2025 Stats
W-L
5-1
ERA
4.06
WHIP
1.16
K
66
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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

Turns in quality start
Gray did not factor in the decision during Sunday's win over Arizona. He allowed three runs on nine hits over six innings while striking out five.
ANALYSIS
Gray coughed up a pair of runs in the first inning but settled in for the most part after that. He kept the Diamondbacks in check until Pavin Smith drove in Eugenio Suarez in the sixth. Gray has produced quality starts in three of his last four outings and has six on the year. He now owns a 4.06 ERA with a 66:13 K:BB through 62 frames. Gray has not been taken deep in either of his last two outings after coughing up three long balls in Philadelphia on May 14. His next matchup is projected to be on the road against the Rangers.
Gray coughed up a pair of runs in the first inning but settled in for the most part after that. He kept the Diamondbacks in check until Pavin Smith drove in Eugenio Suarez in the sixth. Gray has produced quality starts in three of his last four outings and has six on the year. He now owns a 4.06 ERA with a 66:13 K:BB through 62 frames. Gray has not been taken deep in either of his last two outings after coughing up three long balls in Philadelphia on May 14. His next matchup is projected to be on the road against the Rangers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
89
Last 5 Games
88
How many pitches does Sonny Gray generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-20%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .237 | 208 | 58 | 174 | 18 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .225 | 244 | 49 | 183 | 20 | |||
2025vs Left | .222 | 40 | 8 | 26 | 3 | |||
2025vs Right | .277 | 26 | 5 | 33 | 6 | |||
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
-33%
ERA at Home
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-52%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 2.83 | 1.06 | 238.2 | 9.9 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.20 | 1.21 | 173.2 | 9.8 | 2.6 | ||||
2025Home | 3.23 | 1.12 | 47.1 | 9.9 | 2.1 | ||||
2025Away | 6.75 | 1.30 | 14.2 | 8.6 | 1.2 | ||||
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
5.08K/9
9.6BB/9
1.9HR/9
1.3Fastball
92.0 mphERA
4.06WHIP
1.16BABIP
.315GB/FB
1.03Left On Base
70.7%Exit Velocity
83.0 mphBarrels/BBE
5.9%Spin Rate
2522 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.2%Swinging Strike
11.0%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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Tames Tigers with 10 punchouts
Gray (5-1) earned the win over Detroit on Monday, striking out 10 batters while allowing three hits and one walk over six scoreless innings.
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Escapes with no-decision
Gray allowed seven runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out four over 3.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Phillies in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
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Start rained out
Gray's next start will be pushed back after Tuesday's game in Philadelphia was postponed due to inclement weather, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Dominates Bucs for fourth win
Gray (4-1) picked up the win Wednesday, scattering two hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory. He struck out eight.
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Handed first loss by Mets
Gray (3-1) took the loss Friday as the Cardinals fell 9-3 to the Mets, coughing up six runs (four earned) on nine hits and three walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out six.
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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.