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Sinker: Fastest Recorded Pitch 2019

Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.

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, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Fastest Recorded Pitch / 2019

Jordan Hicks

STL

104.3

Season leader

Sinker: Fastest Recorded Pitch2019 season
#	Player	Team	SI max mph
1	J. HicksJordan Hicks	STL	104.3
2	A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman	NYY	102.7
3	B. GraterolBrusdar Graterol	MIN	101.9
4	J. AlvaradoJosé Alvarado	TB	101.5
5	J. KellyJoe Kelly	LAD	100.9
6	D. CastilloDiego Castillo	TB	100.7
7	J. GuerraJavy Guerra	SD	100.4
8	J. CorderoJimmy Cordero	CWS	100.1
9	N. SyndergaardNoah Syndergaard	NYM	100.1
10	L. GarcíaLuis García	LAA	100.1
11	M. CastroMiguel Castro	BAL	100.1
12	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	100.0
13	C. EstévezCarlos Estévez	COL	100.0
14	S. DomínguezSeranthony Domínguez	PHI	100.0
15	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	99.9
16	T. RosenthalTrevor Rosenthal	DET	99.9
17	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	99.7
18	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	99.7
19	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	99.7
20	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	99.6
21	L. TrivinoLou Trivino	OAK	99.5
22	J. DíazJairo Díaz	COL	99.4
23	G. ReyesGerardo Reyes	SD	99.4
24	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	99.3
25	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	CIN	99.3
26	H. RoblesHansel Robles	LAA	99.2
27	S. CoonrodSam Coonrod	SF	99.2
28	D. LametDinelson Lamet	SD	99.2
29	J. HernándezJonathan Hernández	TEX	99.2
30	J. FernándezJunior Fernández	STL	99.2
31	K. GilesKen Giles	TOR	99.1
32	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	99.1
33	J. KuhnelJoel Kuhnel	CIN	99.1
34	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	OAK	99.1
35	D. MaplesDillon Maples	CHC	99.1
36	J. UreñaJosé Ureña	MIA	99.0
37	J. FamiliaJeurys Familia	NYM	99.0
38	F. RomeroFernando Romero	MIN	99.0
39	F. VázquezFelipe Vázquez	PIT	98.9
40	A. BummerAaron Bummer	CWS	98.9
41	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	98.9
42	D. MayDustin May	LAD	98.9
43	J. LoáisigaJonathan Loáisiga	NYY	98.9
44	G. SotoGregory Soto	DET	98.9
45	H. RondónHéctor Rondón	HOU	98.8
46	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	ATL	98.8
47	R. GsellmanRobert Gsellman	NYM	98.8
48	J. GantJohn Gant	STL	98.7
49	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	98.7
50	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	98.7

SI max mph: Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.

Understanding Sinker: Fastest Recorded Pitch

Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. Uses pitches recorded as sinker.

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, 10:19 AM UTC.