0%	2618
21	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	155	100.0%	2614
22	J. CisneroJosé Cisnero	DET	121	100.0%	2606
23	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	CHC	204	100.0%	2605
24	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	198	100.0%	2602
25	A. CivaleAaron Civale	TB	747	100.0%	2595
26	D. DuarteDaniel Duarte	CIN	113	100.0%	2586
27	A. WantzAndrew Wantz	LAA	184	100.0%	2578
28	L. LynnLance Lynn	LAD	712	100.0%	2575
29	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	450	100.0%	2571
30	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	330	100.0%	2565
31	A. MinterA.J. Minter	ATL	411	100.0%	2558
32	T. HatchThomas Hatch	PIT	166	100.0%	2549
33	L. LuetgeLucas Luetge	ATL	139	100.0%	2548
34	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	CHC	551	100.0%	2543
35	S. ArmstrongShawn Armstrong	TB	300	100.0%	2527
36	M. FulmerMichael Fulmer	CHC	206	100.0%	2527
37	C. DovalCamilo Doval	SF	381	100.0%	2521
38	C. RagansCole Ragans	KC	210	100.0%	2521
39	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	233	100.0%	2512
40	K. SengaKodai Senga	NYM	697	100.0%	2498
41	T. WardThaddeus Ward	WSH	136	100.0%	2497
42	C. McHughCollin McHugh	ATL	464	100.0%	2493
43	D. MayDustin May	LAD	105	99.9%	2484
44	D. LeoneDominic Leone	SEA	275	100.0%	2484
45	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	227	100.0%	2480
46	C. KluberCorey Kluber	BOS	268	100.0%	2480
47	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	525	100.0%	2469
48	H. WesneskiHayden Wesneski	CHC	152	100.0%	2463
49	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	743	100.0%	2457
50	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	MIN	318	100.0%	2447

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, 10:27 AM UTC.