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Four-seam fastball: Average Spin 2018

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 four-seam fastball.

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, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Four-seam fastball: Average Spin / 2018

Luke Bard

LAA

2771

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Average Spin2018 season
#	Player	Team	FF spin count	Type coverage	FF rpm
1	L. BardLuke Bard	LAA	116	100.0%	2771
2	C. Edwards Jr.Carl Edwards Jr.	CHC	717	100.0%	2660
3	T. BashlorTyler Bashlor	NYM	389	100.0%	2651
4	R. BlackRay Black	SF	258	99.0%	2640
5	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	2092	99.8%	2618
6	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	LAA	410	100.0%	2602
7	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	413	100.0%	2594
8	J. AdamJason Adam	KC	348	100.0%	2580
9	Y. GarcíaYimi García	LAD	199	93.3%	2570
10	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	449	97.8%	2568
11	P. MatonPhil Maton	SD	509	98.1%	2562
12	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	334	100.0%	2560
13	M. KopechMichael Kopech	CWS	160	100.0%	2559
14	F. VázquezFelipe Vázquez	PIT	785	99.9%	2554
15	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	771	100.0%	2552
16	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	1230	99.8%	2543
17	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	276	100.0%	2540
18	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	OAK	193	99.5%	2532
19	J. RhameJacob Rhame	NYM	344	99.8%	2531
20	A. MejíaAdalberto Mejía	MIN	163	100.0%	2526
21	T. BarnetteTony Barnette	TEX	114	100.0%	2523
22	D. WinklerDan Winkler	ATL	324	99.7%	2522
23	T. RossTyson Ross	STL	1084	99.9%	2513
24	J. SamardzijaJeff Samardzija	SF	124	99.6%	2513
25	M. BushMatt Bush	TEX	230	100.0%	2509
26	W. CuevasWilliam Cuevas	BOS	102	100.0%	2506
27	J. BiddleJesse Biddle	ATL	484	100.0%	2502
28	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	438	99.9%	2498
29	L. SantosLuis Santos	TOR	163	100.0%	2498
30	H. MusgraveHarrison Musgrave	COL	168	100.0%	2496
31	A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman	NYY	606	100.0%	2494
32	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	OAK	672	100.0%	2489
33	A. BusenitzAlan Busenitz	MIN	290	92.9%	2488
34	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	1745	99.6%	2487
35	B. HandBrad Hand	CLE	352	96.9%	2477
36	C. KnebelCorey Knebel	MIL	701	99.9%	2477
37	E. RamosEdubray Ramos	PHI	260	100.0%	2473
38	R. MorontaReyes Moronta	SF	557	99.8%	2473
39	R. HillRich Hill	LAD	1162	100.0%	2473
40	H. WoodHunter Wood	TB	367	99.9%	2470
41	H. NerisHéctor Neris	PHI	339	100.0%	2463
42	J. WendelkenJ.B. Wendelken	OAK	148	100.0%	2460
43	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	ATL	115	100.0%	2454
44	T. ThornburgTyler Thornburg	BOS	239	100.0%	2453
45	J. HancockJustin Hancock	CHC	147	99.5%	2452
46	B. NorrisBud Norris	STL	257	99.5%	2450
47	C. ShreveChasen Shreve	STL	541	100.0%	2448
48	J. MillerJustin Miller	WSH	558	100.0%	2447
49	H. RoblesHansel Robles	LAA	586	100.0%	2447
50	S. GraySonny Gray	NYY	604	99.9%	2447

FF 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 four-seam fastball.

Understanding Four-seam fastball: 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 four-seam fastball.

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, 10:25 AM UTC.