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Slider: Fastest Recorded Pitch 2026

Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. 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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Fastest Recorded Pitch / 2026

Bubba Chandler

PIT

97.0

Season leader

Slider: Fastest Recorded Pitch2026 season
#	Player	Team	SL max mph
1	B. ChandlerBubba Chandler	PIT	97.0
2	J. PegueroJoel Peguero	SF	96.1
3	T. GuerreroTyron Guerrero	BOS	95.8
4	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft	PIT	95.7
5	J. MisiorowskiJacob Misiorowski	MIL	95.5
6	J. FerminJosé Fermin	LAA	95.5
7	D. EspinoDaniel Espino	CLE	95.2
8	L. VarlandLouis Varland	TOR	95.1
9	C. BurnsChase Burns	CIN	94.9
10	R. O'BrienRiley O'Brien	STL	94.8
11	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft	CIN	94.7
12	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	94.7
13	A. ChivilliAngel Chivilli	NYY	94.7
14	J. MartinezJustin Martinez	AZ	94.6
15	W. KleinWill Klein	LAD	94.5
16	C. FaucherCalvin Faucher	MIA	94.5
17	S. SmithShane Smith	CWS	94.4
18	H. BrownHunter Brown	HOU	94.4
19	H. GaddisHunter Gaddis	CLE	94.2
20	A. KellyAntwone Kelly	PIT	94.0
21	J. SorianoJosé Soriano	TOR	94.0
22	J. JobeJackson Jobe	DET	94.0
23	D. PalenciaDaniel Palencia	CHC	93.9
24	Y. CruzYovanny Cruz	WSH	93.9
25	C. MlodzinskiCarmen Mlodzinski	PIT	93.8
26	K. NicolasKyle Nicolas	CIN	93.7
27	E. TeodoEmiliano Teodo	TEX	93.6
28	J. JonesJared Jones	PIT	93.5
29	N. PearsonNate Pearson	KC	93.4
30	T. SkubalTarik Skubal	LAD	93.4
31	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	LAD	93.3
32	S. CruzSteven Cruz	KC	93.3
33	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	WSH	93.1
34	G. KlassenGeorge Klassen	LAA	93.1
35	G. SantosGregory Santos	SF	93.1
36	M. MontgomeryMason Montgomery	PIT	92.9
37	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	92.9
38	K. HartKyle Hart	SD	92.9
39	M. MeyerMax Meyer	MIA	92.9
40	E. CabreraEdward Cabrera	CHC	92.9
41	H. GreeneHunter Greene	CIN	92.9
42	T. NanceTommy Nance	MIN	92.9
43	D. CeaseDylan Cease	TOR	92.8
44	E. PérezEury Pérez	MIA	92.8
45	L. AvilaLuinder Avila	KC	92.8
46	C. PettyChase Petty	CIN	92.8
47	R. ZeferjahnRyan Zeferjahn	CHC	92.8
48	B. RodriguezBradgley Rodriguez	SD	92.7
49	D. MorganDavid Morgan	SD	92.7
50	J. BoyleJoe Boyle	TB	92.7

SL max mph: Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

Understanding Slider: Fastest Recorded Pitch

Highest recorded speed in miles per hour. This uses available measurements and may miss a faster pitch that was not measured. 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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.