Player stats

Knuckle curve: Swings 2019

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, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Knuckle curve: Swings / 2019

Aaron Nola

PHI

583

Season leader

Knuckle curve: Swings2019 season
#	Player	Team	KC swings
1	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	583
2	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	339
3	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	337
4	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CIN	311
5	Z. GodleyZack Godley	TOR	310
6	M. BarnesMatt Barnes	BOS	303
7	J. LópezJorge López	KC	295
8	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	PHI	263
9	D. SmylyDrew Smyly	PHI	258
10	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	MIL	238
11	B. WorkmanBrandon Workman	BOS	232
12	J. PaxtonJames Paxton	NYY	219
13	T. DuffeyTyler Duffey	MIN	189
14	R. RayRobbie Ray	AZ	189
15	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	182
16	R. StriplingRoss Stripling	LAD	180
17	J. VargasJason Vargas	PHI	167
18	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	162
19	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	CIN	153
20	M. MelanconMark Melancon	ATL	149
21	T. CahillTrevor Cahill	LAA	146
22	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	141
23	A. BradleyArchie Bradley	AZ	131
24	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	129
25	J. KellyJoe Kelly	LAD	121
26	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	STL	116
27	V. VelasquezVince Velasquez	PHI	111
28	M. LeakeMike Leake	AZ	107
29	J. JeffressJeremy Jeffress	MIL	106
30	N. KinghamNick Kingham	TOR	91
31	C. AllenCody Allen	LAA	82
32	H. BaileyHomer Bailey	OAK	78
33	I. KennedyIan Kennedy	KC	77
34	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	74
35	D. PhelpsDavid Phelps	CHC	71
36	A. WoodAlex Wood	CIN	71
37	W. DavisWade Davis	COL	63
38	C. StammenCraig Stammen	SD	61
39	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	CHC	56
40	R. WickRowan Wick	CHC	53
41	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	41
42	B. AndersonBrett Anderson	OAK	36
43	B. PeacockBrad Peacock	HOU	36
44	D. HollandDerek Holland	CHC	36
45	J. DuplantierJon Duplantier	AZ	35
46	J. HellicksonJeremy Hellickson	WSH	31
47	N. RamirezNick Ramirez	DET	25
48	D. PriceDavid Price	BOS	25
49	J. NelsonJimmy Nelson	MIL	20
50	J. SamardzijaJeff Samardzija	SF	17

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, 10:19 AM UTC.