1989
Born November 7, 1989
Nashville, TN, USA
Sonny Gray Notable
b. November 7, 1989 · Oakland Athletics 2013–2017, New York Yankees 2017–2018, Cincinnati Reds 2019–2021, Minnesota Twins 2022–2023, St. Louis Cardinals 2024–2025
Sonny Gray played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 2013 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2025.
He went 125 and 102 with a 3.58 earned run average, pitching 1,918 innings in 339 games. He struck out 1,925 and threw 5 shutouts. Across 342 games he batted .141, with 14 hits and 8 runs.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 2015 and 2025, topping out at 2.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2015 and 2023.
He was born in Nashville, TN, USA on November 7, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| All-MLB Team - Second Team | 1 | 2023 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 2014 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2014 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | OAK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | OAK | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | OAK | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .167 |
| 2016 | OAK | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NYY/OAK | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | NYY | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | CIN | 34 | 46 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .152 |
| 2020 | CIN | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | CIN | 26 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .146 |
| 2022 | MIN | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | MIN | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | STL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | STL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 342 | 99 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | .141 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | OAK | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 64.0 | 51 | 19 | 20 | 67 | 2.67 |
| 2014 | OAK | 14 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 219.0 | 187 | 75 | 74 | 183 | 3.08 |
| 2015 | OAK | 14 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 208.0 | 166 | 63 | 59 | 169 | 2.73 |
| 2016 | OAK | 5 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 117.0 | 133 | 74 | 42 | 94 | 5.69 |
| 2017 | NYY/OAK | 10 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 162.1 | 139 | 64 | 57 | 153 | 3.55 |
| 2018 | NYY | 11 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 130.1 | 138 | 71 | 57 | 123 | 4.90 |
| 2019 | CIN | 11 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 175.1 | 122 | 56 | 68 | 205 | 2.87 |
| 2020 | CIN | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 56.0 | 42 | 23 | 26 | 72 | 3.70 |
| 2021 | CIN | 7 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 135.1 | 115 | 63 | 50 | 155 | 4.19 |
| 2022 | MIN | 8 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 119.2 | 99 | 41 | 36 | 117 | 3.08 |
| 2023 | MIN | 8 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 184.0 | 156 | 57 | 55 | 183 | 2.79 |
| 2024 | STL | 13 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 166.1 | 142 | 71 | 39 | 203 | 3.84 |
| 2025 | STL | 14 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 180.2 | 185 | 86 | 38 | 201 | 4.28 |
| Career | — | 125 | 102 | 339 | 330 | 0 | 1918.0 | 1675 | 763 | 621 | 1925 | 3.58 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Major-league debut: Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray made a major-league debut on July 10, 2013.
Image: Terry Dobbins, CC BY-SA 2.0