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Sinker: Average Spin 2021

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Average Spin / 2021

Dillon Maples

CHC

2611

Season leader

Sinker: Average Spin2021 season
#	Player	Team	SI spin count	Type coverage	SI rpm
1	D. MaplesDillon Maples	CHC	105	100.0%	2611
2	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	188	100.0%	2584
3	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	LAD	104	100.0%	2557
4	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	245	100.0%	2549
5	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	150	100.0%	2471
6	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	196	100.0%	2467
7	D. SantanaDennis Santana	TEX	381	100.0%	2434
8	N. JonesNate Jones	LAD	113	100.0%	2423
9	T. ChatwoodTyler Chatwood	SF	272	100.0%	2406
10	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	229	100.0%	2402
11	G. SotoGregory Soto	DET	617	100.0%	2397
12	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	236	100.0%	2382
13	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	TB	432	100.0%	2381
14	J. GantJohn Gant	MIN	708	100.0%	2380
15	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	LAA	100	100.0%	2378
16	T. SaucedoTayler Saucedo	TOR	201	100.0%	2370
17	D. MayDustin May	LAD	145	100.0%	2361
18	D. HollandDerek Holland	DET	391	100.0%	2361
19	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	284	100.0%	2357
20	R. BoruckiRyan Borucki	TOR	214	100.0%	2352
21	J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence	COL	211	100.0%	2350
22	J. LoáisigaJonathan Loáisiga	NYY	596	100.0%	2346
23	K. McGowinKyle McGowin	WSH	106	100.0%	2346
24	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	234	100.0%	2341
25	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	278	100.0%	2339
26	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	873	100.0%	2324
27	D. BundyDylan Bundy	LAA	260	100.0%	2322
28	S. GraySonny Gray	CIN	647	100.0%	2319
29	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	200	100.0%	2318
30	B. BielakBrandon Bielak	HOU	133	100.0%	2312
31	T. NanceTommy Nance	CHC	198	100.0%	2309
32	S. CishekSteve Cishek	LAA	510	99.8%	2306
33	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	845	100.0%	2305
34	B. HandBrad Hand	NYM	174	100.0%	2301
35	B. RaleyBrooks Raley	HOU	131	100.0%	2296
36	T. WatsonTony Watson	SF	149	100.0%	2295
37	M. KingMichael King	NYY	535	100.0%	2290
38	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	754	100.0%	2288
39	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	NYY	133	100.0%	2286
40	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	1152	100.0%	2284
41	A. ReyesAlex Reyes	STL	297	100.0%	2283
42	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	BOS	315	100.0%	2283
43	R. DolisRafael Dolis	TOR	393	100.0%	2277
44	M. CastroMiguel Castro	NYM	530	100.0%	2276
45	S. ElledgeSeth Elledge	STL	153	100.0%	2276
46	S. LugoSeth Lugo	NYM	182	100.0%	2272
47	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	1318	100.0%	2271
48	J. PayampsJoel Payamps	KC	160	100.0%	2269
49	J. BrubakerJT Brubaker	PIT	480	100.0%	2266
50	P. ValdezPhillips Valdez	BOS	274	100.0%	2264

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, 10:11 AM UTC.