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Splitter: Pitches with Spin 2018

Number of pitches with a usable spin measurement. This is the sample behind average spin. Uses pitches recorded as splitter.

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 / Splitter: Pitches with Spin / 2018

Masahiro Tanaka

NYY

722

Season leader

Splitter: Pitches with Spin2018 season
#	Player	Team	FS spin count
1	M. TanakaMasahiro Tanaka	NYY	722
2	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	ATL	719
3	A. CobbAlex Cobb	BAL	643
4	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	MIN	525
5	Y. HiranoYoshihisa Hirano	AZ	491
6	J. De La RosaJorge De La Rosa	CHC	401
7	A. SánchezAníbal Sánchez	ATL	400
8	H. NerisHéctor Neris	PHI	388
9	C. ShreveChasen Shreve	STL	368
10	J. GuerraJunior Guerra	MIL	366
11	K. YatesKirby Yates	SD	362
12	B. ParkerBlake Parker	LAA	348
13	O. DrakeOliver Drake	MIN	302
14	K. MaedaKenta Maeda	LAD	298
15	H. BaileyHomer Bailey	CIN	274
16	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	230
17	S. FreemanSam Freeman	ATL	215
18	J. FariaJake Faria	TB	205
19	J. JeffressJeremy Jeffress	MIL	191
20	S. OhtaniShohei Ohtani	LAA	189
21	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	185
22	Y. ChirinosYonny Chirinos	TB	180
23	C. MortonCharlie Morton	HOU	169
24	D. CoveyDylan Covey	CWS	165
25	N. TropeanoNick Tropeano	LAA	161
26	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	MIL	145
27	M. ShoemakerMatt Shoemaker	LAA	137
28	R. StanekRyne Stanek	TB	126
29	M. Leiter Jr.Mark Leiter Jr.	TOR	124
30	T. ToussaintTouki Toussaint	ATL	96
31	L. PerdomoLuis Perdomo	SD	94
32	C. HatcherChris Hatcher	OAK	88
33	L. GarcíaLuis García	PHI	83
34	T. SippTony Sipp	HOU	78
35	J. RhameJacob Rhame	NYM	68
36	M. BowmanMatt Bowman	STL	55
37	M. GonzálezMiguel González	CWS	54
38	T. ClippardTyler Clippard	TOR	51
39	J. SamardzijaJeff Samardzija	SF	51
40	M. BarnesMatt Barnes	BOS	50
41	W. FontWilmer Font	TB	50
42	S. DoolittleSean Doolittle	WSH	44
43	R. StephensonRobert Stephenson	CIN	44
44	C. GreenChad Green	NYY	40
45	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	AZ	40
46	C. MartinChris Martin	TEX	40
47	J. FamiliaJeurys Familia	OAK	37
48	J. NorwoodJames Norwood	CHC	33
49	J. SmokerJosh Smoker	DET	30
50	C. CarrollCody Carroll	BAL	23

FS spin count: Number of pitches with a usable spin measurement. This is the sample behind average spin. Uses pitches recorded as splitter.

Understanding Splitter: Pitches with Spin

Number of pitches with a usable spin measurement. This is the sample behind average spin. Uses pitches recorded as splitter.

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.