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Four-seam fastball: Average Spin 2021

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Four-seam fastball: Average Spin / 2021

Trevor Bauer

LAD

2784

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Average Spin2021 season
#	Player	Team	FF spin count	Type coverage	FF rpm
1	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	LAD	658	100.0%	2784
2	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	401	100.0%	2731
3	T. AntoneTejay Antone	CIN	170	100.0%	2677
4	D. MaplesDillon Maples	CHC	186	100.0%	2658
5	J. NelsonJimmy Nelson	LAD	173	100.0%	2613
6	C. StrattonChris Stratton	PIT	660	100.0%	2610
7	J. AdamJason Adam	CHC	125	100.0%	2605
8	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	596	100.0%	2600
9	J. LindblomJosh Lindblom	MIL	127	100.0%	2593
10	J. SheffieldJordan Sheffield	COL	291	100.0%	2590
11	M. KopechMichael Kopech	CWS	725	97.7%	2585
12	T. ScottTanner Scott	BAL	469	100.0%	2582
13	L. SimsLucas Sims	CIN	336	100.0%	2581
14	A. AdamsAustin Adams	SD	117	100.0%	2573
15	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	377	100.0%	2561
16	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	TB	104	100.0%	2551
17	D. WinklerDan Winkler	CHC	157	100.0%	2551
18	M. MinorMike Minor	KC	1117	100.0%	2544
19	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	1382	100.0%	2539
20	Y. GarcíaYimi García	HOU	368	100.0%	2532
21	S. AndersonShaun Anderson	SD	145	100.0%	2528
22	M. GivensMychal Givens	CIN	407	100.0%	2527
23	R. HelsleyRyan Helsley	STL	432	100.0%	2526
24	R. StephensonRobert Stephenson	COL	378	100.0%	2521
25	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	SD	672	100.0%	2520
26	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	612	100.0%	2513
27	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	SD	324	100.0%	2507
28	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	663	100.0%	2506
29	C. GreenChad Green	NYY	853	100.0%	2501
30	J. BeasleyJeremy Beasley	TOR	110	100.0%	2500
31	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	1347	100.0%	2499
32	S. TurnbullSpencer Turnbull	DET	299	100.0%	2497
33	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	468	100.0%	2494
34	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	435	100.0%	2493
35	J. FeyereisenJ.P. Feyereisen	TB	500	100.0%	2491
36	R. LoveladyRichard Lovelady	KC	105	100.0%	2491
37	D. BundyDylan Bundy	LAA	520	100.0%	2489
38	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	561	100.0%	2488
39	A. PerdomoAngel Perdomo	MIL	230	100.0%	2487
40	M. ScerolerMac Sceroler	BAL	111	100.0%	2487
41	A. CastroAnthony Castro	TOR	231	100.0%	2486
42	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	454	100.0%	2482
43	P. CampbellPaul Campbell	MIA	210	100.0%	2476
44	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	1405	100.0%	2472
45	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	CIN	756	100.0%	2468
46	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	BOS	1234	100.0%	2468
47	D. EvansDemarcus Evans	TEX	315	100.0%	2467
48	S. ArmstrongShawn Armstrong	TB	377	100.0%	2460
49	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	AZ	679	100.0%	2457
50	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	1398	100.0%	2452

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, 10:11 AM UTC.