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Slider: Average Spin 2023

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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Average Spin / 2023

Robert Stephenson

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Season leader

Slider: Average Spin2023 season
#	Player	Team	SL spin count	Type coverage	SL rpm
1	R. StephensonRobert Stephenson	TB	184	100.0%	2992
2	R. OlsonReese Olson	DET	533	100.0%	2989
3	A. AdamsAustin Adams	AZ	324	100.0%	2934
4	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	705	100.0%	2916
5	C. StrattonChris Stratton	TEX	261	100.0%	2873
6	A. CivaleAaron Civale	TB	116	100.0%	2865
7	J. KellyJoe Kelly	LAD	181	100.0%	2841
8	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	867	100.0%	2832
9	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	392	100.0%	2827
10	M. BrashMatt Brash	SEA	662	100.0%	2825
11	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	118	100.0%	2807
12	M. CastroMiguel Castro	AZ	416	100.0%	2799
13	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	1260	100.0%	2795
14	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	223	100.0%	2793
15	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	PHI	416	100.0%	2784
16	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	CHC	109	100.0%	2784
17	J. PayampsJoel Payamps	MIL	163	100.0%	2770
18	D. SmithDrew Smith	NYM	225	100.0%	2770
19	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	MIA	213	100.0%	2762
20	B. FarmerBuck Farmer	CIN	413	100.0%	2755
21	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	407	100.0%	2746
22	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	ATL	140	100.0%	2739
23	T. ScottTanner Scott	MIA	635	100.0%	2733
24	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	617	95.7%	2728
25	I. CampbellIsaiah Campbell	SEA	184	100.0%	2725
26	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	PHI	357	100.0%	2713
27	K. NelsonKyle Nelson	AZ	513	100.0%	2687
28	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	ATL	134	100.0%	2681
29	D. BardDaniel Bard	COL	416	100.0%	2664
30	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	291	100.0%	2664
31	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	881	100.0%	2658
32	B. WhiteBrendan White	DET	203	97.8%	2658
33	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	TB	658	100.0%	2657
34	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	131	100.0%	2654
35	K. BradishKyle Bradish	BAL	821	100.0%	2649
36	A. UribeAbner Uribe	MIL	167	100.0%	2648
37	A. VasquezAndrew Vasquez	DET	698	100.0%	2647
38	A. DíazAlexis Díaz	CIN	597	100.0%	2646
39	C. SelbyColin Selby	PIT	159	100.0%	2645
40	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	167	100.0%	2644
41	S. Gipson-LongSawyer Gipson-Long	DET	107	100.0%	2641
42	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	254	99.9%	2636
43	J. BrebbiaJohn Brebbia	SF	351	100.0%	2626
44	Y. MarteYunior Marte	PHI	308	100.0%	2626
45	A. CobbAlex Cobb	SF	125	100.0%	2623
46	J. ChargoisJT Chargois	MIA	292	100.0%	2620
47	T. StephanTrevor Stephan	CLE	271	100.0%	2619
48	J. CuasJose Cuas	CHC	230	100.0%	2612
49	A. FaedoAlex Faedo	DET	394	100.0%	2610
50	J. HergetJimmy Herget	LAA	155	100.0%	2610

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, 10:27 AM UTC.