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Slider: Average Spin 2019

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

No. 1 / Slider: Average Spin / 2019

Kyle Crick

PIT

3246

Season leader

Slider: Average Spin2019 season
#	Player	Team	SL spin count	Type coverage	SL rpm
1	K. CrickKyle Crick	PIT	349	99.9%	3246
2	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	TOR	741	100.0%	3092
3	M. CastroMiguel Castro	BAL	338	100.0%	3029
4	D. MaplesDillon Maples	CHC	123	100.0%	3024
5	L. SimsLucas Sims	CIN	105	100.0%	3004
6	C. SobotkaChad Sobotka	ATL	231	99.8%	2959
7	C. StrattonChris Stratton	PIT	216	91.3%	2922
8	L. BardLuke Bard	LAA	341	97.1%	2891
9	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	352	99.8%	2867
10	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	213	98.2%	2850
11	S. RomoSergio Romo	MIN	515	100.0%	2830
12	A. AdamsAustin Adams	SEA	303	98.0%	2829
13	C. GearrinCory Gearrin	NYY	320	97.8%	2826
14	J. DiekmanJake Diekman	OAK	446	100.0%	2813
15	K. McGowinKyle McGowin	WSH	119	100.0%	2809
16	R. StephensonRobert Stephenson	CIN	549	97.4%	2799
17	A. MorganAdam Morgan	PHI	144	100.0%	2796
18	J. NelsonJimmy Nelson	MIL	100	99.8%	2794
19	J. YamamotoJordan Yamamoto	MIA	204	99.9%	2793
20	T. ScottTayler Scott	BAL	151	100.0%	2792
21	J. HolderJonathan Holder	NYY	158	100.0%	2779
22	H. StricklandHunter Strickland	WSH	106	94.4%	2776
23	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	ATL	564	99.9%	2774
24	F. VázquezFelipe Vázquez	PIT	127	99.9%	2746
25	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	TB	247	99.9%	2744
26	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	222	95.9%	2740
27	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	626	100.0%	2737
28	P. FryPaul Fry	BAL	498	100.0%	2737
29	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	421	100.0%	2727
30	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	394	98.5%	2713
31	J. SoriaJoakim Soria	OAK	111	98.5%	2711
32	P. MarkelParker Markel	PIT	229	100.0%	2706
33	D. ZamoraDaniel Zamora	NYM	110	89.9%	2703
34	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	586	100.0%	2694
35	R. CarpenterRyan Carpenter	DET	157	99.9%	2689
36	K. HerreraKelvin Herrera	CWS	114	99.9%	2677
37	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	984	96.4%	2668
38	Y. GarcíaYimi García	LAD	163	99.9%	2663
39	A. PruittAustin Pruitt	TB	147	100.0%	2658
40	B. FarmerBuck Farmer	DET	290	99.8%	2657
41	D. LametDinelson Lamet	SD	143	99.9%	2653
42	S. AndersonShaun Anderson	SF	373	99.8%	2649
43	D. StrailyDan Straily	BAL	169	100.0%	2643
44	D. HudsonDaniel Hudson	WSH	270	100.0%	2642
45	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	116	97.2%	2635
46	C. BedrosianCam Bedrosian	LAA	506	99.3%	2630
47	J. HaderJosh Hader	MIL	164	96.4%	2626
48	D. HernándezDarwinzon Hernández	BOS	160	100.0%	2625
49	H. HembreeHeath Hembree	BOS	116	100.0%	2624
50	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	756	99.9%	2622

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, 10:19 AM UTC.