Player stats

Sweeper: Average Spin 2022

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 sweeper.

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 December 31, 2022. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sweeper: Average Spin / 2022

Sam Moll

OAK

3182

Season leader

Sweeper: Average Spin2022 season
#	Player	Team	ST spin count	Type coverage	ST rpm
1	S. MollSam Moll	OAK	407	100.0%	3182
2	P. StrzeleckiPeter Strzelecki	MIL	201	100.0%	2974
3	B. RaleyBrooks Raley	TB	324	100.0%	2940
4	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	TOR	252	100.0%	2923
5	L. McCullers Jr.Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	184	100.0%	2866
6	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	353	100.0%	2856
7	J. DiekmanJake Diekman	CWS	411	100.0%	2850
8	G. JaxGriffin Jax	MIN	560	100.0%	2844
9	J. BrighamJeff Brigham	MIA	241	100.0%	2831
10	J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence	COL	342	100.0%	2795
11	J. YacabonisJimmy Yacabonis	TB	108	100.0%	2788
12	M. KingMichael King	NYY	238	99.7%	2784
13	C. McHughCollin McHugh	ATL	523	100.0%	2784
14	C. FaucherCalvin Faucher	TB	192	100.0%	2780
15	T. ScottTayler Scott	SD	144	100.0%	2769
16	P. EspinoPaolo Espino	WSH	399	100.0%	2739
17	J. HergetJimmy Herget	LAA	269	100.0%	2732
18	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	457	100.0%	2726
19	J. AdamJason Adam	TB	337	100.0%	2719
20	J. PayampsJoel Payamps	OAK	343	100.0%	2718
21	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	NYM	452	100.0%	2701
22	S. WilsonSteven Wilson	SD	278	100.0%	2693
23	T. RogersTaylor Rogers	MIL	619	100.0%	2693
24	L. LuetgeLucas Luetge	NYY	301	100.0%	2691
25	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	431	100.0%	2691
26	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	120	100.0%	2673
27	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	192	100.0%	2669
28	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	192	100.0%	2661
29	P. MurfeePenn Murfee	SEA	511	100.0%	2645
30	J. LylesJordan Lyles	BAL	716	100.0%	2638
31	D. NorrisDaniel Norris	DET	279	99.9%	2630
32	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	983	100.0%	2628
33	J. CousinsJake Cousins	MIL	150	100.0%	2624
34	J. UrquidyJosé Urquidy	HOU	357	100.0%	2623
35	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	706	100.0%	2621
36	J. SchreiberJohn Schreiber	BOS	385	100.0%	2614
37	G. Otto Jr.Glenn Otto Jr.	TEX	613	100.0%	2590
38	S. WatkinsSpenser Watkins	BAL	289	100.0%	2588
39	C. HolmesClay Holmes	NYY	129	99.6%	2578
40	E. BazardoEduard Bazardo	BOS	105	100.0%	2577
41	M. FestaMatt Festa	SEA	507	100.0%	2567
42	H. WesneskiHayden Wesneski	CHC	158	100.0%	2566
43	L. TrivinoLou Trivino	NYY	227	100.0%	2558
44	Z. WeissZack Weiss	LAA	130	100.0%	2537
45	E. PhillipsEvan Phillips	LAD	408	100.0%	2535
46	R. HillRich Hill	BOS	211	100.0%	2531
47	L. GarciaLuis Garcia	HOU	213	100.0%	2525
48	N. CortesNestor Cortes	NYY	459	100.0%	2521
49	J. AlexanderJason Alexander	MIL	269	100.0%	2512
50	J. WoodfordJake Woodford	STL	195	100.0%	2507

ST 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 sweeper.

Understanding Sweeper: 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 sweeper.

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 Sep 9, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.