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Sinker: Average Speed 2018

Average recorded speed in miles per hour. Only pitches with a usable speed measurement are included. Speed count shows how many were measured. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.

Season

At least 100 pitches of this type with a speed measurement in this 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 / Sinker: Average Speed / 2018

Jordan Hicks

STL

100.5

Season leader

Sinker: Average Speed2018 season
#	Player	Team	SI speed count	Type coverage	SI mph
1	J. HicksJordan Hicks	STL	975	100.0%	100.5
2	L. TrivinoLou Trivino	OAK	232	99.9%	97.7
3	A. VizcaínoArodys Vizcaíno	ATL	357	97.0%	97.6
4	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	OAK	578	99.5%	97.3
5	J. AlvaradoJosé Alvarado	TB	717	99.8%	97.3
6	N. SyndergaardNoah Syndergaard	NYM	778	100.0%	97.3
7	D. CastilloDiego Castillo	TB	376	100.0%	97.3
8	N. JonesNate Jones	CWS	333	100.0%	97.2
9	J. AndersonJustin Anderson	LAA	215	100.0%	97.2
10	L. GarcíaLuis García	PHI	251	99.7%	97.2
11	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	ATL	497	99.9%	96.5
12	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	197	100.0%	96.3
13	K. CrickKyle Crick	PIT	166	99.8%	96.2
14	K. HerreraKelvin Herrera	WSH	155	100.0%	96.2
15	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	392	95.7%	96.1
16	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	421	99.9%	96.1
17	J. FamiliaJeurys Familia	OAK	627	99.8%	96.0
18	D. HudsonDakota Hudson	STL	252	100.0%	95.9
19	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	LAA	251	100.0%	95.9
20	Y. RíosYacksel Ríos	PHI	274	97.6%	95.9
21	J. UreñaJosé Ureña	MIA	1539	99.8%	95.8
22	P. BáezPedro Báez	LAD	219	96.6%	95.7
23	T. HunterTommy Hunter	PHI	319	99.9%	95.7
24	M. FulmerMichael Fulmer	DET	759	99.8%	95.7
25	A. BradleyArchie Bradley	AZ	155	99.8%	95.6
26	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	567	99.7%	95.6
27	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	295	99.9%	95.5
28	K. GloverKoda Glover	WSH	101	100.0%	95.5
29	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	550	99.7%	95.5
30	R. MadsonRyan Madson	LAD	179	99.9%	95.5
31	M. CastroMiguel Castro	BAL	852	99.9%	95.4
32	N. RamírezNeil Ramírez	CLE	175	100.0%	95.4
33	J. AxfordJohn Axford	LAD	571	99.9%	95.4
34	S. TuivailalaSam Tuivailala	SEA	228	99.8%	95.3
35	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	150	100.0%	95.3
36	C. KuhlChad Kuhl	PIT	522	99.7%	95.3
37	F. RomeroFernando Romero	MIN	311	99.9%	95.3
38	W. PeraltaWandy Peralta	CIN	236	99.9%	95.3
39	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	644	99.6%	95.2
40	J. JeffressJeremy Jeffress	MIL	346	100.0%	95.1
41	P. StropPedro Strop	CHC	210	99.8%	95.1
42	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	CIN	364	99.8%	95.1
43	C. MortonCharlie Morton	HOU	727	99.9%	95.1
44	J. ChargoisJT Chargois	LAD	207	100.0%	95.1
45	J. RodriguezJefry Rodriguez	WSH	203	100.0%	95.1
46	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	514	100.0%	95.0
47	R. TeperaRyan Tepera	TOR	316	100.0%	95.0
48	S. FreemanSam Freeman	ATL	200	99.9%	95.0
49	T. GottTrevor Gott	WSH	163	100.0%	95.0
50	Z. BrittonZack Britton	NYY	603	100.0%	94.8

SI mph: Average recorded speed in miles per hour. Only pitches with a usable speed measurement are included. Speed count shows how many were measured. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.

Understanding Sinker: Average Speed

Average recorded speed in miles per hour. Only pitches with a usable speed measurement are included. Speed count shows how many were measured. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.

Formula: Sum of recorded speeds ÷ pitches with speed measurements

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

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.