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Slider: Average Spin 2026

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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Average Spin / 2026

Randy Vásquez

2988

Season leader

Slider: Average Spin2026 season
#	Player	Team	SL spin count	Type coverage	SL rpm
1	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	SD	136	100.0%	2988
2	J. GarciaJulian Garcia	CIN	126	100.0%	2973
3	N. McLeanNolan McLean	NYM	115	100.0%	2962
4	M. BrashMatt Brash	SEA	156	100.0%	2921
5	C. PrielippConnor Prielipp	MIN	613	100.0%	2915
6	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	279	100.0%	2896
7	A. MorejonAdrian Morejon	SD	200	100.0%	2892
8	S. DrohanShane Drohan	MIL	427	100.0%	2863
9	J. SuarezJosé Suarez	ATH	280	99.9%	2838
10	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	486	100.0%	2832
11	C. GibsonCade Gibson	MIA	140	100.0%	2829
12	J. KochanowiczJack Kochanowicz	LAA	180	100.0%	2824
13	C. BeeterClayton Beeter	WSH	402	100.0%	2812
14	R. LowderRhett Lowder	CIN	610	100.0%	2792
15	G. CanningGriffin Canning	SD	366	100.0%	2787
16	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	MIN	539	100.0%	2787
17	J. KingJohn King	MIA	137	100.0%	2782
18	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	166	100.0%	2776
19	C. BurnsChase Burns	CIN	1000	100.0%	2775
20	Z. KentZak Kent	WSH	116	100.0%	2756
21	J. JobeJackson Jobe	DET	200	100.0%	2751
22	J. MorilloJuan Morillo	AZ	123	100.0%	2746
23	T. McDonaldTrevor McDonald	SF	295	100.0%	2743
24	C. SandersCam Sanders	BAL	210	100.0%	2729
25	G. HolmesGrant Holmes	ATL	859	100.0%	2728
26	Y. MatsuiYuki Matsui	SD	329	100.0%	2725
27	E. HenriquezEdgardo Henriquez	LAD	212	100.0%	2718
28	D. CeaseDylan Cease	TOR	869	100.0%	2717
29	C. DollanderChase Dollander	COL	108	100.0%	2709
30	L. AvilaLuinder Avila	KC	279	100.0%	2702
31	J. JonesJared Jones	PIT	556	100.0%	2701
32	B. KellerBrad Keller	PHI	120	100.0%	2695
33	M. MeyerMax Meyer	MIA	466	100.0%	2691
34	C. DovalCamilo Doval	SF	324	100.0%	2691
35	L. BacharLake Bachar	PIT	323	100.0%	2689
36	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	KC	177	100.0%	2685
37	G. CleavingerGarrett Cleavinger	TB	323	100.0%	2682
38	T. ZuberTyler Zuber	MIA	120	100.0%	2678
39	S. BachmanSam Bachman	LAA	425	100.0%	2672
40	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	263	100.0%	2672
41	B. BidoisBrandan Bidois	PIT	136	100.0%	2671
42	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	690	100.0%	2665
43	W. VestWill Vest	DET	140	100.0%	2664
44	A. AlvarezAndrew Alvarez	WSH	376	100.0%	2664
45	C. WinnCole Winn	TEX	187	100.0%	2658
46	J. BoyleJoe Boyle	TB	112	100.0%	2653
47	R. WeathersRyan Weathers	NYY	266	100.0%	2651
48	T. ScottTanner Scott	LAD	490	100.0%	2649
49	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	937	100.0%	2649
50	M. MontgomeryMason Montgomery	PIT	162	100.0%	2648

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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.