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Sinker: Average Spin 2023

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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Average Spin / 2023

Clarke Schmidt

NYY

2546

Season leader

Sinker: Average Spin2023 season
#	Player	Team	SI spin count	Type coverage	SI rpm
1	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	644	100.0%	2546
2	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	235	100.0%	2489
3	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	386	100.0%	2485
4	J. CuasJose Cuas	CHC	573	100.0%	2476
5	C. SniderCollin Snider	KC	171	100.0%	2472
6	B. MillerBryce Miller	SEA	158	100.0%	2451
7	G. HollowellGavin Hollowell	COL	170	100.0%	2449
8	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	446	100.0%	2445
9	D. CoulombeDanny Coulombe	BAL	147	100.0%	2428
10	F. BautistaFélix Bautista	BAL	689	100.0%	2421
11	B. BrieskeBeau Brieske	DET	125	98.0%	2421
12	D. GermánDomingo Germán	NYY	177	100.0%	2407
13	A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman	TEX	166	100.0%	2403
14	C. DovalCamilo Doval	SF	338	100.0%	2399
15	D. LametDinelson Lamet	BOS	166	100.0%	2395
16	G. JaxGriffin Jax	MIN	135	100.0%	2393
17	B. RaleyBrooks Raley	NYM	236	100.0%	2390
18	T. HunterTommy Hunter	NYM	144	100.0%	2388
19	G. SantosGregory Santos	CWS	477	100.0%	2384
20	T. HatchThomas Hatch	PIT	114	100.0%	2382
21	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	711	100.0%	2374
22	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	PHI	257	100.0%	2369
23	D. MayDustin May	LAD	245	99.9%	2368
24	N. MartinezNick Martinez	SD	384	100.0%	2367
25	A. YoungAlex Young	CIN	310	100.0%	2365
26	G. SotoGregory Soto	PHI	412	100.0%	2364
27	Y. MarteYunior Marte	PHI	343	100.0%	2359
28	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	227	100.0%	2355
29	A. PruittAustin Pruitt	OAK	113	100.0%	2354
30	S. MollSam Moll	CIN	354	100.0%	2354
31	L. MedinaLuis Medina	OAK	267	100.0%	2351
32	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	221	100.0%	2341
33	H. NerisHéctor Neris	HOU	163	100.0%	2339
34	T. SaucedoTayler Saucedo	SEA	314	100.0%	2335
35	C. SilsethChase Silseth	LAA	125	100.0%	2334
36	S. LugoSeth Lugo	SD	471	100.0%	2333
37	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	789	100.0%	2329
38	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	PHI	284	100.0%	2328
39	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	NYY	147	100.0%	2326
40	J. PayampsJoel Payamps	MIL	261	100.0%	2324
41	M. KingMichael King	NYY	546	100.0%	2319
42	Y. GarcíaYimi García	TOR	167	100.0%	2318
43	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	ATL	127	100.0%	2316
44	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	570	100.0%	2315
45	B. PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	AZ	162	100.0%	2313
46	J. LoáisigaJonathan Loáisiga	NYY	164	100.0%	2312
47	J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence	COL	597	100.0%	2309
48	J. OviedoJohan Oviedo	PIT	156	100.0%	2303
49	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	665	100.0%	2302
50	B. MillerBobby Miller	LAD	445	100.0%	2295

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, 10:27 AM UTC.