Sinker: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity 2021

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. Movement is in inches. Positive sideways movement is to the pitcher's right when looking toward home plate. Positive vertical movement is upward relative to the initial flight direction. Removing gravity does not mean the pitch literally rises. Larger or smaller movement is not automatically better. Data through December 31, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity / 2021

Sean Manaea

OAK

1769

Season leader

Sinker: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity2021 season

#	Player	Team	SI no-grav count
1	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	OAK	1769
2	S. MatzSteven Matz	TOR	1328
3	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	1319
4	A. HouserAdrian Houser	MIL	1271
5	Z. DaviesZach Davies	CHC	1230
6	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	1196
7	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	1152
8	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	1089
9	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	CWS	1033
10	A. WoodAlex Wood	SF	1019
11	E. FeddeErick Fedde	WSH	1018
12	D. SmylyDrew Smyly	ATL	995
13	D. DunningDane Dunning	TEX	995
14	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	PHI	981
15	L. McCullers Jr.Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	948
16	J. ArrietaJake Arrieta	SD	920
17	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	917
18	M. PeacockMatt Peacock	AZ	902
19	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	873
20	C. QuantrillCal Quantrill	CLE	867
21	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	863
22	C. BassittChris Bassitt	OAK	851
23	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	851
24	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	837
25	A. MillsAlec Mills	CHC	830
26	J. AlvaradoJosé Alvarado	PHI	807
27	J. UreñaJosé Ureña	DET	800
28	J. RossJoe Ross	WSH	792
29	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	790
30	J. LópezJorge López	BAL	777
31	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	756
32	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	748
33	J. FlemingJosh Fleming	TB	745
34	R. SuarezRanger Suarez	PHI	744
35	J. GantJohn Gant	MIN	710
36	B. KellerBrad Keller	KC	682
37	J. SheffieldJustus Sheffield	SEA	681
38	B. AndersonBrett Anderson	MIL	679
39	Z. EflinZach Eflin	PHI	672
40	A. CobbAlex Cobb	LAA	668
41	C. HolmesClay Holmes	NYY	662
42	S. GraySonny Gray	CIN	649
43	J. HaderJosh Hader	MIL	630
44	G. WhitlockGarrett Whitlock	BOS	627
45	C. StammenCraig Stammen	SD	623
46	Z. PopZach Pop	MIA	621
47	G. SotoGregory Soto	DET	618
48	D. TateDillon Tate	BAL	614
49	R. SmithRiley Smith	AZ	614
50	T. RogersTyler Rogers	SF	604

SI no-grav count

Number of pitches with vertical movement recorded after gravity's effect is removed. This is the sample behind that average. Missing measurements are left out; recorded zeroes are included. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.