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Slider: Average Spin 2018

How fast the ball spins, measured in turns per minute. Only measured pitches are included. More spin is not always better. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

Season

At least 100 pitches of this type with a spin 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 December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Average Spin / 2018

Kyle Crick

PIT

3196

Season leader

Slider: Average Spin2018 season
#	Player	Team	SL spin count	Type coverage	SL rpm
1	K. CrickKyle Crick	PIT	270	99.8%	3196
2	R. BlackRay Black	SF	141	99.0%	3100
3	P. VendittePat Venditte	LAD	113	100.0%	2952
4	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	TB	190	100.0%	2917
5	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	LAA	506	100.0%	2897
6	M. CastroMiguel Castro	BAL	351	99.9%	2877
7	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	973	99.9%	2872
8	S. RomoSergio Romo	TB	607	99.9%	2854
9	A. MorganAdam Morgan	PHI	329	99.9%	2851
10	C. GearrinCory Gearrin	OAK	268	99.8%	2840
11	C. StrattonChris Stratton	SF	261	99.6%	2798
12	D. AltavillaDan Altavilla	SEA	129	98.9%	2790
13	C. SmithCarson Smith	BOS	113	100.0%	2788
14	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	283	95.7%	2761
15	J. SoriaJoakim Soria	MIL	118	99.8%	2750
16	J. DiekmanJake Diekman	AZ	342	100.0%	2743
17	J. GarcíaJaime García	CHC	221	99.9%	2738
18	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	OAK	241	99.5%	2735
19	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	237	97.8%	2734
20	B. MaurerBrandon Maurer	KC	272	99.9%	2703
21	K. HerreraKelvin Herrera	WSH	132	100.0%	2692
22	J. HolderJonathan Holder	NYY	133	100.0%	2685
23	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	754	99.8%	2684
24	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	138	100.0%	2679
25	T. RossTyson Ross	STL	952	99.9%	2663
26	T. ScottTanner Scott	BAL	393	100.0%	2663
27	R. StockRobert Stock	SD	223	100.0%	2659
28	H. StricklandHunter Strickland	SF	179	99.6%	2657
29	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	NYY	238	100.0%	2655
30	D. HutchisonDrew Hutchison	TEX	212	100.0%	2655
31	C. BedrosianCam Bedrosian	LAA	457	99.6%	2653
32	B. FarmerBuck Farmer	DET	210	99.8%	2648
33	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	870	96.7%	2645
34	D. ZamoraDaniel Zamora	NYM	124	100.0%	2644
35	J. MillerJustin Miller	WSH	161	100.0%	2637
36	P. FryPaul Fry	BAL	276	100.0%	2631
37	F. PeñaFélix Peña	LAA	487	100.0%	2628
38	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	328	100.0%	2626
39	J. BrebbiaJohn Brebbia	STL	334	100.0%	2621
40	J. SherfyJames Sherfy	AZ	122	99.7%	2614
41	R. CarpenterRyan Carpenter	DET	116	100.0%	2609
42	J. CastilloJosé Castillo	SD	270	100.0%	2602
43	A. TriggsAndrew Triggs	OAK	146	99.4%	2594
44	H. HembreeHeath Hembree	BOS	366	99.8%	2591
45	A. PruittAustin Pruitt	TB	256	99.4%	2591
46	S. ObergScott Oberg	COL	245	100.0%	2585
47	S. NewcombSean Newcomb	ATL	124	99.9%	2583
48	J. TeheranJulio Teheran	ATL	459	99.9%	2582
49	E. RamosEdubray Ramos	PHI	412	100.0%	2580
50	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	537	99.8%	2580

SL rpm: How fast the ball spins, measured in turns per minute. Only measured pitches are included. More spin is not always better. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

Understanding Slider: Average Spin

How fast the ball spins, measured in turns per minute. Only measured pitches are included. More spin is not always better. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

Formula: Sum of recorded spin rates ÷ pitches with spin 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 Sep 9, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.