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Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin 2026

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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin / 2026

Aaron Nola

PHI

980

Season leader

Knuckle curve: Pitches with Spin2026 season
#	Player	Team	KC spin count
1	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	980
2	S. BazShane Baz	BAL	959
3	J. SorianoJosé Soriano	TOR	743
4	C. CavalliCade Cavalli	WSH	738
5	S. BurkeSean Burke	CWS	579
6	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	486
7	G. WilliamsGavin Williams	CLE	480
8	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	STL	452
9	L. VarlandLouis Varland	TOR	375
10	B. BrownBen Brown	CHC	366
11	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	340
12	H. BrownHunter Brown	HOU	339
13	R. RayRobbie Ray	SD	330
14	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	DET	322
15	K. MonteroKeider Montero	DET	319
16	T. MegillTrevor Megill	MIL	309
17	D. CeaseDylan Cease	TOR	292
18	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	282
19	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	SD	282
20	J. RyanJoe Ryan	MIN	273
21	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	271
22	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	LAD	245
23	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	SD	217
24	C. KilianCaleb Kilian	PHI	186
25	S. BieberShane Bieber	TOR	172
26	B. LittleBrendon Little	TOR	156
27	G. CanningGriffin Canning	SD	133
28	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	CHC	129
29	D. Lynch IVDaniel Lynch IV	KC	118
30	L. McCullers Jr.Lance McCullers Jr.	MIL	116
31	J. DuranJhoan Duran	PHI	90
32	B. MillerBryce Miller	SEA	80
33	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	KC	75
34	C. RagansCole Ragans	KC	54
35	A. MackoAdam Macko	TEX	32
36	M. LazarMax Lazar	PHI	27
37	L. KnackLandon Knack	LAD	27
38	D. CoulombeDanny Coulombe	BOS	24
39	J. JobeJackson Jobe	DET	21
40	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	16
41	M. SeelingerMatt Seelinger	NYM	10
42	R. StockRobert Stock	NYM	9
43	M. GroveMichael Grove	TB	7
44	V. VelasquezVince Velasquez	CHC	6
45	T. MaddenTy Madden	DET	6
46	Y. DíazYilber Díaz	DET	4
47	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	4
48	D. HerzDJ Herz	WSH	3
49	T. AlexanderTyler Alexander	TEX	1
50	C. HernándezCarlos Hernández	CLE	1

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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.