How Sonny Gray's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Sonny Gray has totaled 1,925 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2019, posting 205, well above the starting pitcher average of 88.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 67, well below the starting pitcher average of 86.8 that year. The Strikeouts has trended upward over recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 183 in 2023 to 203 in 2024 and 201 in 2025, rising over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 67 to 205 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Sonny Gray Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Career19259.035.68
Season Avg.148.089.035.68
162 Game Avg.919.919.035.68
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Sonny Gray Strikeouts Per Season

Sonny Gray's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sonny Gray Strikeouts per season line chart

Sonny Gray Strikeouts by Team

Sonny Gray's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sonny Gray career Strikeouts by team bar chart

Sonny Gray Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Sonny Gray's career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Sonny Gray Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Sonny Gray Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sonny Gray's seasonal Strikeouts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Sonny Gray Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sonny Gray Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sonny Gray's MLB career with Strikeouts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Sonny Gray Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table