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Four-seam fastball: Average Vertical Movement without Gravity 2025

Average vertical bend in inches after removing gravity's downward effect. Positive is upward; negative is downward. A positive number does not mean the ball actually rose on its way to the plate. Only measured pitches are included. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Season

At least 100 pitches of this type with vertical movement measured with gravity removed 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 Vertical Movement without Gravity / 2025

Alex Vesia

LAD

20.9

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Average Vertical Movement without Gravity2025 season
#	Player	Team	FF no-grav count	Type coverage	FF no-grav in
1	A. VesiaAlex Vesia	LAD	588	100.0%	20.9
2	Y. HiraldoYaramil Hiraldo	BAL	119	100.0%	20.2
3	E. SabrowskiErik Sabrowski	CLE	342	100.0%	19.8
4	N. EnrightNic Enright	CLE	353	100.0%	19.8
5	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	SD	1350	100.0%	19.8
6	J. TongJonah Tong	NYM	213	100.0%	19.8
7	C. GillispieConnor Gillispie	MIA	137	100.0%	19.8
8	R. GarciaRico Garcia	BAL	231	100.0%	19.7
9	C. PocheColin Poche	NYM	175	100.0%	19.7
10	J. DreyerJack Dreyer	LAD	517	100.0%	19.6
11	J. EstradaJeremiah Estrada	SD	702	100.0%	19.6
12	Y. MatsuiYuki Matsui	SD	420	100.0%	19.6
13	T. YesavageTrey Yesavage	TOR	108	100.0%	19.5
14	T. MyersTobias Myers	MIL	373	100.0%	19.5
15	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	LAA	892	100.0%	19.5
16	J. LeasureJordan Leasure	CWS	605	100.0%	19.3
17	N. CortesNestor Cortes	SD	228	100.0%	19.3
18	E. RodríguezElvin Rodríguez	BAL	154	100.0%	19.3
19	D. LeeDylan Lee	ATL	344	100.0%	19.2
20	R. NelsonRyne Nelson	AZ	1526	100.0%	19.2
21	C. ThielbarCaleb Thielbar	CHC	351	100.0%	19.1
22	R. PepiotRyan Pepiot	TB	1214	100.0%	19.1
23	T. MegillTrevor Megill	MIL	456	100.0%	19.0
24	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	NYY	621	100.0%	19.0
25	L. KnackLandon Knack	LAD	375	100.0%	19.0
26	L. ContrerasLuis Contreras	HOU	113	100.0%	19.0
27	Z. BrzykcyZach Brzykcy	WSH	245	100.0%	19.0
28	J. WilsonJustin Wilson	BOS	382	100.0%	18.9
29	S. WilsonSteven Wilson	CWS	325	100.0%	18.9
30	B. MillerBryce Miller	SEA	639	100.0%	18.9
31	J. LatzJacob Latz	TEX	685	100.0%	18.8
32	B. HeadrickBrent Headrick	NYY	234	100.0%	18.8
33	R. BlancoRonel Blanco	HOU	283	99.9%	18.8
34	J. AdamJason Adam	SD	247	100.0%	18.7
35	I. MattsonIsaac Mattson	PIT	610	100.0%	18.7
36	R. BergertRyan Bergert	KC	558	100.0%	18.7
37	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	SF	1182	100.0%	18.6
38	A. MazurAdam Mazur	MIA	117	100.0%	18.6
39	G. HoglundGunnar Hoglund	ATH	196	100.0%	18.6
40	C. McDermottChayce McDermott	BAL	105	100.0%	18.6
41	A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman	BOS	365	100.0%	18.5
42	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	CIN	654	100.0%	18.5
43	B. FalterBailey Falter	KC	992	100.0%	18.5
44	D. CeaseDylan Cease	SD	1283	100.0%	18.5
45	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	246	100.0%	18.5
46	T. BradleyTaj Bradley	MIN	877	97.6%	18.5
47	M. MontgomeryMason Montgomery	TB	569	100.0%	18.5
48	L. HendriksLiam Hendriks	BOS	128	99.6%	18.5
49	T. RaineyTanner Rainey	DET	106	100.0%	18.5
50	R. HenriquezRonny Henriquez	MIA	343	100.0%	18.4

FF no-grav in: Average vertical bend in inches after removing gravity's downward effect. Positive is upward; negative is downward. A positive number does not mean the ball actually rose on its way to the plate. Only measured pitches are included. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Understanding Four-seam fastball: Average Vertical Movement without Gravity

Formula: Sum of recorded vertical movement with gravity removed ÷ pitches with this measurement

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.