Pitcher · 2026
Sonny Gray
- Age
- 37
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #54
- Born
- November 7, 1989 in Smyrna, TN, USA
- MLB debut
- July 10, 2013
- Drafted
- 2008, round 27
- College
- Vanderbilt
- High school
- Smyrna
- Salary, 2026
- $35M
- dbWAR
- 9.0 3 season(s)
- IP
- 119.2
- ERA
- 2.78
- FIP
- 3.52
- K/9
- 8.0
- FIP−
- 84 100 = avg
Sonny Gray is a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In 2026 he struck out 106 batters over 119.2 innings across 21 appearances, 21 of them starts, going 14-2. His ERA of 2.78 was 33.4% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 6th of 17 on his team, and 82nd of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.52 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 23.2% of swings (11.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.9%. His 2.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 313 | 285 | 66 | 8 | 22 | 71 | .232 | .291 | .379 | .296 | 22.7% |
| vs RHB | 171 | 160 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 35 | .250 | .298 | .388 | .303 | 20.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Sonny Gray throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Sinker | 356 | 92.1 | 2,348 | 44.7% | 16.0% | |
| Sweeper | 352 | 84.9 | 2,674 | 44.3% | 39.7% | |
| Cutter | 336 | 88.3 | 2,631 | 47.0% | 16.5% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 311 | 91.7 | 2,468 | 43.7% | 11.5% | |
| Curveball | 289 | 79.7 | 2,599 | 48.4% | 33.0% | |
| Changeup | 92 | 86.1 | 1,716 | 32.6% | 12.9% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 119.2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 37 | 106 | 32 | 2.78 | 3.52 | 1.15 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 67 | 84 | 2.1 | |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 180.2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 185 | 86 | 201 | 38 | 4.28 | 3.39 | 1.23 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 103 | 82 | 3.4 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 166.1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 142 | 71 | 203 | 39 | 3.84 | 3.12 | 1.09 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 94 | 77 | 3.5 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.