His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gray's cutter averages 88.6 mph, and has touched 90.5.
127 thrown, 23.6% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gray goes to the sweeper: 42.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.7% the rest of the time.
152 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gray lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.94 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
538 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gray throws a fastball 80.7% of the time, against 31.4% when he is ahead.
145 pitches behind in the count, 156 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gray's curveball carries 15.6 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
105 thrown, averaging 79.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gray's sweeper leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 82.9 off his cutter.
87 and 127 of them thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gray lands 52.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.9% of his breaking balls.
316 of his fastballs, 197 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gray's sweeper moves 15.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 84.8 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gray averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
538 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 429th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gray releases the ball from over the top, about 65 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
538 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Gray's stuff spins at 2,528 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
538 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 52nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gray puts 66.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.9% when he is ahead.
145 located pitches behind, 156 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gray throws the curveball 29.6% of the time against left-handers and 6.1% against right-handers.
231 pitches to right-handers, 307 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Gray works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
538 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gray works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Curveball, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 23.6% of everything he throws.
538 classified pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gray projects a .353 average, 26th percentile.
538 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 398th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .385 expected average against them, against .344 on his fastballs.
197 of his breaking balls thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gray puts 44.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
231 pitches to right-handed hitters, 307 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gray's sweeper spins at 2,681 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
87 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.5 mph separates Gray's sinker from his curveball, 92.2 against 79.8.
98 and 105 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Gray's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
95 of 538 located pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Gray gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
538 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Gray throws a strike on the first pitch 62.9% of the time.
140 plate appearances started in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gray is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
538 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 210th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Gray has thrown 25 changeups this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 86.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
538 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gray's cutter averages 88.6 mph, and has touched 90.5.
127 thrown, 23.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gray's sweeper leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 82.9 off his cutter.
87 and 127 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gray throws the curveball 29.6% of the time against left-handers and 6.1% against right-handers.
231 pitches to right-handers, 307 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gray works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Curveball, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 23.6% of everything he throws.
538 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gray's sweeper spins at 2,681 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
87 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.5 mph separates Gray's sinker from his curveball, 92.2 against 79.8.
98 and 105 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Gray has thrown 25 changeups this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 86.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
538 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gray goes to the sweeper: 42.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.7% the rest of the time.
152 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gray throws a fastball 80.7% of the time, against 31.4% when he is ahead.
145 pitches behind in the count, 156 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gray puts 66.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.9% when he is ahead.
145 located pitches behind, 156 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Gray throws a strike on the first pitch 62.9% of the time.
140 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gray lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.94 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
538 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Gray works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
538 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Gray's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
95 of 538 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gray's curveball carries 15.6 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
105 thrown, averaging 79.8 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gray's sweeper moves 15.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 84.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gray lands 52.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.9% of his breaking balls.
316 of his fastballs, 197 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .385 expected average against them, against .344 on his fastballs.
197 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gray averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
538 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 429th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gray releases the ball from over the top, about 65 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
538 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Gray's stuff spins at 2,528 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
538 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 52nd in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gray projects a .353 average, 26th percentile.
538 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 398th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Gray gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
538 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gray is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
538 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 210th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gray puts 44.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
231 pitches to right-handed hitters, 307 to left-handed hitters.
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