Slider: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity 2023

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. Movement is in inches. Positive sideways movement is to the pitcher's right when looking toward home plate. Positive vertical movement is upward relative to the initial flight direction. Removing gravity does not mean the pitch literally rises. Larger or smaller movement is not automatically better. Data through December 31, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity / 2023

Dylan Cease

CWS

1260

Season leader

Slider: Pitches with Vertical Movement without Gravity2023 season

#	Player	Team	SL no-grav 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	1025
6	B. ElderBryce Elder	ATL	1008
7	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	906
8	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CLE	901
9	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	879
10	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	868
11	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	867
12	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	MIA	863
13	H. GreeneHunter Greene	CIN	839
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	710
21	A. VasquezAndrew Vasquez	DET	698
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	681
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	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	624
40	D. MoretaDauri Moreta	PIT	623
41	J. MerryweatherJulian Merryweather	CHC	604
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	R. OlsonReese Olson	DET	534
49	I. HamiltonIan Hamilton	NYY	531
50	J. ScholtensJesse Scholtens	CWS	529

SL no-grav count

Number of pitches with vertical movement recorded after gravity's effect is removed. This is the sample behind that average. Missing measurements are left out; recorded zeroes are included. Uses pitches recorded as slider.