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Slider: Average Speed 2026

Average recorded speed in miles per hour. Only pitches with a usable speed measurement are included. Speed count shows how many were measured. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

Season

At least 100 pitches of this type with a speed 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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Average Speed / 2026

Louis Varland

TOR

92.1

Season leader

Slider: Average Speed2026 season
#	Player	Team	SL speed count	Type coverage	SL mph
1	L. VarlandLouis Varland	TOR	100	100.0%	92.1
2	J. MisiorowskiJacob Misiorowski	MIL	297	100.0%	91.8
3	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft	PIT	536	100.0%	91.8
4	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	937	100.0%	91.4
5	Y. CruzYovanny Cruz	WSH	126	100.0%	91.4
6	A. ChivilliAngel Chivilli	NYY	107	100.0%	91.2
7	B. ChandlerBubba Chandler	PIT	555	100.0%	91.1
8	H. BrownHunter Brown	HOU	166	100.0%	90.7
9	G. KlassenGeorge Klassen	LAA	154	100.0%	90.7
10	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	279	100.0%	90.5
11	J. FerminJosé Fermin	LAA	573	100.0%	90.5
12	D. PalenciaDaniel Palencia	CHC	114	100.0%	90.2
13	C. BurnsChase Burns	CIN	1000	100.0%	90.2
14	J. SorianoJosé Soriano	TOR	141	100.0%	90.2
15	M. MeyerMax Meyer	MIA	466	100.0%	90.1
16	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	LAD	204	100.0%	89.9
17	J. JonesJared Jones	PIT	556	100.0%	89.9
18	L. BacharLake Bachar	PIT	323	100.0%	89.8
19	M. MontgomeryMason Montgomery	PIT	162	100.0%	89.7
20	T. SkubalTarik Skubal	LAD	327	100.0%	89.7
21	M. BurrowsMike Burrows	HOU	258	100.0%	89.5
22	G. TaylorGrant Taylor	CWS	221	100.0%	89.5
23	H. GaddisHunter Gaddis	CLE	490	100.0%	89.5
24	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	384	98.6%	89.5
25	A. MorejonAdrian Morejon	SD	200	100.0%	89.4
26	E. DíazEdwin Díaz	LAD	172	100.0%	89.4
27	K. LeahyKyle Leahy	STL	379	100.0%	89.4
28	S. CruzSteven Cruz	KC	138	100.0%	89.4
29	N. PearsonNate Pearson	KC	217	100.0%	89.4
30	J. JobeJackson Jobe	DET	200	100.0%	89.4
31	W. PeraltaWandy Peralta	SD	181	100.0%	89.3
32	T. ScottTanner Scott	LAD	490	100.0%	89.3
33	C. MurphyChris Murphy	CWS	178	100.0%	89.3
34	E. CabreraEdward Cabrera	CHC	156	100.0%	89.3
35	D. FultonDax Fulton	MIA	100	100.0%	89.3
36	K. HartKyle Hart	SD	150	100.0%	89.2
37	T. NanceTommy Nance	MIN	428	100.0%	89.2
38	R. FeltnerRyan Feltner	COL	474	100.0%	89.1
39	T. ZuberTyler Zuber	MIA	120	100.0%	89.1
40	J. BoyleJoe Boyle	TB	112	100.0%	89.0
41	R. GarciaRico Garcia	BAL	153	100.0%	89.0
42	K. RojasKendry Rojas	MIN	144	100.0%	89.0
43	J. HernándezJonathan Hernández	LAD	185	100.0%	89.0
44	V. VodnikVictor Vodnik	MIA	284	100.0%	89.0
45	C. DovalCamilo Doval	SF	324	100.0%	89.0
46	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	410	99.6%	88.9
47	B. LittleBrendon Little	TOR	152	100.0%	88.9
48	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	BAL	343	100.0%	88.9
49	H. GreeneHunter Greene	CIN	145	100.0%	88.8
50	J. DreyerJack Dreyer	LAD	373	100.0%	88.7

SL mph: Average recorded speed in miles per hour. Only pitches with a usable speed measurement are included. Speed count shows how many were measured. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

Understanding Slider: Average Speed

Average recorded speed in miles per hour. Only pitches with a usable speed measurement are included. Speed count shows how many were measured. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

Formula: Sum of recorded speeds ÷ pitches with speed 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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.