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Slider: Average Spin 2022

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, 2022. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Average Spin / 2022

Kyle Crick

CWS

3053

Season leader

Slider: Average Spin2022 season
#	Player	Team	SL spin count	Type coverage	SL rpm
1	K. CrickKyle Crick	CWS	160	100.0%	3053
2	R. StephensonRobert Stephenson	PIT	462	100.0%	2914
3	J. KellyJoe Kelly	CWS	113	100.0%	2908
4	M. BrashMatt Brash	SEA	351	100.0%	2883
5	C. StrattonChris Stratton	STL	211	100.0%	2868
6	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	1338	100.0%	2833
7	M. CastroMiguel Castro	NYY	230	98.9%	2821
8	H. StricklandHunter Strickland	CIN	412	98.5%	2814
9	D. SmithDrew Smith	NYM	273	100.0%	2812
10	T. MatzekTyler Matzek	ATL	165	100.0%	2808
11	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	299	100.0%	2803
12	K. SneadKirby Snead	OAK	292	100.0%	2788
13	S. RomoSergio Romo	TOR	169	100.0%	2788
14	W. CroweWil Crowe	PIT	430	100.0%	2779
15	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	936	100.0%	2778
16	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	403	100.0%	2776
17	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	181	100.0%	2771
18	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	448	100.0%	2766
19	A. DíazAlexis Díaz	CIN	355	98.1%	2750
20	T. MegillTrevor Megill	MIN	106	100.0%	2747
21	T. ScottTanner Scott	MIA	785	100.0%	2735
22	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	261	100.0%	2729
23	J. FeyereisenJ.P. Feyereisen	TB	100	100.0%	2715
24	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	696	100.0%	2714
25	P. FryPaul Fry	AZ	116	100.0%	2711
26	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	455	100.0%	2707
27	M. MinorMike Minor	CIN	435	100.0%	2699
28	D. MartinDavis Martin	CWS	336	99.8%	2698
29	R. PepiotRyan Pepiot	LAD	134	100.0%	2693
30	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	CHC	111	100.0%	2692
31	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	CIN	200	100.0%	2691
32	B. FarmerBuck Farmer	CIN	262	98.0%	2688
33	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	632	100.0%	2687
34	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	328	99.8%	2679
35	C. SniderCollin Snider	KC	286	100.0%	2676
36	D. SantanaDennis Santana	TEX	401	100.0%	2675
37	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	303	100.0%	2669
38	J. CuasJose Cuas	KC	253	100.0%	2669
39	J. WendelkenJ.B. Wendelken	AZ	110	100.0%	2660
40	E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase	CLE	351	100.0%	2653
41	J. BrubakerJT Brubaker	PIT	738	100.0%	2653
42	T. NanceTommy Nance	MIA	138	100.0%	2652
43	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	PHI	236	99.9%	2650
44	H. HembreeHeath Hembree	LAD	178	100.0%	2645
45	A. WarrenAustin Warren	LAA	109	100.0%	2639
46	G. CleavingerGarrett Cleavinger	TB	144	100.0%	2637
47	L. HeadLouis Head	BAL	303	100.0%	2624
48	N. SandlinNick Sandlin	CLE	331	100.0%	2617
49	A. SampsonAdrian Sampson	CHC	245	100.0%	2616
50	J. HergetJimmy Herget	LAA	336	100.0%	2611

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, 10:33 AM UTC.