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Sinker: Fastest Recorded Pitch 2022

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, 2022. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Fastest Recorded Pitch / 2022

Jordan Hicks

STL

103.8

Season leader

Sinker: Fastest Recorded Pitch2022 season
#	Player	Team	SI max mph
1	J. HicksJordan Hicks	STL	103.8
2	F. BautistaFélix Bautista	BAL	102.6
3	J. AlvaradoJosé Alvarado	PHI	102.5
4	B. GraterolBrusdar Graterol	LAD	102.5
5	B. Montes de OcaBryce Montes de Oca	NYM	102.4
6	C. DovalCamilo Doval	SF	102.2
7	A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman	NYY	101.8
8	C. HolmesClay Holmes	NYY	101.7
9	L. GarcíaLuis García	SD	101.7
10	J. StaumontJosh Staumont	KC	101.5
11	A. AbreuAlbert Abreu	NYY	101.3
12	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	101.2
13	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	101.1
14	S. OhtaniShohei Ohtani	LAA	101.1
15	S. DomínguezSeranthony Domínguez	PHI	101.1
16	G. SotoGregory Soto	DET	101.1
17	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	100.9
18	J. KellyJoe Kelly	CWS	100.8
19	A. MuñozAndrés Muñoz	SEA	100.7
20	J. LoáisigaJonathan Loáisiga	NYY	100.7
21	G. SantosGregory Santos	SF	100.7
22	J. GuerraJavy Guerra	TB	100.7
23	J. LópezJorge López	MIN	100.6
24	R. SuarezRobert Suarez	SD	100.5
25	J. FernándezJunior Fernández	PIT	100.3
26	J. HernándezJonathan Hernández	TEX	100.3
27	L. OrtizLuis Ortiz	PIT	100.2
28	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	SEA	100.1
29	D. TapiaDomingo Tapia	OAK	100.0
30	E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase	CLE	99.9
31	J. HaderJosh Hader	SD	99.9
32	J. KuhnelJoel Kuhnel	CIN	99.9
33	K. GravemanKendall Graveman	CWS	99.8
34	A. BenderAnthony Bender	MIA	99.8
35	M. CastroMiguel Castro	NYY	99.8
36	D. MayDustin May	LAD	99.7
37	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	99.7
38	A. VizcaínoArodys Vizcaíno	KC	99.6
39	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	99.5
40	C. HoldermanColin Holderman	PIT	99.4
41	Y. MarteYunior Marte	SF	99.3
42	M. KingMichael King	NYY	99.2
43	Z. PopZach Pop	TOR	99.2
44	D. ColemanDylan Coleman	KC	99.2
45	B. BelloBrayan Bello	BOS	99.2
46	D. SantanaDennis Santana	TEX	99.2
47	C. PérezCionel Pérez	BAL	99.1
48	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	99.0
49	D. TateDillon Tate	BAL	99.0
50	T. SkubalTarik Skubal	DET	99.0

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, 10:33 AM UTC.