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Sinker: Average Spin 2018

How fast the ball spins, measured in turns per minute. Only measured pitches are included. More spin is not always better. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.

Season

At least 100 pitches of this type with a spin 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 Spin / 2018

Garrett Richards

LAA

2544

Season leader

Sinker: Average Spin2018 season
#	Player	Team	SI spin count	Type coverage	SI rpm
1	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	LAA	251	100.0%	2544
2	T. RossTyson Ross	STL	171	99.9%	2490
3	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	260	99.9%	2481
4	J. SamardzijaJeff Samardzija	SF	355	99.6%	2471
5	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	1602	100.0%	2467
6	A. MorganAdam Morgan	PHI	112	99.9%	2459
7	N. RamírezNeil Ramírez	CLE	175	100.0%	2447
8	N. JonesNate Jones	CWS	333	100.0%	2441
9	R. ElíasRoenis Elías	SEA	184	100.0%	2431
10	H. MusgraveHarrison Musgrave	COL	247	100.0%	2426
11	J. GantJohn Gant	STL	723	99.9%	2423
12	B. NorrisBud Norris	STL	288	99.5%	2423
13	T. DuffeyTyler Duffey	MIN	102	98.6%	2422
14	T. HunterTommy Hunter	PHI	319	99.9%	2419
15	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	128	100.0%	2419
16	A. TriggsAndrew Triggs	OAK	314	99.4%	2414
17	J. FryJace Fry	CWS	171	99.9%	2408
18	A. VizcaínoArodys Vizcaíno	ATL	357	97.0%	2406
19	C. StrattonChris Stratton	SF	202	99.6%	2376
20	S. CasillaSantiago Casilla	OAK	157	100.0%	2372
21	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	OAK	578	99.5%	2371
22	T. ChatwoodTyler Chatwood	CHC	513	99.8%	2371
23	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	117	99.9%	2361
24	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	CIN	364	99.8%	2353
25	D. HollandDerek Holland	SF	1651	99.8%	2353
26	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	920	100.0%	2352
27	S. CishekSteve Cishek	CHC	568	100.0%	2347
28	B. StewartBrock Stewart	LAD	165	95.2%	2340
29	B. HandBrad Hand	CLE	184	96.9%	2334
30	K. GravemanKendall Graveman	OAK	348	98.7%	2329
31	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	550	99.7%	2328
32	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	150	99.9%	2317
33	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	197	100.0%	2315
34	J. ChargoisJT Chargois	LAD	207	100.0%	2314
35	S. GraySonny Gray	NYY	681	99.9%	2312
36	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	TOR	749	100.0%	2312
37	C. RoeChaz Roe	TB	310	99.6%	2308
38	T. WatsonTony Watson	SF	486	99.9%	2302
39	P. StropPedro Strop	CHC	210	99.8%	2301
40	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	392	95.7%	2301
41	E. SantanaEdgar Santana	PIT	413	100.0%	2299
42	J. AndersonJustin Anderson	LAA	215	100.0%	2289
43	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	COL	525	99.9%	2288
44	E. RamírezErasmo Ramírez	SEA	252	99.9%	2288
45	B. FlynnBrian Flynn	KC	585	99.9%	2285
46	C. GearrinCory Gearrin	OAK	390	99.8%	2284
47	C. HatcherChris Hatcher	OAK	130	100.0%	2284
48	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	417	99.8%	2281
49	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	AZ	184	99.9%	2278
50	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	ATL	160	100.0%	2278

SI rpm: How fast the ball spins, measured in turns per minute. Only measured pitches are included. More spin is not always better. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.

Understanding Sinker: Average Spin

How fast the ball spins, measured in turns per minute. Only measured pitches are included. More spin is not always better. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.

Formula: Sum of recorded spin rates ÷ pitches with spin 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.