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Slider: Average Spin 2025

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, 2025. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Average Spin / 2025

Clarke Schmidt

NYY

3037

Season leader

Slider: Average Spin2025 season
#	Player	Team	SL spin count	Type coverage	SL rpm
1	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	158	100.0%	3037
2	M. BrashMatt Brash	SEA	488	100.0%	2951
3	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	476	100.0%	2950
4	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	576	100.0%	2923
5	J. KingJohn King	STL	112	100.0%	2887
6	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CHC	135	100.0%	2876
7	Z. KentZak Kent	CLE	118	100.0%	2850
8	A. MorejonAdrian Morejon	SD	246	100.0%	2847
9	R. OlsonReese Olson	DET	237	100.0%	2842
10	G. HolmesGrant Holmes	ATL	702	100.0%	2841
11	C. BeeterClayton Beeter	WSH	214	100.0%	2831
12	C. BurnsChase Burns	CIN	258	100.0%	2819
13	R. RodríguezRandy Rodríguez	SF	360	100.0%	2785
14	D. CeaseDylan Cease	SD	1243	100.0%	2766
15	Y. RodríguezYariel Rodríguez	TOR	478	100.0%	2765
16	M. SpenceMitch Spence	ATH	363	100.0%	2759
17	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	160	99.9%	2749
18	W. VestWill Vest	DET	267	100.0%	2748
19	T. NanceTommy Nance	TOR	198	100.0%	2744
20	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	TOR	337	100.0%	2738
21	G. CanningGriffin Canning	NYM	410	100.0%	2736
22	J. KochanowiczJack Kochanowicz	LAA	273	100.0%	2732
23	J. JobeJackson Jobe	DET	268	100.0%	2729
24	K. MonteroKeider Montero	DET	322	100.0%	2729
25	G. SorianoGeorge Soriano	MIA	111	100.0%	2726
26	T. McDonaldTrevor McDonald	SF	107	100.0%	2720
27	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	CHC	140	100.0%	2706
28	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	983	100.0%	2698
29	R. WalkerRyan Walker	SF	382	100.0%	2696
30	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	PHI	318	100.0%	2690
31	J. HergetJimmy Herget	COL	362	100.0%	2689
32	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	507	100.0%	2689
33	C. WinnCole Winn	TEX	109	100.0%	2688
34	J. PegueroJoel Peguero	SF	104	100.0%	2674
35	D. HernándezDaysbel Hernández	ATL	402	100.0%	2673
36	R. FernandezRyan Fernandez	STL	247	100.0%	2671
37	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	LAD	327	100.0%	2667
38	A. BenderAnthony Bender	MIA	175	100.0%	2664
39	H. StricklandHunter Strickland	LAA	108	100.0%	2658
40	L. BacharLake Bachar	MIA	266	100.0%	2657
41	L. GilLuis Gil	NYY	250	100.0%	2654
42	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	CHC	406	100.0%	2654
43	Y. MatsuiYuki Matsui	SD	169	100.0%	2653
44	C. RagansCole Ragans	KC	149	100.0%	2651
45	S. BarlowScott Barlow	CIN	242	99.9%	2648
46	J. ButtóJosé Buttó	SF	328	100.0%	2644
47	S. BachmanSam Bachman	LAA	185	100.0%	2641
48	A. AlvarezAndrew Alvarez	WSH	119	100.0%	2638
49	B. KellerBrad Keller	CHC	192	100.0%	2637
50	C. RodónCarlos Rodón	NYY	908	100.0%	2633

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, 10:16 AM UTC.