Slurve: Pitches with Sideways Movement 2026

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. Movement is in inches. Positive sideways movement is to the pitcher's right when looking toward home plate. Positive vertical movement is upward relative to the initial flight direction. Removing gravity does not mean the pitch literally rises. Larger or smaller movement is not automatically better. Data through September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Slurve: Pitches with Sideways Movement / 2026

Kyle Harrison

MIL

678

Season leader

Slurve: Pitches with Sideways Movement2026 season

#	Player	Team	SV side count
1	K. HarrisonKyle Harrison	MIL	678
2	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	AZ	595
3	S. NewcombSean Newcomb	CWS	456
4	C. PérezCionel Pérez	NYM	261
5	T. SantillanTony Santillan	CIN	204
6	M. BrattMitch Bratt	AZ	169
7	C. PatrickChad Patrick	MIL	141
8	P. LambertPeter Lambert	HOU	140
9	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	COL	129
10	C. FergusonCaleb Ferguson	STL	94
11	C. MizeCasey Mize	SD	88
12	V. VodnikVictor Vodnik	MIA	70
13	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	36
14	C. WhisenhuntCarson Whisenhunt	SF	28
15	A. MolinaAnthony Molina	SF	27
16	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	TEX	25
17	H. BrownHunter Brown	HOU	18
18	D. KremerDean Kremer	MIN	17
19	C. MurphyChris Murphy	CWS	11
20	J. JunkJanson Junk	MIA	9
21	C. IrvinCole Irvin	LAD	7
22	C. CriswellCooper Criswell	SEA	4
23	H. HarrisHogan Harris	ATH	4
24	T. RashiTaylor Rashi	ATH	4
25	A. SuárezAlbert Suárez	BAL	1

SV side count

Number of pitches with sideways movement recorded. This is the sample behind average sideways movement. Missing measurements are left out; recorded zeroes are included. Uses pitches recorded as slurve.