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Slurve: 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 slurve.

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 / Slurve: Average Spin / 2024

Seth Lugo

3115

Season leader

Slurve: Average Spin2024 season
#	Player	Team	SV spin count	Type coverage	SV rpm
1	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	326	100.0%	3115
2	C. FergusonCaleb Ferguson	HOU	182	100.0%	2946
3	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYY	368	99.7%	2660
4	P. LambertPeter Lambert	COL	109	100.0%	2620
5	C. PérezCionel Pérez	BAL	323	100.0%	2575
6	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	804	100.0%	2336
7	A. OllerAdam Oller	MIA	183	100.0%	2331
8	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	NYM	158	100.0%	2258
9	C. IrvinCole Irvin	MIN	420	100.0%	2211
10	K. HarrisonKyle Harrison	SF	463	100.0%	1978

SV 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 slurve.

Understanding Slurve: 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 slurve.

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.