Player stats

Sinker: Average Spin 2020

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, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Average Spin / 2020

Corbin Burnes

MIL

2683

Season leader

Sinker: Average Spin2020 season
#	Player	Team	SI spin count	Type coverage	SI rpm
1	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	334	100.0%	2683
2	T. ChatwoodTyler Chatwood	CHC	146	100.0%	2493
3	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	100	100.0%	2492
4	T. HunterTommy Hunter	PHI	171	100.0%	2483
5	N. JonesNate Jones	CIN	188	100.0%	2457
6	D. HollandDerek Holland	PIT	312	100.0%	2443
7	C. SadlerCasey Sadler	SEA	119	100.0%	2423
8	G. SotoGregory Soto	DET	294	100.0%	2422
9	S. GraySonny Gray	CIN	261	100.0%	2416
10	D. MayDustin May	LAD	445	100.0%	2408
11	P. ValdezPhillips Valdez	BOS	230	100.0%	2403
12	J. GuerraJunior Guerra	AZ	111	100.0%	2388
13	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	137	100.0%	2388
14	F. KilomeFranklyn Kilome	NYM	107	100.0%	2385
15	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	228	100.0%	2374
16	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	370	100.0%	2364
17	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	OAK	208	100.0%	2363
18	A. YoungAlex Young	AZ	103	100.0%	2357
19	G. HartliebGeoff Hartlieb	PIT	211	100.0%	2348
20	M. CastroMiguel Castro	NYM	238	100.0%	2345
21	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	252	99.9%	2327
22	S. ElledgeSeth Elledge	STL	150	100.0%	2318
23	S. CishekSteve Cishek	CWS	166	100.0%	2311
24	K. GravemanKendall Graveman	SEA	186	100.0%	2307
25	J. BrubakerJT Brubaker	PIT	283	100.0%	2299
26	R. SmithRiley Smith	AZ	156	100.0%	2283
27	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	347	100.0%	2283
28	S. TurnbullSpencer Turnbull	DET	198	100.0%	2281
29	R. TeperaRyan Tepera	CHC	117	100.0%	2278
30	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	351	100.0%	2270
31	J. HahnJesse Hahn	KC	165	100.0%	2265
32	M. KingMichael King	NYY	279	100.0%	2255
33	S. LugoSeth Lugo	NYM	136	100.0%	2253
34	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	577	100.0%	2249
35	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	LAD	220	100.0%	2245
36	D. FloroDylan Floro	LAD	158	100.0%	2243
37	D. SmylyDrew Smyly	SF	216	100.0%	2242
38	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	613	100.0%	2241
39	K. WrightKyle Wright	ATL	207	100.0%	2236
40	R. DolisRafael Dolis	TOR	251	100.0%	2235
41	S. MatzSteven Matz	NYM	340	100.0%	2230
42	J. HernándezJonathan Hernández	TEX	232	100.0%	2228
43	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	127	100.0%	2224
44	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	NYY	152	100.0%	2218
45	J. TeheranJulio Teheran	LAA	190	100.0%	2213
46	A. WoodAlex Wood	LAD	131	100.0%	2212
47	F. PeñaFélix Peña	LAA	193	100.0%	2210
48	B. KellerBrad Keller	KC	184	100.0%	2205
49	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	235	99.9%	2196
50	S. AlexanderScott Alexander	LAD	163	100.0%	2191

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, 10:14 AM UTC.