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Slider: Average Spin 2024

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, 2024. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Average Spin / 2024

Corbin Burnes

BAL

2982

Season leader

Slider: Average Spin2024 season
#	Player	Team	SL spin count	Type coverage	SL rpm
1	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	BAL	383	100.0%	2982
2	A. AdamsAustin Adams	OAK	594	100.0%	2967
3	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	683	100.0%	2914
4	J. KellyJoe Kelly	LAD	120	100.0%	2871
5	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	PHI	402	100.0%	2830
6	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	429	100.0%	2830
7	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	CWS	446	100.0%	2812
8	E. ParedesEnoli Paredes	CHC	120	100.0%	2808
9	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	SEA	247	100.0%	2803
10	C. StrattonChris Stratton	KC	205	100.0%	2802
11	B. FarmerBuck Farmer	CIN	407	100.0%	2790
12	D. HernándezDaysbel Hernández	ATL	179	100.0%	2783
13	D. CeaseDylan Cease	SD	1370	100.0%	2780
14	D. CroninDeclan Cronin	MIA	564	100.0%	2770
15	R. OlsonReese Olson	DET	515	100.0%	2767
16	R. LowderRhett Lowder	CIN	136	100.0%	2765
17	R. RodríguezRandy Rodríguez	SF	350	100.0%	2762
18	M. SpenceMitch Spence	OAK	807	100.0%	2762
19	K. MonteroKeider Montero	DET	438	100.0%	2755
20	A. MorejonAdrian Morejon	SD	317	100.0%	2752
21	J. PayampsJoel Payamps	MIL	181	100.0%	2749
22	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	HOU	275	100.0%	2743
23	G. HolmesGrant Holmes	ATL	331	100.0%	2736
24	J. KochanowiczJack Kochanowicz	LAA	121	100.0%	2725
25	H. StricklandHunter Strickland	LAA	152	100.0%	2724
26	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	292	99.9%	2722
27	Y. DíazYilber Díaz	AZ	128	100.0%	2722
28	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	PHI	180	100.0%	2720
29	Y. RodríguezYariel Rodríguez	TOR	424	100.0%	2719
30	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	608	100.0%	2718
31	J. AdamJason Adam	SD	208	100.0%	2716
32	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	LAD	557	100.0%	2714
33	Y. MatsuiYuki Matsui	SD	284	100.0%	2713
34	J. KingJohn King	STL	102	100.0%	2706
35	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	373	99.9%	2705
36	J. BirdJake Bird	COL	194	100.0%	2696
37	J. LatzJacob Latz	TEX	185	100.0%	2694
38	H. StrattonHunter Stratton	PIT	135	100.0%	2691
39	A. FaedoAlex Faedo	DET	399	100.0%	2677
40	T. ScottTanner Scott	SD	466	100.0%	2675
41	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	690	100.0%	2672
42	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	KC	183	100.0%	2669
43	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYY	425	99.7%	2654
44	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	279	100.0%	2652
45	A. MaldonadoAnthony Maldonado	MIA	184	100.0%	2651
46	K. BradishKyle Bradish	BAL	201	100.0%	2650
47	J. BrebbiaJohn Brebbia	ATL	515	100.0%	2650
48	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	ATL	192	100.0%	2644
49	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	STL	508	100.0%	2634
50	J. SuarezJosé Suarez	LAA	131	100.0%	2634

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, 10:21 AM UTC.