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Sinker: Average Spin 2025

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, 2025. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Average Spin / 2025

Clarke Schmidt

NYY

2604

Season leader

Sinker: Average Spin2025 season
#	Player	Team	SI spin count	Type coverage	SI rpm
1	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	102	100.0%	2604
2	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	LAD	292	100.0%	2506
3	E. AlvaradoElvis Alvarado	ATH	117	100.0%	2488
4	M. MeyerMax Meyer	MIA	137	100.0%	2485
5	D. CeaseDylan Cease	SD	120	100.0%	2477
6	B. MillerBryce Miller	SEA	254	100.0%	2471
7	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	TOR	100	100.0%	2465
8	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	510	100.0%	2461
9	G. JaxGriffin Jax	TB	128	100.0%	2451
10	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	PHI	152	100.0%	2438
11	A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman	BOS	311	100.0%	2434
12	W. WarrenWill Warren	NYY	588	100.0%	2430
13	B. PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	AZ	681	100.0%	2425
14	J. HergetJimmy Herget	COL	356	100.0%	2424
15	C. DovalCamilo Doval	NYY	135	99.9%	2421
16	A. MorejonAdrian Morejon	SD	617	100.0%	2419
17	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	TB	531	100.0%	2418
18	J. JobeJackson Jobe	DET	116	100.0%	2412
19	G. CleavingerGarrett Cleavinger	TB	321	100.0%	2411
20	D. MayDustin May	BOS	727	100.0%	2411
21	C. DollanderChase Dollander	COL	175	100.0%	2411
22	G. CrochetGarrett Crochet	BOS	501	100.0%	2403
23	S. GraySonny Gray	STL	490	100.0%	2401
24	C. LeeChase Lee	DET	223	100.0%	2398
25	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	348	100.0%	2398
26	T. HatchThomas Hatch	MIN	102	100.0%	2397
27	F. BautistaFélix Bautista	BAL	388	100.0%	2393
28	E. HancockEmerson Hancock	SEA	541	100.0%	2388
29	M. SpenceMitch Spence	ATH	126	100.0%	2387
30	S. BurkeSean Burke	CWS	115	100.0%	2386
31	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft	PIT	163	100.0%	2383
32	D. MartinDavis Martin	CWS	242	99.9%	2383
33	R. SuarezRobert Suarez	SD	135	100.0%	2382
34	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	CHC	148	100.0%	2373
35	V. MederosVictor Mederos	LAA	153	100.0%	2371
36	R. WalkerRyan Walker	SF	630	100.0%	2369
37	C. WinnCole Winn	TEX	122	100.0%	2364
38	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAD	234	100.0%	2363
39	T. NanceTommy Nance	TOR	128	100.0%	2362
40	B. SingerBrady Singer	CIN	1157	100.0%	2362
41	J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence	PIT	110	100.0%	2361
42	J. KoenigJared Koenig	MIL	591	100.0%	2354
43	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	LAD	148	100.0%	2354
44	J. PegueroJoel Peguero	SF	108	100.0%	2347
45	T. RogersTrevor Rogers	BAL	242	100.0%	2343
46	J. LeiterJack Leiter	TEX	307	100.0%	2337
47	R. GustoRyan Gusto	MIA	186	100.0%	2337
48	P. MatonPhil Maton	TEX	122	100.0%	2334
49	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	ATL	215	100.0%	2332
50	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	SD	409	100.0%	2331

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, 10:16 AM UTC.