Sonny
Gray
PAge : 36Throws : R
#54
Sonny Gray
#54P
Boston Red Sox
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2013-07-10
Born in : Smyrna, TN, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox | 29 | 18 | 5 | 2.72 | 169.0 | 149 | 1.15 |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 14 | 8 | 4.28 | 180.2 | 201 | 1.23 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3.84 | 166.1 | 203 | 1.09 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins | 32 | 8 | 8 | 2.79 | 184.0 | 183 | 1.15 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3.08 | 119.2 | 117 | 1.13 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 7 | 9 | 4.19 | 135.1 | 155 | 1.22 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3.70 | 56.0 | 72 | 1.21 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 11 | 8 | 2.87 | 175.1 | 205 | 1.08 |
| 2018 | New York Yankees | 30 | 11 | 9 | 4.90 | 130.1 | 123 | 1.50 |
| 2017 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 3.55 | 162.1 | 153 | 1.21 | |
| 2017 | New York Yankees | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3.72 | 65.1 | 59 | 1.26 |
| 2017 | Athletics | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3.43 | 97.0 | 94 | 1.18 |
| 2016 | Athletics | 22 | 5 | 11 | 5.69 | 117.0 | 94 | 1.50 |
| 2015 | Athletics | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2.73 | 208.0 | 169 | 1.08 |
| 2014 | Athletics | 33 | 14 | 10 | 3.08 | 219.0 | 183 | 1.19 |
| 2013 | Athletics | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2.67 | 64.0 | 67 | 1.11 |
| Career totals | 368 | 143 | 107 | 3.51 | 2087.0 | 2074 | 1.19 | |
ContractBoston Red Sox payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 3 yrs · 2024–2026
- Total value
- 76.0 M$
- AAV
- 24.95 M$
2026
31.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
30.00 M$
Mutual option
Full no-trade clause
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.72
FIP
3.47
xFIP
3.68
ERA-
64
WHIP
1.15
K%
21.8 %
BB%
6.7 %
Strikeouts
149
Innings
169.0
Wins
18
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
3.2
Strikeouts
143
2026 WAR
3.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20235.4 WAR · 5.3 per full season
- 20243.8 WAR · 4.1 per full season
- 20253.6 WAR · 3.6 per full season
- 20263.4 WAR · 3.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
-30 · 36 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
85
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 57
- STF
- Stuff
- 82
- CTL
- Control
- 85
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 79
- STA
- Stamina
- 86
- DUR
- Durability
- 88
- EX
- Experience
- 92
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
3.4
#25 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
82 / 100
#30 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
13 / 100
Surplus $-7.8M · salary $41.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.47 · RA9-WAR: 6.1
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
91.5 mi/h
6th percentile
K%
21.8 %
52th percentile
BB%
6.7 %
75th percentile
xERA
3.87
70th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.303
70th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.8 %
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BOS | 3.4 | 82 | 85 | 91.5 | 21.8 | 6.7 | 3.87 | .303 |
| 2025 | STL | 3.6 | 87 | 85 | 91.7 | 26.7 | 5.0 | 3.88 | .306 |
| 2024 | STL | 3.8 | 93 | 87 | 92.4 | 30.3 | 5.8 | 3.64 | .300 |
| 2023 | MIN | 5.4 | 90 | 83 | 92.9 | 24.3 | 7.3 | 3.69 | .297 |
| 2022 | MIN | 2.4 | 63 | 78 | 92.1 | 24.0 | 7.4 | 3.62 | .299 |
| 2021 | CIN | 2.5 | 75 | 80 | 92.3 | 27.0 | 8.7 | 3.22 | .278 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs CLE | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.72 |
| Sep 17 | @ TEX | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.82 |
| Sep 11 | vs KC | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.76 |
| Sep 5 | @ BAL | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.69 |
| Aug 26 | @ MIA | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.82 |
| Aug 21 | vs SF | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.79 |
| Aug 15 | @ PIT | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.65 |
| Aug 10 | @ TOR | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.79 |
| Aug 5 | vs CWS | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2.78 |
| Jul 30 | @ ATH | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.93 |