2025 Stats
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8-2
ERA
3.36
WHIP
1.09
K
101
SV
0
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Gray reached the 200-strikeout plateau in 2024 in his first year with the Cardinals, marking the second time in his career he's gotten to that level. At 30.3 percent, he was one of just three qualifiers to fan 30 percent of the batters he faced, joining Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal. Gray's sweeper was once again his go-to pitch for swings and misses with a 44.4 percent whiff rate, although he topped a 20 percent whiff rate with four other pitches, as well. Problems with the home run ball away from cavernous Busch Stadium helped lead to a pedestrian 3.84 ERA, but ERA indicators suggest Gray should have been at least a half-run or so better than that. Gray hasn't reached 200 innings since he did it back-to-back years in 2014 and 2015 with the Athletics, but with an average of 28.2 starts and 156.1 innings over the last five non-COVID seasons, he compares favorably to most of his contemporaries. Read Past Outlooks

Fans 11 in one-hitter
Gray (8-2) picked up the win in Friday's 5-0 victory over the Guardians, allowing just one hit over nine scoreless innings. He struck out 11 without walking a batter.
ANALYSIS
A Nolan Jones single in the fifth inning was the only thing standing between Gray and a perfect game, as he fired 66 of 89 pitches for strikes in the fifth shutout of his career, and his first since 2015. The veteran right-hander also set a new season high with the 11 strikeouts, and he's reached double digits three times in his last seven starts, a stretch in which he's delivered a 2.06 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 50:5 K:BB over 43.2 innings. Gray will look to keep dealing in his next outing, which lines up to come on the road next week in Pittsburgh.
A Nolan Jones single in the fifth inning was the only thing standing between Gray and a perfect game, as he fired 66 of 89 pitches for strikes in the fifth shutout of his career, and his first since 2015. The veteran right-hander also set a new season high with the 11 strikeouts, and he's reached double digits three times in his last seven starts, a stretch in which he's delivered a 2.06 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 50:5 K:BB over 43.2 innings. Gray will look to keep dealing in his next outing, which lines up to come on the road next week in Pittsburgh.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
87
Last 5 Games
85
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-3%
BAA vs RHP
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-22%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .234 | 227 | 62 | 187 | 18 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .227 | 260 | 49 | 196 | 21 | |||
2025vs Left | .213 | 59 | 12 | 39 | 3 | |||
2025vs Right | .272 | 42 | 5 | 46 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | .248 | 87 | 22 | 72 | 11 | |||
2024vs Right | .210 | 116 | 17 | 70 | 10 | |||
2023vs Left | .233 | 81 | 28 | 76 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .220 | 102 | 27 | 80 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-32%
ERA at Home
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-37%
ERA at Home
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Since 2023Home | 2.74 | 1.08 | 250.0 | 9.8 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.04 | 1.16 | 194.0 | 9.9 | 2.4 | ||||
2025Home | 2.76 | 1.16 | 58.2 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||||
2025Away | 4.37 | 0.97 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||||
2024Home | 2.79 | 0.99 | 93.2 | 10.7 | 2.0 | ||||
2024Away | 5.20 | 1.21 | 72.2 | 11.4 | 2.2 | ||||
2023Home | 2.67 | 1.11 | 97.2 | 9.2 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Away | 2.92 | 1.19 | 86.1 | 8.7 | 3.1 | ||||
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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
5.94K/9
9.7BB/9
1.6HR/9
1.0Fastball
92.0 mphERA
3.36WHIP
1.09BABIP
.315GB/FB
1.23Left On Base
73.9%Exit Velocity
83.0 mphBarrels/BBE
5.6%Spin Rate
2500 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.3%Swinging Strike
11.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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.
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Goes five innings in no-decision
Gray did not factor into the decision Saturday, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over five innings against Cincinnati. He struck out five.
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Not starting Thursday
Gray won't pitch in Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox and instead lines up to start this weekend versus the Reds, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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White Sox-Cardinals postponed
Gray and the Cardinals will not play against the White Sox on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago, Jack Ankony of SI.com reports.
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Roughed up by Brewers
Gray (7-2) took the loss Thursday against the Brewers after giving up six runs on eight hits and one walk in 4.1 innings. He struck out four.
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Blanks defending champs
Gray (7-1) earned the win against the Dodgers on Friday, allowing eight hits while striking out five across 6.1 scoreless frames. He did not issue a walk.
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Door ajar for trade?
Gray is potentially available via trade, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
It's been reported previously that Gray has told the Cardinals he prefers to remain in St. Louis rather than waive his no-trade clause, so it's not clear whether something has changed on that front. Gray is set to earn $25 million in 2025 and $35 million in 2026, with a $30 million club option for 2027. He posted a 3.84 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 203:39 K:BB over 166.1 innings during the 2024 season.
It's been reported previously that Gray has told the Cardinals he prefers to remain in St. Louis rather than waive his no-trade clause, so it's not clear whether something has changed on that front. Gray is set to earn $25 million in 2025 and $35 million in 2026, with a $30 million club option for 2027. He posted a 3.84 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 203:39 K:BB over 166.1 innings during the 2024 season.