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Sinker: Average Spin 2019

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

No. 1 / Sinker: Average Spin / 2019

Andrew Heaney

LAA

2524

Season leader

Sinker: Average Spin2019 season
#	Player	Team	SI spin count	Type coverage	SI rpm
1	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	978	99.9%	2524
2	T. ChatwoodTyler Chatwood	CHC	507	100.0%	2516
3	J. SamardzijaJeff Samardzija	SF	579	99.8%	2480
4	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	250	100.0%	2480
5	J. GantJohn Gant	STL	346	98.0%	2466
6	P. ValdezPhillips Valdez	TEX	169	100.0%	2456
7	S. GraySonny Gray	CIN	544	96.5%	2451
8	N. JonesNate Jones	CWS	120	100.0%	2445
9	C. RoeChaz Roe	TB	219	100.0%	2434
10	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	112	98.5%	2430
11	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	CIN	118	98.4%	2428
12	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	236	100.0%	2420
13	G. HartliebGeoff Hartlieb	PIT	192	100.0%	2414
14	D. MayDustin May	LAD	286	100.0%	2412
15	B. StewartBrock Stewart	TOR	237	100.0%	2411
16	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	831	100.0%	2403
17	K. McGowinKyle McGowin	WSH	143	100.0%	2396
18	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	NYY	458	99.9%	2388
19	D. HollandDerek Holland	CHC	914	99.1%	2386
20	D. McKayDavid McKay	DET	319	100.0%	2383
21	D. LametDinelson Lamet	SD	231	99.9%	2380
22	H. NerisHéctor Neris	PHI	100	99.9%	2373
23	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	204	97.2%	2372
24	S. CishekSteve Cishek	CHC	466	100.0%	2372
25	P. PayanoPedro Payano	TEX	194	100.0%	2366
26	P. StropPedro Strop	CHC	118	98.4%	2361
27	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	565	100.0%	2359
28	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	MIL	156	99.3%	2358
29	J. GuerraJunior Guerra	MIL	395	97.1%	2356
30	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	122	99.5%	2356
31	J. AlvarezJose Alvarez	PHI	380	100.0%	2347
32	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	202	99.8%	2346
33	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	1109	100.0%	2345
34	G. SotoGregory Soto	DET	709	100.0%	2345
35	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CIN	138	100.0%	2343
36	C. SadlerCasey Sadler	LAD	263	100.0%	2341
37	J. FryJace Fry	CWS	132	100.0%	2335
38	S. AndersonShaun Anderson	SF	211	99.8%	2335
39	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	141	98.2%	2333
40	T. WatsonTony Watson	SF	413	100.0%	2328
41	J. NelsonJimmy Nelson	MIL	115	99.8%	2318
42	W. ParsonsWes Parsons	COL	233	100.0%	2316
43	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	287	100.0%	2313
44	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	590	96.7%	2308
45	C. Chi GonzálezChi Chi González	COL	134	100.0%	2302
46	C. SaleChris Sale	BOS	251	100.0%	2293
47	E. VolquezEdinson Volquez	TEX	141	100.0%	2291
48	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	TB	324	99.9%	2290
49	E. MarshallEvan Marshall	CWS	173	100.0%	2289
50	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	113	100.0%	2289

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, 10:19 AM UTC.