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2024 Stats
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13-9
ERA
3.84
WHIP
1.09
K
203
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

Has been battling flu
Gray has been battling the flu recently, which has sapped him of his strength, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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It could help explain why Gray's velocity has been down this spring, though the righty suspects that starting his offseason throwing program later than usual also played a part. Gray said Monday that he's feeling better, and it does not seem as though his availability for Opening Day on Thursday is in question.
It could help explain why Gray's velocity has been down this spring, though the righty suspects that starting his offseason throwing program later than usual also played a part. Gray said Monday that he's feeling better, and it does not seem as though his availability for Opening Day on Thursday is in question.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
94
Last 5 Games
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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 2022
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-15%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .231 | 226 | 61 | 189 | 19 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .223 | 277 | 69 | 208 | 21 | |||
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 | |||
2022vs Left | .202 | 58 | 11 | 41 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .244 | 59 | 25 | 58 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-30%
ERA at Home
2024
-46%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.71 | 1.07 | 259.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.88 | 1.18 | 211.0 | 9.1 | 2.5 | ||||
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 | ||||
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
5.21K/9
11.0BB/9
2.1HR/9
1.1Fastball
92.6 mphERA
3.84WHIP
1.09BABIP
.313GB/FB
1.46Left On Base
67.3%Exit Velocity
81.8 mphBarrels/BBE
5.8%Spin Rate
2524 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.2%Swinging Strike
13.6%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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Struggling with velocity, results
Gray acknowledged Friday that his velocity has been down this spring, but he says he's healthy, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Confirmed as Opening Day starter
Manager Oliver Marmol announced Sunday that Gray will start Opening Day against the Twins on March 27, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Allows three homers in spring debut
Gray was tagged for three solo home runs across 2.2 frames Wednesday versus the Astros in his Grapefruit League debut.
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Expected to have normal offseason
Gray is on track to have a normal offseason after finishing the season on the 15-day injured list with right forearm flexor tendinitis, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Placed on injured list
The Cardinals placed Gray on the 15-day injured list Saturday with right forearm flexor tendinitis.
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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.