Sinker: Pitches with Vertical Movement 2023

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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Sinker: Pitches with Vertical Movement / 2023

Framber Valdez

HOU

1380

Season leader

Sinker: Pitches with Vertical Movement2023 season

#	Player	Team	SI vert count
1	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	1380
2	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	1294
3	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	TEX	1246
4	C. BassittChris Bassitt	TOR	1232
5	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	1213
6	B. ElderBryce Elder	ATL	1082
7	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	1055
8	S. MatzSteven Matz	STL	1046
9	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	CHC	1023
10	A. CobbAlex Cobb	SF	988
11	B. BelloBrayan Bello	BOS	951
12	M. PérezMartín Pérez	TEX	930
13	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	926
14	D. SmylyDrew Smyly	CHC	924
15	D. DunningDane Dunning	TEX	917
16	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	SF	883
17	A. HouserAdrian Houser	MIL	873
18	Z. EflinZach Eflin	TB	832
19	J. BirdJake Bird	COL	822
20	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	BAL	792
21	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	789
22	B. GarrettBraxton Garrett	MIA	787
23	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	779
24	J. HaderJosh Hader	SD	765
25	A. WoodAlex Wood	SF	760
26	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	736
27	J. FoleyJason Foley	DET	722
28	J. HicksJordan Hicks	TOR	714
29	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	712
30	C. HolmesClay Holmes	NYY	710
31	F. BautistaFélix Bautista	BAL	696
32	T. BlachTy Blach	COL	690
33	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	673
34	C. SánchezCristopher Sánchez	PHI	672
35	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	PHI	658
36	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	647
37	Y. ChirinosYonny Chirinos	ATL	634
38	T. MayzaTim Mayza	TOR	619
39	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	607
40	J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence	COL	607
41	C. ReaColin Rea	MIL	606
42	J. IrvinJake Irvin	WSH	604
43	K. BradishKyle Bradish	BAL	598
44	B. HoeingBryan Hoeing	MIA	590
45	J. CuasJose Cuas	CHC	581
46	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	SEA	578
47	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	577
48	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	574
49	R. SuarezRanger Suarez	PHI	571
50	G. WhitlockGarrett Whitlock	BOS	568

SI vert count

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