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Sweeper: Average Spin 2023

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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sweeper: Average Spin / 2023

Sam Moll

CIN

3049

Season leader

Sweeper: Average Spin2023 season
#	Player	Team	ST spin count	Type coverage	ST rpm
1	S. MollSam Moll	CIN	376	100.0%	3049
2	L. SimsLucas Sims	CIN	518	100.0%	3002
3	J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence	COL	566	100.0%	2975
4	P. StrzeleckiPeter Strzelecki	AZ	168	100.0%	2970
5	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	SEA	158	100.0%	2966
6	G. JaxGriffin Jax	MIN	550	100.0%	2960
7	B. RaleyBrooks Raley	NYM	353	100.0%	2956
8	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	746	100.0%	2945
9	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	140	100.0%	2936
10	J. BrighamJeff Brigham	NYM	284	100.0%	2872
11	J. DiekmanJake Diekman	TB	176	100.0%	2852
12	C. FaucherCalvin Faucher	TB	151	100.0%	2845
13	J. HergetJimmy Herget	LAA	195	100.0%	2843
14	T. ScottTayler Scott	OAK	160	100.0%	2838
15	B. WhiteBrendan White	DET	184	97.8%	2824
16	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	409	100.0%	2792
17	A. VothAustin Voth	BAL	114	100.0%	2789
18	M. KingMichael King	NYY	493	100.0%	2785
19	D. DuarteDaniel Duarte	CIN	103	100.0%	2781
20	C. SilsethChase Silseth	LAA	171	100.0%	2777
21	C. McHughCollin McHugh	ATL	487	100.0%	2759
22	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	499	100.0%	2757
23	C. BoltonCody Bolton	PIT	128	100.0%	2745
24	J. PayampsJoel Payamps	MIL	325	100.0%	2738
25	G. SorianoGeorge Soriano	MIA	329	100.0%	2738
26	M. KellyMichael Kelly	CLE	145	100.0%	2735
27	T. RogersTaylor Rogers	SF	456	100.0%	2730
28	M. FulmerMichael Fulmer	CHC	267	100.0%	2730
29	B. PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	AZ	434	100.0%	2724
30	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	572	100.0%	2707
31	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	CHC	382	100.0%	2706
32	J. AdamJason Adam	TB	271	100.0%	2701
33	L. OrtizLuis Ortiz	PHI	113	100.0%	2695
34	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	TB	101	100.0%	2692
35	L. LuetgeLucas Luetge	ATL	100	100.0%	2689
36	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	242	100.0%	2685
37	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	NYM	284	100.0%	2675
38	T. CosgroveTom Cosgrove	SD	437	100.0%	2672
39	J. UrquidyJosé Urquidy	HOU	204	100.0%	2650
40	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	311	100.0%	2645
41	B. ShawBryan Shaw	CWS	155	100.0%	2636
42	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	386	100.0%	2635
43	J. FranceJ.P. France	HOU	200	100.0%	2635
44	J. CousinsJake Cousins	MIL	110	100.0%	2635
45	J. RomeroJoJo Romero	STL	126	100.0%	2632
46	K. MaedaKenta Maeda	MIN	145	100.0%	2619
47	T. BeckTristan Beck	SF	280	100.0%	2618
48	J. SchreiberJohn Schreiber	BOS	307	100.0%	2614
49	S. WilsonSteven Wilson	SD	559	100.0%	2609
50	P. BlackburnPaul Blackburn	OAK	340	99.9%	2605

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, 10:27 AM UTC.