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Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin 2023

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

No. 1 / Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin / 2023

Drew Smyly

CHC

1187

Season leader

Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin2023 season
#	Player	Team	KC spin count
1	D. SmylyDrew Smyly	CHC	1187
2	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	972
3	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	733
4	H. BrownHunter Brown	HOU	647
5	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	517
6	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	BAL	511
7	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	495
8	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	426
9	A. CobbAlex Cobb	SF	405
10	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	396
11	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	391
12	A. GomberAustin Gomber	COL	362
13	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	PHI	357
14	J. PaxtonJames Paxton	BOS	333
15	C. AbbottCory Abbott	WSH	332
16	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	323
17	J. DuranJhoan Duran	MIN	282
18	J. SorianoJosé Soriano	LAA	276
19	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	274
20	M. BaumannMike Baumann	BAL	272
21	K. WrightKyle Wright	ATL	271
22	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	MIA	267
23	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	266
24	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	NYY	266
25	K. CrawfordKutter Crawford	BOS	249
26	S. HjelleSean Hjelle	SF	221
27	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	215
28	J. LópezJorge López	BAL	207
29	C. RagansCole Ragans	KC	197
30	M. GroveMichael Grove	LAD	195
31	M. BarnesMatt Barnes	MIA	193
32	B. KellerBrad Keller	KC	172
33	M. MooreMatt Moore	MIA	169
34	T. MegillTrevor Megill	MIL	167
35	J. BritoJhony Brito	NYY	151
36	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	147
37	R. StriplingRoss Stripling	SF	140
38	J. KellyJoe Kelly	LAD	121
39	C. HernándezCarlos Hernández	KC	115
40	M. BrashMatt Brash	SEA	107
41	J. LambertJimmy Lambert	CWS	107
42	D. CoulombeDanny Coulombe	BAL	88
43	D. DunningDane Dunning	TEX	85
44	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	SF	79
45	C. SelbyColin Selby	PIT	75
46	D. Lynch IVDaniel Lynch IV	KC	68
47	C. KuhlChad Kuhl	WSH	68
48	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	52
49	T. GilbertTyler Gilbert	AZ	35
50	J. MeansJohn Means	BAL	32

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, 10:27 AM UTC.