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Four-seam fastball: Average Spin 2022

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, 2022. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Four-seam fastball: Average Spin / 2022

Alexis Díaz

CIN

2657

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Average Spin2022 season
#	Player	Team	FF spin count	Type coverage	FF rpm
1	A. DíazAlexis Díaz	CIN	665	98.1%	2657
2	J. AdamJason Adam	TB	302	100.0%	2654
3	R. HelsleyRyan Helsley	STL	546	100.0%	2643
4	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	285	100.0%	2641
5	C. StrattonChris Stratton	STL	474	100.0%	2632
6	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	679	100.0%	2560
7	T. ScottTanner Scott	MIA	480	100.0%	2560
8	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	297	100.0%	2542
9	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	520	100.0%	2540
10	M. KopechMichael Kopech	CWS	1238	100.0%	2530
11	M. BushMatt Bush	MIL	440	100.0%	2527
12	C. Edwards Jr.Carl Edwards Jr.	WSH	685	100.0%	2523
13	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	150	100.0%	2522
14	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	1291	100.0%	2521
15	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	MIN	582	100.0%	2517
16	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	446	100.0%	2516
17	P. FairbanksPete Fairbanks	TB	216	100.0%	2515
18	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	229	100.0%	2512
19	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	1245	100.0%	2507
20	D. SmithDrew Smith	NYM	409	100.0%	2503
21	C. MorrisCody Morris	CLE	180	100.0%	2500
22	P. SewaldPaul Sewald	SEA	495	100.0%	2500
23	A. MorejonAdrian Morejon	SD	373	100.0%	2498
24	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	1140	100.0%	2490
25	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	454	100.0%	2490
26	K. SneadKirby Snead	OAK	111	100.0%	2489
27	W. CroweWil Crowe	PIT	219	100.0%	2482
28	T. StephanTrevor Stephan	CLE	486	100.0%	2478
29	M. MinorMike Minor	CIN	721	100.0%	2471
30	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	595	100.0%	2462
31	T. WellsTyler Wells	BAL	686	100.0%	2459
32	J. CisneroJosé Cisnero	DET	155	100.0%	2457
33	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	CIN	412	100.0%	2457
34	Y. GarcíaYimi García	TOR	459	100.0%	2456
35	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	LAA	335	100.0%	2452
36	D. ColemanDylan Coleman	KC	686	100.0%	2450
37	H. NerisHéctor Neris	HOU	427	100.0%	2448
38	L. LynnLance Lynn	CWS	905	100.0%	2448
39	T. MegillTrevor Megill	MIN	428	100.0%	2448
40	I. KennedyIan Kennedy	AZ	706	100.0%	2447
41	T. MatzekTyler Matzek	ATL	546	100.0%	2443
42	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAD	768	100.0%	2442
43	J. WendelkenJ.B. Wendelken	AZ	228	100.0%	2442
44	J. BeasleyJeremy Beasley	TOR	166	100.0%	2440
45	A. BellattiAndrew Bellatti	PHI	389	100.0%	2436
46	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	CHC	179	100.0%	2435
47	C. SmithCaleb Smith	AZ	557	100.0%	2435
48	B. SnellBlake Snell	SD	1300	100.0%	2434
49	M. KingMichael King	NYY	177	99.7%	2432
50	T. RaineyTanner Rainey	WSH	364	99.8%	2432

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, 10:33 AM UTC.