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Splitter: Average Spin 2023

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 splitter.

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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Splitter: Average Spin / 2023

Kevin Gausman

TOR

1787

Season leader

Splitter: Average Spin2023 season
#	Player	Team	FS spin count	Type coverage	FS rpm
1	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	TOR	1172	100.0%	1787
2	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	CHC	163	100.0%	1773
3	J. DuranJhoan Duran	MIN	275	100.0%	1717
4	T. HouckTanner Houck	BOS	194	100.0%	1689
5	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	TEX	609	100.0%	1641
6	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	PHI	155	100.0%	1640
7	T. ToussaintTouki Toussaint	CWS	297	100.0%	1623
8	D. BednarDavid Bednar	PIT	183	100.0%	1602
9	S. MillerShelby Miller	LAD	174	100.0%	1581
10	A. CobbAlex Cobb	SF	968	100.0%	1565
11	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	MIN	131	100.0%	1533
12	K. WinnKeaton Winn	SF	328	100.0%	1524
13	T. GonsolinTony Gonsolin	LAD	452	100.0%	1482
14	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	170	100.0%	1443
15	J. RyanJoe Ryan	MIN	730	100.0%	1440
16	T. BradleyTaj Bradley	TB	248	100.0%	1433
17	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	PHI	938	100.0%	1414
18	C. BassittChris Bassitt	TOR	104	100.0%	1406
19	K. MaedaKenta Maeda	MIN	541	100.0%	1406
20	H. HarrisHobie Harris	WSH	175	100.0%	1373
21	C. HernándezCarlos Hernández	KC	137	100.0%	1347
22	K. YatesKirby Yates	ATL	471	100.0%	1338
23	Y. ChirinosYonny Chirinos	ATL	342	100.0%	1319
24	T. StephanTrevor Stephan	CLE	317	100.0%	1288
25	S. OhtaniShohei Ohtani	LAA	119	100.0%	1250
26	E. SwansonErik Swanson	TOR	502	100.0%	1215
27	S. McGoughScott McGough	AZ	483	100.0%	1185
28	S. FujinamiShintaro Fujinami	BAL	273	100.0%	1181
29	H. NerisHéctor Neris	HOU	305	100.0%	1166
30	C. SilsethChase Silseth	LAA	147	100.0%	1132
31	H. HarveyHunter Harvey	WSH	180	100.0%	1081
32	K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	WSH	276	100.0%	1069
33	C. QuantrillCal Quantrill	CLE	210	100.0%	1067
34	R. StanekRyne Stanek	HOU	154	100.0%	1058
35	K. CrawfordKutter Crawford	BOS	160	100.0%	1029
36	I. KennedyIan Kennedy	TEX	105	100.0%	976
37	C. ShreveChasen Shreve	CIN	306	98.5%	973
38	Z. LittellZack Littell	TB	256	100.0%	921
39	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	432	100.0%	906
40	F. BautistaFélix Bautista	BAL	242	100.0%	904
41	F. CruzFernando Cruz	CIN	400	100.0%	873
42	M. Leiter Jr.Mark Leiter Jr.	CHC	356	100.0%	867
43	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	170	100.0%	799

FS 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 splitter.

Understanding Splitter: 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 splitter.

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, 10:27 AM UTC.