Splitter: Pitches with Vertical Movement 2021

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. Movement is in inches. Positive sideways movement is to the pitcher's right when looking toward home plate. Positive vertical movement is upward relative to the initial flight direction. Removing gravity does not mean the pitch literally rises. Larger or smaller movement is not automatically better. Data through December 31, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Splitter: Pitches with Vertical Movement / 2021

Kevin Gausman

SF

1065

Season leader

Splitter: Pitches with Vertical Movement2021 season

#	Player	Team	FS vert count
1	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	SF	1065
2	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	673
3	A. CobbAlex Cobb	LAA	585
4	H. NerisHéctor Neris	PHI	505
5	K. MaedaKenta Maeda	MIN	505
6	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	504
7	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	441
8	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	HOU	406
9	H. SawamuraHirokazu Sawamura	BOS	372
10	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	370
11	S. OhtaniShohei Ohtani	LAA	365
12	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	NYM	365
13	M. ShoemakerMatt Shoemaker	MIN	354
14	W. PeraltaWily Peralta	DET	350
15	C. ShreveChasen Shreve	PIT	345
16	C. MizeCasey Mize	DET	314
17	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	258
18	R. StanekRyne Stanek	HOU	254
19	B. ParkerBlake Parker	CLE	248
20	T. GonsolinTony Gonsolin	LAD	215
21	J. GuerraJunior Guerra	LAA	194
22	D. BednarDavid Bednar	PIT	193
23	T. ToussaintTouki Toussaint	ATL	174
24	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	CIN	169
25	K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	WSH	147
26	C. HernándezCarlos Hernández	KC	135
27	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	135
28	J. FariaJake Faria	AZ	131
29	E. SwansonErik Swanson	SEA	119
30	C. BedrosianCam Bedrosian	PHI	118
31	A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman	NYY	111
32	T. StephanTrevor Stephan	CLE	98
33	T. HouckTanner Houck	BOS	85
34	C. MartinChris Martin	ATL	83
35	B. KriskeBrooks Kriske	BAL	74
36	R. DolisRafael Dolis	TOR	72
37	S. PattonSpencer Patton	TEX	67
38	Y. RíosYacksel Ríos	BOS	66
39	T. ClippardTyler Clippard	AZ	62
40	L. GarcíaLuis García	STL	59
41	T. SkubalTarik Skubal	DET	59
42	K. AriharaKohei Arihara	TEX	52
43	Z. LittellZack Littell	SF	50
44	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	45
45	G. KlobositsGabe Klobosits	WSH	42
46	M. ScerolerMac Sceroler	BAL	41
47	S. DoolittleSean Doolittle	SEA	39
48	T. GilbertTyler Gilbert	AZ	38
49	J. BeasleyJeremy Beasley	TOR	37
50	E. FeddeErick Fedde	WSH	32

FS vert count

Number of pitches with vertical movement including gravity recorded. This is the sample behind that average. Missing measurements are left out; recorded zeroes are included. Uses pitches recorded as splitter.