Sonny Gray vs. Justin Verlander — Career Comparison

Sonny Gray
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Justin Verlander a clear advantage over Sonny Gray across the core pitching metrics. Justin Verlander led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 103), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 104). Justin Verlander was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Gray and Justin Verlander

Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.59
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.55
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.59
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.48
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.4
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.07
55.07
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.74
62.74
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.35
97.35
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
763
3.58
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
3.32
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1675
7.86
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
7.68
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.9
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
0.94
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
2.91
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
2.53
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1925
9.03
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
8.96
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.5
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.25
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.27
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.31
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7952
37.31
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14607
36.85
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
3.92
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.22
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.21
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.65
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.47
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7204
33.8
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13351
33.68
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.31
37.31
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Sonny Gray and Justin Verlander

Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.59
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.55
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.87
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.54
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.82
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.05
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
1.45
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.98
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
1.36
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.8
96.8
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.35
97.35
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Gray and Justin Verlander

Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
342
1738.98
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
5550
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
503.39
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
50
500
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.19
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.65
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
2.45
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
81.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
40.68
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
55.93
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
5.24
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.22
-22.21
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
177.97
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
240
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
81.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA