Player stats

Four-seam fastball: Swings 2018

Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

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: Swings / 2018

Justin Verlander

HOU

1132

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Swings2018 season
#	Player	Team	FF swings
1	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	1132
2	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	909
3	J. HappJ.A. Happ	NYY	893
4	J. PaxtonJames Paxton	SEA	890
5	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	889
6	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	ATL	868
7	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	849
8	S. NewcombSean Newcomb	ATL	837
9	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	830
10	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	MIN	811
11	M. ClevingerMike Clevinger	CLE	762
12	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	756
13	D. BundyDylan Bundy	BAL	721
14	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	708
15	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	PHI	702
16	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	659
17	L. LynnLance Lynn	NYY	658
18	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	PIT	654
19	V. VelasquezVince Velasquez	PHI	654
20	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	STL	634
21	B. SnellBlake Snell	TB	623
22	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	CHC	616
23	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	612
24	M. EstradaMarco Estrada	TOR	611
25	H. SantiagoHéctor Santiago	CWS	594
26	C. StrattonChris Stratton	SF	592
27	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	591
28	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	588
29	C. GreenChad Green	NYY	587
30	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	TB	582
31	J. GrayJon Gray	COL	578
32	B. SuterBrent Suter	MIL	577
33	R. HillRich Hill	LAD	570
34	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	567
35	C. SaleChris Sale	BOS	548
36	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	546
37	W. ChenWei-Yin Chen	MIA	546
38	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	COL	539
39	I. KennedyIan Kennedy	KC	533
40	C. AndersonChase Anderson	MIL	528
41	E. LauerEric Lauer	SD	527
42	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	AZ	519
43	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	ATL	510
44	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	MIL	509
45	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	507
46	R. RayRobbie Ray	AZ	507
47	D. DuffyDanny Duffy	KC	507
48	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	505
49	J. TeheranJulio Teheran	ATL	497
50	S. StrasburgStephen Strasburg	WSH	491

FF swings: Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Understanding Four-seam fastball: Swings

Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

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.