Player stats

Sweeper: Pitches with Speed 2018

Number of pitches with a usable speed measurement. This is the sample behind average speed. Uses pitches recorded as sweeper.

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 / Sweeper: Pitches with Speed / 2018

Jakob Junis

1000

Season leader

Sweeper: Pitches with Speed2018 season
#	Player	Team	ST speed count
1	J. JunisJakob Junis	KC	1000
2	M. ClevingerMike Clevinger	CLE	688
3	B. HandBrad Hand	CLE	636
4	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	COL	594
5	B. PeacockBrad Peacock	HOU	464
6	C. RoeChaz Roe	TB	404
7	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	380
8	S. GraySonny Gray	NYY	294
9	C. McHughCollin McHugh	HOU	288
10	S. GreeneShane Greene	DET	273
11	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	265
12	S. OhtaniShohei Ohtani	LAA	210
13	B. ShawBryan Shaw	COL	150
14	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	130
15	J. BrighamJeff Brigham	MIA	96
16	R. HillRich Hill	LAD	80
17	T. DanishTyler Danish	CWS	56
18	H. MilnerHoby Milner	TB	41

ST speed count: Number of pitches with a usable speed measurement. This is the sample behind average speed. Uses pitches recorded as sweeper.

Understanding Sweeper: Pitches with Speed

Number of pitches with a usable speed measurement. This is the sample behind average speed. Uses pitches recorded as sweeper.

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.