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Knuckle curve: Swings 2025

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, 2025. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Knuckle curve: Swings / 2025

Ben Brown

CHC

385

Season leader

Knuckle curve: Swings2025 season
#	Player	Team	KC swings
1	B. BrownBen Brown	CHC	385
2	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	368
3	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	DET	359
4	S. BazShane Baz	TB	349
5	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	335
6	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	315
7	J. SorianoJosé Soriano	LAA	268
8	B. LittleBrendon Little	TOR	252
9	H. BrownHunter Brown	HOU	232
10	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	230
11	L. VarlandLouis Varland	TOR	219
12	S. BurkeSean Burke	CWS	207
13	T. MegillTrevor Megill	MIL	141
14	R. RayRobbie Ray	SF	135
15	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	125
16	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	PHI	125
17	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	STL	117
18	A. GomberAustin Gomber	COL	117
19	K. MonteroKeider Montero	DET	116
20	C. CavalliCade Cavalli	WSH	113
21	J. DuranJhoan Duran	PHI	91
22	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	90
23	L. McCullers Jr.Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	81
24	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	CHC	80
25	B. MillerBryce Miller	SEA	79
26	D. CeaseDylan Cease	SD	70
27	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	AZ	69
28	M. LazarMax Lazar	PHI	65
29	S. BieberShane Bieber	TOR	57
30	J. RyanJoe Ryan	MIN	51
31	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	PHI	49
32	S. OgasawaraShinnosuke Ogasawara	WSH	43
33	S. HjelleSean Hjelle	SF	43
34	D. Lynch IVDaniel Lynch IV	KC	38
35	C. RagansCole Ragans	KC	37
36	L. KnackLandon Knack	LAD	35
37	J. LópezJorge López	WSH	35
38	G. CanningGriffin Canning	NYM	30
39	M. BrownMcCade Brown	COL	27
40	C. SelbyColin Selby	BAL	24
41	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	19
42	C. HernándezCarlos Hernández	CLE	17
43	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	HOU	16
44	D. CoulombeDanny Coulombe	TEX	9
45	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	6
46	M. BrashMatt Brash	SEA	4
47	B. de GeusBrett de Geus	PHI	3
48	D. DunningDane Dunning	ATL	1
49	Y. DíazYilber Díaz	AZ	1

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, 10:16 AM UTC.