Player stats

Slider: Pitches with Extension 2023

Number of pitches with a usable release extension measurement. This is the sample behind average extension. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

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: Pitches with Extension / 2023

Dylan Cease

CWS

1260

Season leader

Slider: Pitches with Extension2023 season
#	Player	Team	SL ext count
1	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	1260
2	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	1098
3	J. OviedoJohan Oviedo	PIT	1091
4	S. StriderSpencer Strider	ATL	1048
5	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	1022
6	B. ElderBryce Elder	ATL	1007
7	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CLE	901
8	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	884
9	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	878
10	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	866
11	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	866
12	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	MIA	863
13	H. GreeneHunter Greene	CIN	836
14	K. BradishKyle Bradish	BAL	825
15	R. DetmersReid Detmers	LAA	802
16	J. GrayJon Gray	TEX	801
17	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	776
18	Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi	TOR	741
19	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	711
20	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	SEA	709
21	A. VasquezAndrew Vasquez	DET	697
22	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	SF	694
23	J. GrayJosiah Gray	WSH	688
24	J. BarriaJaime Barria	LAA	684
25	P. SandovalPatrick Sandoval	LAA	683
26	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	680
27	M. KopechMichael Kopech	CWS	672
28	A. LangeAlex Lange	DET	670
29	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	BAL	666
30	M. BrashMatt Brash	SEA	665
31	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	659
32	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	TB	659
33	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	TEX	651
34	T. HouckTanner Houck	BOS	647
35	T. ScottTanner Scott	MIA	636
36	D. DunningDane Dunning	TEX	628
37	C. SaleChris Sale	BOS	627
38	S. OkertSteven Okert	MIA	625
39	D. MoretaDauri Moreta	PIT	623
40	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	622
41	J. MerryweatherJulian Merryweather	CHC	599
42	A. DíazAlexis Díaz	CIN	598
43	G. SantosGregory Santos	CWS	551
44	T. RogersTyler Rogers	SF	549
45	R. WalkerRyan Walker	SF	543
46	X. CurryXzavion Curry	CLE	539
47	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	PHI	538
48	I. HamiltonIan Hamilton	NYY	531
49	J. ScholtensJesse Scholtens	CWS	529
50	R. OlsonReese Olson	DET	524

SL ext count: Number of pitches with a usable release extension measurement. This is the sample behind average extension. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

Understanding Slider: Pitches with Extension

Number of pitches with a usable release extension measurement. This is the sample behind average extension. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

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.