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Four-seam fastball: Average Spin 2020

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, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Four-seam fastball: Average Spin / 2020

Trevor Bauer

CIN

2779

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Average Spin2020 season
#	Player	Team	FF spin count	Type coverage	FF rpm
1	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CIN	552	100.0%	2779
2	L. SimsLucas Sims	CIN	198	100.0%	2748
3	J. AdamJason Adam	CHC	136	100.0%	2721
4	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	175	100.0%	2712
5	T. ScottTanner Scott	BAL	205	100.0%	2656
6	C. StrattonChris Stratton	PIT	254	100.0%	2627
7	T. AntoneTejay Antone	CIN	241	100.0%	2625
8	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	SD	355	100.0%	2624
9	T. HatchThomas Hatch	TOR	208	100.0%	2597
10	M. MinorMike Minor	OAK	495	100.0%	2586
11	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	174	100.0%	2582
12	Y. GarcíaYimi García	MIA	119	100.0%	2569
13	J. LindblomJosh Lindblom	MIL	278	100.0%	2551
14	A. ReyesAlex Reyes	STL	180	100.0%	2546
15	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	323	100.0%	2546
16	R. RodríguezRichard Rodríguez	PIT	281	99.7%	2543
17	N. TurleyNik Turley	PIT	207	100.0%	2536
18	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	131	100.0%	2533
19	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	199	100.0%	2528
20	R. RossoRamón Rosso	PHI	126	100.0%	2528
21	S. GraySonny Gray	CIN	251	100.0%	2519
22	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	513	100.0%	2516
23	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	632	100.0%	2505
24	H. HembreeHeath Hembree	PHI	210	100.0%	2501
25	S. TurnbullSpencer Turnbull	DET	434	100.0%	2500
26	C. SmithCaleb Smith	AZ	137	100.0%	2498
27	D. LametDinelson Lamet	SD	390	100.0%	2496
28	J. GuerraJunior Guerra	AZ	134	100.0%	2495
29	S. AndersonShaun Anderson	SF	107	100.0%	2495
30	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	698	99.9%	2491
31	C. BaragarCaleb Baragar	SF	259	100.0%	2486
32	K. MiddletonKeynan Middleton	LAA	123	100.0%	2485
33	B. BoxbergerBrad Boxberger	MIA	197	100.0%	2483
34	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	331	100.0%	2482
35	T. GonsolinTony Gonsolin	LAD	339	100.0%	2481
36	S. ArmstrongShawn Armstrong	BAL	102	100.0%	2479
37	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	510	100.0%	2477
38	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	489	100.0%	2477
39	S. SelmanSam Selman	SF	146	100.0%	2476
40	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	SD	257	100.0%	2474
41	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	381	100.0%	2472
42	C. GreenChad Green	NYY	313	100.0%	2472
43	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	558	100.0%	2472
44	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	AZ	523	100.0%	2467
45	I. KennedyIan Kennedy	KC	130	100.0%	2466
46	P. MatonPhil Maton	CLE	175	100.0%	2465
47	L. PatiñoLuis Patiño	SD	225	100.0%	2465
48	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	242	100.0%	2465
49	J. MeansJohn Means	BAL	390	100.0%	2463
50	T. RaineyTanner Rainey	WSH	182	100.0%	2457

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, 10:14 AM UTC.