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Four-seam fastball: Average Sideways Movement 2025

Average sideways bend from the pitch's initial flight direction, in inches. Positive is to the pitcher's right when looking toward home plate; negative is left. This direction stays the same for left- and right-handed pitchers. Zero is a real measurement. More movement is not automatically better. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Season

At least 100 pitches of this type with sideways movement measured 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. Movement is in inches. Positive sideways movement is to the pitcher's right when looking toward home plate. Positive vertical movement is upward relative to the initial flight direction. Removing gravity does not mean the pitch literally rises. Larger or smaller movement is not automatically better. Data through December 31, 2025. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Four-seam fastball: Average Sideways Movement / 2025

Brad Lord

WSH

15.6

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Average Sideways Movement2025 season
#	Player	Team	FF side count	Type coverage	FF side in
1	B. LordBrad Lord	WSH	1032	100.0%	15.6
2	C. LeguminaCasey Legumina	SEA	424	100.0%	14.7
3	C. HenryCole Henry	WSH	489	100.0%	14.5
4	T. ScottTayler Scott	HOU	256	100.0%	14.5
5	A. ChivilliAngel Chivilli	COL	469	100.0%	14.3
6	E. AlvaradoElvis Alvarado	ATH	372	100.0%	14.2
7	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	495	100.0%	14.1
8	P. SkenesPaul Skenes	PIT	1167	100.0%	14.0
9	Y. CanoYennier Cano	BAL	113	100.0%	13.7
10	J. AlexanderJason Alexander	HOU	127	100.0%	13.6
11	K. YatesKirby Yates	LAD	440	100.0%	13.5
12	A. JacobAlek Jacob	SD	247	100.0%	13.4
13	A. LaraAndry Lara	WSH	116	100.0%	13.4
14	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	TEX	432	100.0%	13.3
15	J. DuranJhoan Duran	PHI	377	100.0%	13.3
16	L. EvansLogan Evans	SEA	147	100.0%	13.3
17	M. TonkinMichael Tonkin	MIN	226	100.0%	13.2
18	E. DíazEdwin Díaz	NYM	561	100.0%	13.1
19	G. AndersonGrant Anderson	MIL	382	100.0%	13.0
20	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	SEA	1383	100.0%	13.0
21	S. ArrighettiSpencer Arrighetti	HOU	196	100.0%	13.0
22	D. WilliamsDevin Williams	NYY	529	100.0%	12.8
23	E. HancockEmerson Hancock	SEA	382	100.0%	12.8
24	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	475	100.0%	12.8
25	L. CurveloLuis Curvelo	TEX	101	100.0%	12.7
26	J. RyanJoe Ryan	MIN	1404	100.0%	12.6
27	L. OrtizLuis Ortiz	CLE	441	100.0%	12.5
28	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	AZ	114	100.0%	12.5
29	R. LoutosRyan Loutos	WSH	107	100.0%	12.3
30	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	HOU	148	100.0%	12.2
31	P. SewaldPaul Sewald	DET	186	100.0%	12.2
32	E. UcetaEdwin Uceta	TB	493	100.0%	12.1
33	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	TOR	423	100.0%	12.1
34	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	702	100.0%	12.0
35	D. PalenciaDaniel Palencia	CHC	602	100.0%	11.9
36	A. BlubaughAJ Blubaugh	HOU	278	100.0%	11.7
37	T. SantillanTony Santillan	CIN	799	100.0%	11.7
38	W. GonzálezWikelman González	CWS	206	100.0%	11.7
39	B. HanifeeBrenan Hanifee	DET	114	100.0%	11.7
40	J. PerkinsJack Perkins	ATH	267	100.0%	11.5
41	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	KC	511	100.0%	11.5
42	C. DollanderChase Dollander	COL	867	100.0%	11.5
43	O. KerkeringOrion Kerkering	PHI	356	100.0%	11.4
44	A. MuñozAndrés Muñoz	SEA	362	100.0%	11.3
45	C. SandsCole Sands	MIN	304	100.0%	11.3
46	D. MayDustin May	BOS	361	100.0%	11.3
47	S. DubinShawn Dubin	BAL	193	100.0%	11.3
48	M. BrownMcCade Brown	COL	287	100.0%	11.3
49	D. AltavillaDan Altavilla	CWS	121	100.0%	11.1
50	P. JohnsonPierce Johnson	ATL	223	100.0%	11.1

FF side in: Average sideways bend from the pitch's initial flight direction, in inches. Positive is to the pitcher's right when looking toward home plate; negative is left. This direction stays the same for left- and right-handed pitchers. Zero is a real measurement. More movement is not automatically better. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Understanding Four-seam fastball: Average Sideways Movement

Formula: Sum of recorded sideways movement ÷ pitches with sideways movement measured

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, 1:47 PM UTC.