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Knuckle curve: Pitches with Speed 2021

Number of pitches with a usable speed measurement. This is the sample behind average speed. Uses pitches recorded as knuckle curve.

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Knuckle curve: Pitches with Speed / 2021

Drew Smyly

ATL

897

Season leader

Knuckle curve: Pitches with Speed2021 season
#	Player	Team	KC speed count
1	D. SmylyDrew Smyly	ATL	897
2	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	801
3	L. McCullers Jr.Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	696
4	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	BOS	568
5	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	516
6	J. LópezJorge López	BAL	513
7	T. DuffeyTyler Duffey	MIN	495
8	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	485
9	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	465
10	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	449
11	M. BarnesMatt Barnes	BOS	445
12	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	415
13	M. MinorMike Minor	KC	411
14	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	CWS	401
15	C. StammenCraig Stammen	SD	384
16	J. MeansJohn Means	BAL	381
17	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	375
18	M. MelanconMark Melancon	SD	362
19	J. KellyJoe Kelly	LAD	305
20	V. VelasquezVince Velasquez	SD	291
21	A. GomberAustin Gomber	COL	289
22	D. HollandDerek Holland	DET	282
23	C. HernándezCarlos Hernández	KC	266
24	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	263
25	B. WorkmanBrandon Workman	BOS	262
26	R. StriplingRoss Stripling	TOR	259
27	A. CobbAlex Cobb	LAA	251
28	A. LangeAlex Lange	DET	251
29	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	SF	209
30	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	LAD	200
31	B. AndersonBrett Anderson	MIL	195
32	M. MooreMatt Moore	PHI	192
33	R. RayRobbie Ray	TOR	191
34	J. NelsonJimmy Nelson	LAD	180
35	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	STL	177
36	B. de GeusBrett de Geus	AZ	174
37	C. KnebelCorey Knebel	LAD	167
38	C. KuhlChad Kuhl	PIT	160
39	C. MizeCasey Mize	DET	157
40	W. DavisWade Davis	KC	151
41	A. ScrubbAndre Scrubb	HOU	147
42	T. CahillTrevor Cahill	PIT	144
43	A. BradleyArchie Bradley	PHI	143
44	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	141
45	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	132
46	D. CoulombeDanny Coulombe	MIN	131
47	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	119
48	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	SD	106
49	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	105
50	R. WickRowan Wick	CHC	88

KC speed count: Number of pitches with a usable speed measurement. This is the sample behind average speed. Uses pitches recorded as knuckle curve.

Understanding Knuckle curve: Pitches with Speed

Number of pitches with a usable speed measurement. This is the sample behind average speed. Uses pitches recorded as knuckle curve.

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, 10:11 AM UTC.