Sonny Gray
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
1.04
WHIP
0.87
K
23
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Gray was the runner up for the AL Cy Young award after posting a 2.69 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. He was largely the same pitcher as in 2022 (3.64 FIP compared to 3.66 FIP in 2022) with a similar strikeout rate (24.3% K%) and walk rate (7.3% BB%), but he was able to stay healthy and pitch more innings (32 starts compared to 24 in 2022) and more innings per outing (5.75 IP per game, compared to 4.96 IP per game in 2022). He may have been a bit luckier with a low 5.2% HR/FB, but he also had a low 9.4% HR/FB in 2022 as his home runs allowed numbers declined sharply in his move to Target Field from Great American Ball Park. His .295 BABIP was also his highest in five seasons, which shows his outstanding season wasn't all luck. At age 34, Gray has above-average control, limits hard contact (77th percentile in Barrel rate) and induces ground balls (47.3%) despite below average velocity (92.9 mph average fastball). He'll work at the top of the St. Louis rotation after signing a three-year, $70 free agent deal. Read Past Outlooks
Fans 12 in loss
Gray (2-1) struck out 12 and took the loss Sunday against Milwaukee after he allowed two runs on five hits and one walk over 6.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander limited the Brewers to just two singles and a walk through six innings, but they rallied for two runs on three singles and a stolen base in the seventh. Gray appeared to be in midseason form and generated 19 swinging strikes, but he never had a chance at the victory since the Cardinals offense was blanked. He's been electric through three starts for St. Louis with a 1.04 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 23:1 K:BB across 17.1 innings. Run support has been an issue early on, as the Cardinals have scored just six total runs in his three outings.
The veteran right-hander limited the Brewers to just two singles and a walk through six innings, but they rallied for two runs on three singles and a stolen base in the seventh. Gray appeared to be in midseason form and generated 19 swinging strikes, but he never had a chance at the victory since the Cardinals offense was blanked. He's been electric through three starts for St. Louis with a 1.04 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 23:1 K:BB across 17.1 innings. Run support has been an issue early on, as the Cardinals have scored just six total runs in his three outings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
76
Last 10 Games
76
Last 5 Games
76
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What part of the game does Sonny Gray generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-12%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .222 | 150 | 39 | 124 | 8 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .229 | 173 | 53 | 145 | 11 | |||
2024vs Left | .241 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .212 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .233 | 81 | 28 | 76 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .220 | 102 | 27 | 80 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .202 | 58 | 11 | 41 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .244 | 59 | 25 | 58 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-15%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.60 | 1.11 | 176.2 | 9.9 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.06 | 1.14 | 144.1 | 8.0 | 2.6 | ||||
2024Home | 1.59 | 0.97 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 0.8 | ||||
2024Away | 0.00 | 0.67 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.67 | 1.11 | 97.2 | 9.2 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Away | 2.92 | 1.19 | 86.1 | 8.7 | 3.1 | ||||
2022Home | 2.66 | 1.14 | 67.2 | 10.4 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Away | 3.63 | 1.12 | 52.0 | 6.8 | 1.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Sonny Gray compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
23.00K/9
11.9BB/9
0.5HR/9
0.0Fastball
93.0 mphERA
1.04WHIP
0.87BABIP
.351GB/FB
1.46Left On Base
86.7%Exit Velocity
80.2 mphBarrels/BBE
3.0%Spin Rate
2551 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.2%Swinging Strike
13.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Could land in Atlanta
Atlanta is one of the favorites to sign Gray, reports Jon Morosi of MLB Network.
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander has also been connected to the Cardinals and Phillies, though it's possible Philadelphia is now out after re-signing Aaron Nola. Gray finished second in voting for the AL Cy Young Award in 2023 after he posted a 2.79 ERA across 184 innings, and he's looking for what will potentially be his final contract as he enters his age-34 campaign.
The veteran right-hander has also been connected to the Cardinals and Phillies, though it's possible Philadelphia is now out after re-signing Aaron Nola. Gray finished second in voting for the AL Cy Young Award in 2023 after he posted a 2.79 ERA across 184 innings, and he's looking for what will potentially be his final contract as he enters his age-34 campaign.
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Gray's trade to Minnesota delivered a needed steady option at the top of the rotation as he bounced back from a subpar season to post a 3.08 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. Gray benefited from the move to Target Field with a 2.66 ERA and 10.5 K/9 at home (he had a 3.38 ERA in three seasons at Great American Ball Park). Gray has below average velocity, but his four-seam fastball has among the highest spin rates in the league (98th percentile per Baseball Savant). He also gets high spin rates on his off-speed pitches, making his slider and curve ball plus pitches. A slight decline in velocity and strikeout rate (8.8 K/9) were offset by improved control (2.7 BB/9). His durability is becoming a concern as he threw just 119.2 IP, having IL stints twice for a hamstring strain and another for a pectoral strain. He also averaged just 4.96 IP per start with the Twins rarely allowing him to go deep into games. Assuming he can stay healthy, however, he'll be counted on to lead Minnesota's rotation again.
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Tosses six scoreless frames Monday
Gray (2-0) earned the victory over Oakland on Monday, pitching six scoreless innings during which he allowed four hits and no walks while striking out six batters.
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Earns win in 2024 debut
Gray (1-0) tossed five shutout innings in a win over the Phillies on Tuesday. He allowed five base hits and no walks while striking out five.
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Activated ahead of season debut
The Cardinals activated Gray (hamstring) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
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Making season debut Tuesday
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Gray (hamstring) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday against the Phillies, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Still slated for rehab start
Gray (hamstring) is still expected to make a rehab start before rejoining the Cardinals' rotation, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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