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Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin 2018

Number of pitches with a usable spin measurement. This is the sample behind average spin. 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, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin / 2018

Zack Godley

1195

Season leader

Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin2018 season
#	Player	Team	KC spin count
1	Z. GodleyZack Godley	AZ	1195
2	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	992
3	L. McCullers Jr.Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	973
4	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	762
5	A. WoodAlex Wood	LAD	746
6	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	707
7	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	626
8	J. ShieldsJames Shields	CWS	621
9	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	PHI	617
10	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	BOS	564
11	J. PaxtonJames Paxton	SEA	559
12	A. CobbAlex Cobb	BAL	535
13	R. RayRobbie Ray	AZ	464
14	M. BarnesMatt Barnes	BOS	450
15	C. AllenCody Allen	CLE	450
16	R. StriplingRoss Stripling	LAD	419
17	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	NYY	414
18	I. KennedyIan Kennedy	KC	399
19	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	BOS	391
20	V. VelasquezVince Velasquez	PHI	382
21	J. JeffressJeremy Jeffress	MIL	373
22	D. HollandDerek Holland	SF	360
23	M. MooreMatt Moore	TEX	337
24	J. HellicksonJeremy Hellickson	WSH	321
25	D. BetancesDellin Betances	NYY	315
26	M. LeakeMike Leake	SEA	304
27	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	STL	289
28	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	289
29	C. KnebelCorey Knebel	MIL	287
30	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	282
31	T. CahillTrevor Cahill	OAK	281
32	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	275
33	A. GomberAustin Gomber	STL	269
34	J. VargasJason Vargas	NYM	249
35	W. DavisWade Davis	COL	239
36	B. WorkmanBrandon Workman	BOS	238
37	J. LópezJorge López	KC	236
38	J. KellyJoe Kelly	BOS	219
39	A. BradleyArchie Bradley	AZ	218
40	B. CecilBrett Cecil	STL	208
41	C. KuhlChad Kuhl	PIT	188
42	M. MelanconMark Melancon	SF	185
43	H. BaileyHomer Bailey	CIN	178
44	S. SolísSammy Solís	WSH	144
45	S. CasillaSantiago Casilla	OAK	143
46	T. DuffeyTyler Duffey	MIN	137
47	C. StammenCraig Stammen	SD	124
48	J. FieldsJosh Fields	LAD	116
49	D. CoulombeDanny Coulombe	OAK	114
50	N. KinghamNick Kingham	PIT	106

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

Understanding Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin

Number of pitches with a usable spin measurement. This is the sample behind average spin. 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, 10:25 AM UTC.