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Sweeper: Average Spin 2024

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, 2024. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sweeper: Average Spin / 2024

Lucas Sims

BOS

3150

Season leader

Sweeper: Average Spin2024 season
#	Player	Team	ST spin count	Type coverage	ST rpm
1	L. SimsLucas Sims	BOS	382	100.0%	3150
2	G. JaxGriffin Jax	MIN	388	100.0%	3063
3	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	SD	221	100.0%	3062
4	E. RobertsEthan Roberts	CHC	281	100.0%	3052
5	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	344	100.0%	3032
6	A. CivaleAaron Civale	MIL	396	100.0%	2997
7	S. MollSam Moll	CIN	153	100.0%	2979
8	W. WarrenWill Warren	NYY	122	100.0%	2960
9	J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence	COL	444	100.0%	2946
10	T. ThorntonTrent Thornton	SEA	344	100.0%	2942
11	G. WeissertGreg Weissert	BOS	299	100.0%	2931
12	O. KerkeringOrion Kerkering	PHI	593	100.0%	2899
13	D. CeaseDylan Cease	SD	131	100.0%	2891
14	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	305	100.0%	2869
15	J. DiekmanJake Diekman	NYM	168	100.0%	2858
16	B. HornBailey Horn	BOS	181	100.0%	2845
17	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	112	100.0%	2843
18	G. CleavingerGarrett Cleavinger	TB	179	100.0%	2841
19	B. PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	AZ	762	100.0%	2838
20	T. ScottTayler Scott	HOU	266	100.0%	2832
21	M. FriedMax Fried	ATL	158	100.0%	2821
22	D. YoungDanny Young	NYM	349	100.0%	2812
23	C. HolmesClay Holmes	NYY	222	100.0%	2800
24	S. ArrighettiSpencer Arrighetti	HOU	269	100.0%	2800
25	Z. KellyZack Kelly	BOS	260	100.0%	2793
26	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	441	100.0%	2786
27	R. GarrettReed Garrett	NYM	191	100.0%	2764
28	T. RogersTaylor Rogers	SF	496	100.0%	2762
29	D. MartinDavis Martin	CWS	239	100.0%	2760
30	M. KellyMichael Kelly	OAK	254	100.0%	2751
31	P. HodgePorter Hodge	CHC	240	100.0%	2743
32	C. SpiersCarson Spiers	CIN	368	100.0%	2739
33	J. SuarezJosé Suarez	LAA	118	100.0%	2738
34	J. RomeroJoJo Romero	STL	312	100.0%	2736
35	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	CHC	385	100.0%	2733
36	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	175	99.9%	2732
37	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	428	100.0%	2730
38	J. RyanJoe Ryan	MIN	315	100.0%	2728
39	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	NYM	372	100.0%	2721
40	C. SniderCollin Snider	SEA	254	100.0%	2720
41	S. TurnbullSpencer Turnbull	PHI	304	100.0%	2717
42	M. KingMichael King	SD	511	100.0%	2700
43	A. VothAustin Voth	SEA	231	100.0%	2700
44	A. BenderAnthony Bender	MIA	433	100.0%	2700
45	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	116	100.0%	2698
46	G. SorianoGeorge Soriano	MIA	200	100.0%	2698
47	P. MatonPhil Maton	NYM	234	100.0%	2693
48	S. GraySonny Gray	STL	501	100.0%	2690
49	J. AdamJason Adam	SD	177	100.0%	2687
50	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	184	100.0%	2683

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, 10:21 AM UTC.