Sonny Gray stats
Red SoxStarting Pitcher · #54
Bio
- Age
- 36 yearsNov 7, 1989
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- Experience
- 14 yearsDebut 2013
- Birthplace
- Smyrna, TN
- Draft
- 2011Rd 1, Pk 18
- College
- Vanderbilt
Bio
- Age
- 36 yearsNov 7, 1989
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- Experience
- 14 yearsDebut 2013
- Birthplace
- Smyrna, TN
- Draft
- 2011Rd 1, Pk 18
- College
- Vanderbilt
Stats
Standard
Red Sox- GP
- 28
- W · 2nd
- 17
- L
- 5
- ERA · 12th
- 2.82
- IP · 39th
- 163.0
- K · 45th
- 146
- BB
- 45
- WHIP · 34th
- 1.16
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ATH | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2.67 | 64.0 | 67 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 2014 | ATH | 33 | 14 | 10 | 3.08 | 219.0 | 183 | 74 | 1.19 |
| 2015 | ATH | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2.73 | 208.0 | 169 | 59 | 1.08 |
| 2016 | ATH | 22 | 5 | 11 | 5.69 | 117.0 | 94 | 42 | 1.50 |
| 2017 |  ATH/NYY | 27 | 10 | 12 | 3.55 | 162.1 | 153 | 57 | 1.21 |
| 2018 | NYY | 30 | 11 | 9 | 4.90 | 130.1 | 123 | 57 | 1.50 |
| 2019 | CIN | 31 | 11 | 8 | 2.87 | 175.1 | 205 | 68 | 1.08 |
| 2020 | CIN | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3.70 | 56.0 | 72 | 26 | 1.21 |
| 2021 | CIN | 26 | 7 | 9 | 4.19 | 135.1 | 155 | 50 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | MIN | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3.08 | 119.2 | 117 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 2023 | MIN | 32 | 8 | 8 | 2.79 | 184.0 | 183 | 55 | 1.15 |
| 2024 | STL | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3.84 | 166.1 | 203 | 39 | 1.09 |
| 2025 | STL | 32 | 14 | 8 | 4.28 | 180.2 | 201 | 38 | 1.23 |
| 2026 | BOS | 28 | 17 | 5 | 2.82 | 163.0 | 146 | 45 | 1.16 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 368
- W
- 142
- L
- 107
- ERA
- 3.52
- IP
- 2081.0
- K
- 2,071
- BB
- 666
- WHIP
- 1.19
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- W
- 1
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 3.26
- IP
- 30.1
- K
- 30
- BB
- 15
- WHIP
- 1.38
Expanded
- QS · 6th
- 19
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 8.1
- GB
- 217
- FB
- 248
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 1
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ATH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 91 | 83 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2014 | ATH | 26 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 | 368 | 266 | 1.4 | 15 |
| 2015 | ATH | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 | 320 | 281 | 1.1 | 13 |
| 2016 | ATH | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 205 | 173 | 1.2 | 15 |
| 2017 | ATH/NYY | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | 252 | 213 | 1.2 | 11 |
| 2018 | NYY | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 205 | 189 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2019 | CIN | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 225 | 203 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2020 | CIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 56 | 37 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 2021 | CIN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 177 | 184 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | MIN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 146 | 183 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2023 | MIN | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 245 | 265 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 2024 | STL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 188 | 237 | 0.8 | 7 |
| 2025 | STL | 14 | 1 | 1, led the MLB | 10.0 | 229 | 279 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2026 | BOS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 217 | 248 | 0.9 | 1 |
What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · WP
Bold marks the best figure in the MLB that season, among players with at least 30 games.
Career regular season
- QS
- 192
- CG
- 7
- SHO
- 5
- K/9
- 9.0
- GB
- 2,924
- FB
- 2,841
- G/F
- 1.00
- WP
- 107
Latest performance
Sonny Gray
Sep 17 · @ TEX · W 4-3
- IP
- 6.1
- H
- 3
- R
- 3
- ER
- 3
- BB
- 3
- K
- 6
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 2.82
Games
All gamesNext
vs CLETue, Sep 22
vs CLE since 2022
- 10
- GP
- 56.3
- IP
- 48
- H
- 20
- R
- 19
- ER
- 51
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 17 | at TEXW 4-3 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs KCL 3-2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Sat, Sep 05 | at BALW 5-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wed, Aug 26 | at MIAL 4-0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | vs SFW 6-4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Sat, Aug 15 | at PITW 4-0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
What are Sonny Gray's career stats?
Sonny Gray has played 14 seasons for the Athletics, the Yankees, the Reds, the Twins, the Cardinals and the Red Sox. He has 142 wins and 2,071 strikeouts with a 3.52 ERA over 2,081.0 innings. His best season so far is 2026: 17 wins, a 2.82 ERA and 146 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 13 vs HOU on Apr 7, 2023, W 3-2 F/10
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2013.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2013 to 2026
Sonny Gray finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
All-time career rank
- 83rd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,071)
- 288th in wins (pitching) (142)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2025 (8th), 2026 (2nd)
- ERA: 2015 (10th), 2019 (8th), 2023 (5th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2024 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Sonny Gray
Playoff series
Sonny Gray played 2 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 1 won, 1 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  TOR | Won 1-0 | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 |  HOU | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Sonny Gray against each club
- vs Cleveland Guardians (10)
- vs Kansas City Royals (8)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (8)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (8)
- vs Chicago White Sox (7)
- vs Detroit Tigers (7)
- vs Athletics (6)
- vs San Francisco Giants (6)
- vs Texas Rangers (6)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (6)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (5)
- vs Chicago Cubs (5)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (5)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (5)
- vs New York Yankees (5)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (5)
- vs Houston Astros (4)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (4)
- vs Minnesota Twins (4)
- vs New York Mets (4)
- vs San Diego Padres (4)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (4)
- vs Atlanta Braves (3)
- vs Boston Red Sox (3)
- vs Miami Marlins (3)
- vs Seattle Mariners (3)
- vs Washington Nationals (3)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (2)
- vs Colorado Rockies (2)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Sonny Gray among MLB players at the same position.
- Logan WebbSFAlike in WHIP, ERA, Wins92out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jake PeavyAlike in WHIP, Wins, Strikeouts88out of 100 on profile similarity
- George KirbySEAAlike in Wins, Innings pitched, Strikeouts87out of 100 on profile similarity
- Noah SyndergaardAlike in WHIP, Strikeouts, Innings pitched86out of 100 on profile similarity
- Madison BumgarnerAlike in ERA, Strikeouts, Wins86out of 100 on profile similarity
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