Sonny Gray vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Sonny Gray
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Sonny Gray a clear advantage over Robin Roberts across the core pitching metrics. Sonny Gray led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 88). Robin Roberts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 166 vs 90). Sonny Gray was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Gray and Robin Roberts

Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.55
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
1.17
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.48
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.07
55.07
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.09
90.09
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
763
3.58
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1675
7.86
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4582
8.8
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
2.91
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1925
9.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
4.52
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7952
37.31
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
3.92
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.65
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7204
33.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.31
37.31
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Sonny Gray and Robin Roberts

Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
1.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.55
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.2
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.87
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
2.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.98
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.8
96.8
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.47
59.47
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Gray and Robin Roberts

Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
1738.98
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
99
503.39
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1525
513.47
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.19
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
85.86
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.37
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.65
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.71
28.19
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
16
81.36
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
116.16
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
17
86.44
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
40.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
55.93
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
69.02
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
5.24
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.98
24.91
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
177.97
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
3.37
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
81.36
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
36.36
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75