Player stats

Knuckle curve: Swings 2018

Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. 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: Swings / 2018

Zack Godley

581

Season leader

Knuckle curve: Swings2018 season
#	Player	Team	KC swings
1	Z. GodleyZack Godley	AZ	581
2	L. McCullers Jr.Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	490
3	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	457
4	A. WoodAlex Wood	LAD	434
5	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	334
6	J. ShieldsJames Shields	CWS	332
7	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	303
8	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	PHI	287
9	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	247
10	J. PaxtonJames Paxton	SEA	243
11	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	BOS	243
12	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	NYY	231
13	A. CobbAlex Cobb	BAL	205
14	R. StriplingRoss Stripling	LAD	184
15	M. BarnesMatt Barnes	BOS	184
16	D. HollandDerek Holland	SF	182
17	C. AllenCody Allen	CLE	182
18	I. KennedyIan Kennedy	KC	181
19	R. RayRobbie Ray	AZ	180
20	J. JeffressJeremy Jeffress	MIL	167
21	M. MooreMatt Moore	TEX	155
22	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	BOS	151
23	V. VelasquezVince Velasquez	PHI	150
24	J. HellicksonJeremy Hellickson	WSH	138
25	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	134
26	D. BetancesDellin Betances	NYY	128
27	M. LeakeMike Leake	SEA	126
28	A. GomberAustin Gomber	STL	112
29	T. CahillTrevor Cahill	OAK	109
30	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	103
31	B. CecilBrett Cecil	STL	101
32	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	STL	96
33	J. LópezJorge López	KC	96
34	J. VargasJason Vargas	NYM	95
35	C. KnebelCorey Knebel	MIL	93
36	W. DavisWade Davis	COL	93
37	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	92
38	M. MelanconMark Melancon	SF	88
39	B. WorkmanBrandon Workman	BOS	88
40	H. BaileyHomer Bailey	CIN	85
41	A. BradleyArchie Bradley	AZ	80
42	J. KellyJoe Kelly	BOS	69
43	S. SolísSammy Solís	WSH	68
44	C. KuhlChad Kuhl	PIT	66
45	S. CasillaSantiago Casilla	OAK	58
46	T. DuffeyTyler Duffey	MIN	57
47	C. StammenCraig Stammen	SD	49
48	N. KinghamNick Kingham	PIT	44
49	F. SalasFernando Salas	AZ	36
50	D. CoulombeDanny Coulombe	OAK	36

KC swings: Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. Uses pitches recorded as knuckle curve.

Understanding Knuckle curve: Swings

Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. 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.