Player stats

Slider: Swings 2018

Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. 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, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slider: Swings / 2018

Patrick Corbin

731

Season leader

Slider: Swings2018 season
#	Player	Team	SL swings
1	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	AZ	731
2	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	MIL	624
3	C. ArcherChris Archer	PIT	583
4	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	571
5	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	536
6	T. RossTyson Ross	STL	509
7	J. GrayJon Gray	COL	503
8	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	494
9	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	446
10	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	441
11	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	ATL	423
12	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	410
13	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	STL	406
14	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	403
15	J. ZimmermannJordan Zimmermann	DET	401
16	J. BarriaJaime Barria	LAA	394
17	J. HammelJason Hammel	KC	390
18	M. TanakaMasahiro Tanaka	NYY	388
19	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	386
20	D. BundyDylan Bundy	BAL	376
21	C. SaleChris Sale	BOS	363
22	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	MIN	359
23	J. ArrietaJake Arrieta	PHI	358
24	F. LirianoFrancisco Liriano	DET	347
25	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	346
26	S. RomanoSal Romano	CIN	335
27	C. RichardClayton Richard	SD	334
28	A. SuárezAndrew Suárez	SF	333
29	D. HollandDerek Holland	SF	332
30	K. MaedaKenta Maeda	LAD	332
31	M. HarveyMatt Harvey	CIN	332
32	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	CIN	331
33	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	330
34	D. StrailyDan Straily	MIA	328
35	C. SabathiaCC Sabathia	NYY	325
36	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	324
37	S. RomoSergio Romo	TB	323
38	S. GaviglioSam Gaviglio	TOR	313
39	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	AZ	308
40	R. RayRobbie Ray	AZ	295
41	J. TeheranJulio Teheran	ATL	295
42	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	292
43	N. SyndergaardNoah Syndergaard	NYM	285
44	R. StriplingRoss Stripling	LAD	279
45	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	277
46	V. AranoVíctor Arano	PHI	263
47	J. UreñaJosé Ureña	MIA	262
48	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	MIN	261
49	A. WilsonAlex Wilson	DET	260
50	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	253

SL swings: Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. Uses pitches recorded as slider.

Understanding Slider: Swings

Recorded swings at this type of pitch, including bunts. 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, 10:25 AM UTC.