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Slider: Average Spin 2020

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, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Average Spin / 2020

Tyler Matzek

ATL

2935

Season leader

Slider: Average Spin2020 season
#	Player	Team	SL spin count	Type coverage	SL rpm
1	T. MatzekTyler Matzek	ATL	101	100.0%	2935
2	M. CastroMiguel Castro	NYM	148	100.0%	2931
3	S. RomoSergio Romo	MIN	235	100.0%	2913
4	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	128	100.0%	2909
5	C. StrattonChris Stratton	PIT	146	100.0%	2900
6	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	SD	298	100.0%	2893
7	K. McGowinKyle McGowin	WSH	142	100.0%	2840
8	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	125	100.0%	2815
9	P. FryPaul Fry	BAL	172	100.0%	2802
10	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	327	100.0%	2801
11	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	255	100.0%	2798
12	M. MinorMike Minor	OAK	203	100.0%	2796
13	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	417	100.0%	2792
14	T. ScottTanner Scott	BAL	130	100.0%	2772
15	T. GonsolinTony Gonsolin	LAD	116	100.0%	2760
16	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	144	100.0%	2760
17	A. MorganAdam Morgan	PHI	100	100.0%	2746
18	J. HoytJames Hoyt	MIA	157	100.0%	2735
19	H. HembreeHeath Hembree	PHI	120	100.0%	2729
20	S. AndersonShaun Anderson	SF	148	100.0%	2727
21	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	114	100.0%	2709
22	T. ZuberTyler Zuber	KC	150	100.0%	2695
23	D. SantanaDennis Santana	LAD	129	100.0%	2685
24	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	326	100.0%	2677
25	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	PIT	163	100.0%	2677
26	T. AntoneTejay Antone	CIN	236	100.0%	2674
27	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	278	100.0%	2636
28	J. BrubakerJT Brubaker	PIT	260	100.0%	2634
29	N. PearsonNate Pearson	TOR	117	100.0%	2623
30	D. LametDinelson Lamet	SD	557	100.0%	2614
31	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	CIN	120	100.0%	2613
32	J. HergetJimmy Herget	TEX	114	100.0%	2609
33	D. AltavillaDan Altavilla	SD	193	100.0%	2608
34	A. MillerAndrew Miller	STL	123	100.0%	2605
35	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	219	100.0%	2597
36	T. KinleyTyler Kinley	COL	222	100.0%	2595
37	B. KellerBrad Keller	KC	328	100.0%	2590
38	J. NewberryJake Newberry	KC	198	100.0%	2590
39	D. NorrisDaniel Norris	DET	106	100.0%	2588
40	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	LAD	104	100.0%	2588
41	C. HillCam Hill	CLE	103	100.0%	2588
42	D. BacusDakota Bacus	WSH	136	100.0%	2585
43	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	294	100.0%	2581
44	S. SelmanSam Selman	SF	212	100.0%	2569
45	J. CurtissJohn Curtiss	TB	167	100.0%	2568
46	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	403	100.0%	2565
47	C. ReedCody Reed	TB	117	100.0%	2565
48	J. A. SmithJosh A. Smith	MIA	147	100.0%	2564
49	C. BrewerColten Brewer	BOS	105	100.0%	2559
50	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	144	100.0%	2551

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, 10:14 AM UTC.