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Sinker: Average Spin 2024

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, 2024. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Average Spin / 2024

Declan Cronin

MIA

2581

Season leader

Sinker: Average Spin2024 season
#	Player	Team	SI spin count	Type coverage	SI rpm
1	D. CroninDeclan Cronin	MIA	445	100.0%	2581
2	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	303	100.0%	2536
3	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	PHI	109	100.0%	2523
4	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	BAL	230	100.0%	2520
5	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	LAD	170	100.0%	2509
6	B. BrieskeBeau Brieske	DET	191	100.0%	2488
7	J. CuasJose Cuas	TOR	128	100.0%	2468
8	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	645	100.0%	2443
9	D. SantanaDennis Santana	PIT	145	100.0%	2437
10	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	PHI	147	100.0%	2425
11	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	TB	134	100.0%	2422
12	A. MorejonAdrian Morejon	SD	384	100.0%	2418
13	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	576	100.0%	2410
14	B. MillerBryce Miller	SEA	475	100.0%	2406
15	L. MedinaLuis Medina	OAK	108	100.0%	2405
16	W. WarrenWill Warren	NYY	121	100.0%	2405
17	B. PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	AZ	618	100.0%	2398
18	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	SD	270	100.0%	2392
19	A. MarshAlec Marsh	KC	298	100.0%	2389
20	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	107	100.0%	2387
21	S. GraySonny Gray	STL	444	100.0%	2382
22	L. LynnLance Lynn	STL	340	100.0%	2378
23	R. SuarezRobert Suarez	SD	169	100.0%	2373
24	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	201	100.0%	2373
25	Y. MarteYunior Marte	PHI	182	100.0%	2369
26	A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman	PIT	313	100.0%	2368
27	T. RogersTrevor Rogers	BAL	542	100.0%	2366
28	J. CousinsJake Cousins	NYY	217	100.0%	2360
29	T. NanceTommy Nance	TOR	116	100.0%	2360
30	D. YoungDanny Young	NYM	322	100.0%	2359
31	B. FarmerBuck Farmer	CIN	278	100.0%	2356
32	N. LodoloNick Lodolo	CIN	532	100.0%	2349
33	J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence	COL	629	100.0%	2349
34	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	SEA	108	100.0%	2347
35	C. DovalCamilo Doval	SF	153	100.0%	2343
36	S. MollSam Moll	CIN	177	100.0%	2333
37	E. HancockEmerson Hancock	SEA	292	100.0%	2323
38	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	ATL	171	100.0%	2320
39	J. KoenigJared Koenig	MIL	576	100.0%	2311
40	N. MartinezNick Martinez	CIN	366	100.0%	2309
41	R. RyanRyder Ryan	PIT	141	100.0%	2308
42	P. AvilaPedro Avila	CLE	175	100.0%	2306
43	S. DomínguezSeranthony Domínguez	BAL	181	100.0%	2306
44	G. SotoGregory Soto	BAL	446	100.0%	2305
45	M. GroveMichael Grove	LAD	183	100.0%	2302
46	J. IrvinJake Irvin	WSH	632	100.0%	2299
47	A. UribeAbner Uribe	MIL	166	100.0%	2297
48	Y. RodríguezYariel Rodríguez	TOR	162	100.0%	2296
49	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	LAD	252	100.0%	2294
50	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	CWS	307	100.0%	2293

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, 10:21 AM UTC.