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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.7% of the contact against Gray is on the ground and 25.2% of it is in the air.
103 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .375 average against Gray and left-handers to .336.
231 pitches to right-handed hitters, 307 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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.
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.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gray has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 403 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.2% of the balls put in play against Gray have gone to centre field.
46 of 109 located batted balls allowed.
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 side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.9 mph off the bat against Gray and left-handers 88.3.
47 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 57 from left-handers.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.7% of the contact against Gray is on the ground and 25.2% of it is in the air.
103 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gray has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 403 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.2% of the balls put in play against Gray have gone to centre field.
46 of 109 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.9 mph off the bat against Gray and left-handers 88.3.
47 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 57 from left-handers.
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 handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .375 average against Gray and left-handers to .336.
231 pitches to right-handed hitters, 307 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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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.
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