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Sinker: Average Spin 2022

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, 2022. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Average Spin / 2022

Sam Moll

OAK

2523

Season leader

Sinker: Average Spin2022 season
#	Player	Team	SI spin count	Type coverage	SI rpm
1	S. MollSam Moll	OAK	327	100.0%	2523
2	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	498	100.0%	2505
3	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	229	100.0%	2495
4	C. DovalCamilo Doval	SF	289	100.0%	2472
5	J. CuasJose Cuas	KC	419	100.0%	2471
6	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	130	100.0%	2469
7	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	493	100.0%	2440
8	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	192	100.0%	2432
9	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	161	100.0%	2432
10	C. SniderCollin Snider	KC	284	100.0%	2428
11	D. SantanaDennis Santana	TEX	386	100.0%	2421
12	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	213	100.0%	2408
13	K. SneadKirby Snead	OAK	321	100.0%	2403
14	T. DuffeyTyler Duffey	MIN	106	100.0%	2401
15	B. BrieskeBeau Brieske	DET	102	100.0%	2384
16	J. GustaveJandel Gustave	MIL	264	100.0%	2379
17	T. HunterTommy Hunter	NYM	123	100.0%	2378
18	P. ValdezPhillips Valdez	BOS	129	100.0%	2378
19	M. KingMichael King	NYY	283	99.7%	2375
20	G. SotoGregory Soto	DET	503	100.0%	2374
21	D. VerHagenDrew VerHagen	STL	103	100.0%	2369
22	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	617	100.0%	2361
23	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	627	100.0%	2355
24	J. TinocoJesus Tinoco	TEX	153	100.0%	2350
25	N. MartinezNick Martinez	SD	278	100.0%	2350
26	H. NerisHéctor Neris	HOU	206	100.0%	2345
27	F. BautistaFélix Bautista	BAL	586	100.0%	2343
28	K. ThompsonKeegan Thompson	CHC	105	100.0%	2343
29	Y. MarteYunior Marte	SF	311	100.0%	2343
30	N. LodoloNick Lodolo	CIN	484	94.5%	2341
31	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	TB	107	100.0%	2338
32	D. MayDustin May	LAD	136	100.0%	2328
33	T. NanceTommy Nance	MIA	215	100.0%	2327
34	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	ATL	130	100.0%	2319
35	S. LugoSeth Lugo	NYM	231	100.0%	2319
36	J. LoáisigaJonathan Loáisiga	NYY	481	100.0%	2317
37	S. DomínguezSeranthony Domínguez	PHI	264	100.0%	2312
38	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	339	99.9%	2312
39	B. RaleyBrooks Raley	TB	192	100.0%	2311
40	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	COL	296	100.0%	2305
41	R. FeltnerRyan Feltner	COL	335	100.0%	2304
42	D. HutchisonDrew Hutchison	DET	215	100.0%	2303
43	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	1278	100.0%	2300
44	L. LynnLance Lynn	CWS	286	100.0%	2299
45	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	799	100.0%	2293
46	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	NYY	309	99.8%	2290
47	S. CishekSteve Cishek	WSH	401	100.0%	2289
48	B. HandBrad Hand	PHI	163	99.9%	2288
49	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	547	100.0%	2284
50	A. MedinaAdonis Medina	NYM	129	100.0%	2283

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, 10:33 AM UTC.