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Slider: Average Spin 2021

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Average Spin / 2021

Kyle Crick

PIT

3295

Season leader

Slider: Average Spin2021 season
#	Player	Team	SL spin count	Type coverage	SL rpm
1	K. CrickKyle Crick	PIT	264	100.0%	3295
2	M. CastroMiguel Castro	NYM	431	100.0%	2982
3	R. StephensonRobert Stephenson	COL	221	100.0%	2980
4	J. NelsonJimmy Nelson	LAD	169	100.0%	2976
5	L. SimsLucas Sims	CIN	281	100.0%	2956
6	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	558	100.0%	2910
7	T. MatzekTyler Matzek	ATL	288	100.0%	2888
8	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	884	100.0%	2878
9	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	168	100.0%	2878
10	C. StrattonChris Stratton	PIT	188	100.0%	2863
11	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	241	100.0%	2862
12	H. HembreeHeath Hembree	NYM	512	100.0%	2861
13	C. PoteetCody Poteet	MIA	106	100.0%	2845
14	T. AntoneTejay Antone	CIN	170	100.0%	2842
15	D. MaplesDillon Maples	CHC	201	100.0%	2842
16	A. AdamsAustin Adams	SD	837	100.0%	2836
17	S. RomoSergio Romo	OAK	580	100.0%	2815
18	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	857	100.0%	2792
19	A. MorganAdam Morgan	CHC	208	100.0%	2792
20	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	816	100.0%	2784
21	L. LuetgeLucas Luetge	NYY	255	100.0%	2783
22	J. FeyereisenJ.P. Feyereisen	TB	276	100.0%	2772
23	H. StricklandHunter Strickland	MIL	392	100.0%	2769
24	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	TB	433	100.0%	2768
25	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	159	100.0%	2765
26	J. SoriaJoakim Soria	TOR	128	100.0%	2765
27	S. AndersonShaun Anderson	SD	267	100.0%	2756
28	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	BOS	637	100.0%	2745
29	P. FryPaul Fry	BAL	392	100.0%	2741
30	A. CastroAnthony Castro	TOR	212	100.0%	2732
31	K. McGowinKyle McGowin	WSH	355	100.0%	2731
32	M. MinorMike Minor	KC	571	100.0%	2723
33	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	TB	443	100.0%	2722
34	W. CroweWil Crowe	PIT	531	100.0%	2715
35	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	179	100.0%	2714
36	G. CleavingerGarrett Cleavinger	LAD	162	100.0%	2713
37	J. LylesJordan Lyles	TEX	267	100.0%	2705
38	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	341	100.0%	2685
39	N. SandlinNick Sandlin	CLE	280	100.0%	2684
40	J. SherfyJames Sherfy	LAD	145	100.0%	2680
41	B. FarmerBuck Farmer	DET	192	100.0%	2677
42	L. HeadLouis Head	TB	254	100.0%	2676
43	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	393	100.0%	2673
44	T. ScottTanner Scott	BAL	531	100.0%	2666
45	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	TB	272	100.0%	2665
46	D. SantanaDennis Santana	TEX	255	100.0%	2658
47	D. BundyDylan Bundy	LAA	320	100.0%	2655
48	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	857	100.0%	2654
49	J. BrubakerJT Brubaker	PIT	665	100.0%	2648
50	M. PeacockMatt Peacock	AZ	312	100.0%	2638

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, 10:11 AM UTC.