2023 Stats
W-L
8-8
ERA
2.80
WHIP
1.15
K
179
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks

Hit with tough loss
Gray (8-8) took the loss Saturday, allowing one run on four hits over six innings against the Angels. He struck out eight and did not walk a batter.
ANALYSIS
Gray was lights-out for most of the day, outside of a home run he surrendered to Jo Adell to lead off the fourth inning. Unfortunately for the right-hander, he still got stuck with the loss due to the Twins failing to provide any run support. Gray has now allowed one run or fewer in three consecutive starts and in six of his last eight, though he's just 3-3 over that stretch. He also has not walked a batter in each of his last two outings and carries a 1.96 ERA in September following Saturday's performance.
Gray was lights-out for most of the day, outside of a home run he surrendered to Jo Adell to lead off the fourth inning. Unfortunately for the right-hander, he still got stuck with the loss due to the Twins failing to provide any run support. Gray has now allowed one run or fewer in three consecutive starts and in six of his last eight, though he's just 3-3 over that stretch. He also has not walked a batter in each of his last two outings and carries a 1.96 ERA in September following Saturday's performance.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
87
Last 5 Games
89
How many pitches does Sonny Gray generally throw?
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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 2021
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-6%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .217 | 218 | 66 | 165 | 16 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .233 | 233 | 74 | 202 | 22 | |||
2023vs Left | .234 | 80 | 27 | 75 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .220 | 99 | 27 | 78 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .202 | 58 | 11 | 41 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .244 | 59 | 25 | 58 | 7 | |||
2021vs Left | .208 | 80 | 28 | 49 | 8 | |||
2021vs Right | .239 | 75 | 22 | 66 | 11 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-2%
ERA on Road
2023
-8%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.35 | 1.17 | 231.1 | 9.8 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.27 | 1.16 | 203.2 | 8.8 | 2.8 | ||||
2023Home | 2.69 | 1.11 | 93.2 | 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 | ||||
2021Home | 4.89 | 1.29 | 70.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | ||||
2021Away | 3.44 | 1.15 | 65.1 | 10.6 | 3.2 | ||||
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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
3.31K/9
9.0BB/9
2.7HR/9
0.4Fastball
92.9 mphERA
2.80WHIP
1.15BABIP
.306GB/FB
1.98Left On Base
76.1%Exit Velocity
82.6 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2536 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.3%Swinging Strike
11.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Gray missed the beginning of the season with a back injury and then most of June with a groin injury, and thus was limited to 26 starts and 135.1 innings. When he was on the mound, his 4.19 ERA and 1.22 WHIP were a little worse than expectation, but well within the range of reasonable expectations. Gray was hurt by his ballpark (4.89 ERA, 1.7 HR/9), and by an inability to work deep into games, averaging 5.2 innings per start. Gray's 72.4% LOB% was among the bottom third of starting pitchers with his workload, which reflected the Reds below-average infield defense. Cincinnati opted for a full teardown, and Gray was shipped to Minnesota shortly after the end of the lockout, where he'll headline the Twins' starting rotation.
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Throws seven scoreless in win
Gray (8-7) earned the win Sunday, allowing five hits and zero walks over seven scoreless innings against the White Sox. He struck out six.
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Takes loss in short outing
Gray (7-7) allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk over four innings Monday, striking out five and taking a loss against the Rays.
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Logs quality start in no-decision
Gray did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks over six innings against the Guardians. He struck out four.
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Hurls seven shutout frames
Gray did not factor into the decision Wednesday, allowing three hits and one walk over seven scoreless innings against the Guardians while striking out five.
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Rolls through seven frames
Gray (7-6) allowed one run on six hits over seven innings Friday, striking out four and earning a win over the Rangers.
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