2024 Stats
W-L
13-9
ERA
2.95
WHIP
1.19
K
201
SV
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
King came into the 2024 season as an uncertainty but finished it as a star. King was part of the Juan Soto deal and had been a valuable Swiss Army knife for the Yankees as they had used him as an opener, a closer and in all situations between as he worked 104.2 innings over 49 games. The question about King was how he would hold up as a full-time starting pitcher, something he had never done at the big league level. In fact, the last time King started even 10 games in any season was in Double-A in the 2018 season. King silenced the critics, and then some, as he finished the season as the 16th-best starting pitcher in the final fantasy rankings and did well in the postseason, too. King adjusted his repertoire by dialing back on the sweeper, adding a slider and ramping up his changeup. His 19 percent K-BB percentage and .221 opponents batting average were in the top 20 for all starters with at least 150 innings of work. The big question now is how will King's body bounced back after a season in which his overall pitch count jumped 79 percent from the previous season. Read Past Outlooks
Avoids arbitration with San Diego
The Padres and King avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $4 million contract with a $15 million mutual option for 2026, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
The buyout on the option is $3.75 million, with the possibility of it reaching $8 million if he hits all his incentives. The structure of the deal provides the Padres with some payroll wiggle room, which could lessen the need to trade either King or Dylan Cease. The right-handed King collected a 2.95 ERA and 201:63 K:BB over 173.2 regular-season innings with the Padres in 2024.
The buyout on the option is $3.75 million, with the possibility of it reaching $8 million if he hits all his incentives. The structure of the deal provides the Padres with some payroll wiggle room, which could lessen the need to trade either King or Dylan Cease. The right-handed King collected a 2.95 ERA and 201:63 K:BB over 173.2 regular-season innings with the Padres in 2024.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
88
How many pitches does Michael King generally throw?
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11-20
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121+
What part of the game does Michael King generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-2%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .205 | 166 | 59 | 118 | 15 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .229 | 228 | 52 | 149 | 15 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .223 | 94 | 38 | 77 | 9 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .218 | 107 | 25 | 67 | 8 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .179 | 48 | 17 | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .259 | 79 | 15 | 59 | 6 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .179 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .200 | 42 | 12 | 23 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-27%
ERA on Road
2024
-20%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.26 | 1.23 | 151.2 | 12.3 | 3.3 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.38 | 1.08 | 177.2 | 9.4 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.32 | 1.22 | 78.2 | 12.5 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.65 | 1.17 | 95.0 | 8.7 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.30 | 1.27 | 46.1 | 12.2 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.31 | 1.05 | 58.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.04 | 1.16 | 26.2 | 12.2 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 1.48 | 0.82 | 24.1 | 11.1 | 1.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael King compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.19K/9
10.4BB/9
3.3HR/9
0.9Fastball
93.3 mphERA
2.95WHIP
1.19BABIP
.305GB/FB
1.25Left On Base
74.2%Exit Velocity
79.6 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2268 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.5%Swinging Strike
12.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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King was the Yankees' duct tape in 2023 as he fixed issues as the pitching situation broke down in New York. Need a starter? King started nine contests in the second half peaking with a 13-strikeout performance against Toronto on September 20th. Need a closer? King saved six games before the break. Need a long reliever? King had 24 outings in which he faced 5-9 batters. Throughout it all, King struck out 29.5% of the batters he faced holding them to a .223 average with solid ratios with a handful of wins and saves. He has a four-pitch repertoire against lefties with his changeup leading the way and zigs and zags against righties with sinkers and sweepers. King was the big-league headliner in the Padres' return for one year of Juan Soto, and San Diego has such little rotation depth that his role won't be in question as long as he stays healthy. It's a modest upgrade in home parks, as Yankee Stadium was close to neutral while San Diego has the second-best pitcher's park in the game, per Baseball Savant's three-year rolling park factors.
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Could start in Game 3
Manager Mike Shildt said Friday that Yu Darvish will start in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers and King will come in "soon thereafter," Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Getting nod in Game 1
King will start Game 1 of the wild-card series against Atlanta on Tuesday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Picks up 13th win
King (13-9) got the win over the Dodgers on Tuesday, allowing one run (zero earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings.
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Seven strong innings against Astros
King did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's loss to the Astros, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out seven in seven innings.
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Hit with tough loss
King (12-9) took the loss against Seattle on Wednesday, allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks over five innings while striking out six.
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Expected to stay put
The Padres are expected to keep King rather than trade him following their signing of Nick Pivetta, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The additions of Pivetta and Kyle Hart give the Padres additional rotation depth that theoretically could allow them to make a trade. However, Pivetta's deal is significantly backloaded and Hart signed for a modest $1 million, so the urgency to trim payroll is lessened. If San Diego does wind up making a deal to cut salary, closer Robert Suarez appears the most likely to go.
The additions of Pivetta and Kyle Hart give the Padres additional rotation depth that theoretically could allow them to make a trade. However, Pivetta's deal is significantly backloaded and Hart signed for a modest $1 million, so the urgency to trim payroll is lessened. If San Diego does wind up making a deal to cut salary, closer Robert Suarez appears the most likely to go.