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Michael

King

PAge : 31Throws : R

#34

Michael King

#34PSan Diego Padres

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-09-27

Born in : Rochester, NY, USA

MLB record

YearTeamPJVDMPMMJRBWHIP
2026San Diego Padres3212103.21185.01591.18
2025San Diego Padres15533.4473.1761.20
2024San Diego Padres311392.95173.22011.19
2023New York Yankees49482.75104.21271.15
2022New York Yankees34632.2951.0661.00
2021New York Yankees22243.5563.1621.28
2020New York Yankees9127.7626.2261.54
2019New York Yankees1000.002.011.00
Career totals19343393.23679.27181.19

ContractSan Diego Padres payroll →

Type
Free Agent
Length
3 yrs · 2026–2026
Total value
75.0 M$
AAV
25.00 M$

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.21

FIP

4.13

xFIP

4.34

ERA-

80

WHIP

1.18

K%

21.0 %

BB%

9.2 %

Strikeouts

159

Innings

185.0

Wins

12

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.8

Strikeouts

108

2026 WAR

2.7

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+3)

  • 20232.2 WAR · 3.8 per full season
  • 20244.0 WAR · 4.1 per full season
  • 20250.9 WAR · 2.2 per full season
  • 20262.7 WAR · 2.6 per full season

Outlook, age included

+3 · 31 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

82

Very good

VEL
Velocity
73
STF
Stuff
77
CTL
Control
68
CNT
Contact allowed
83
STA
Stamina
83
DUR
Durability
80
EX
Experience
75
Why these ratings?
  • VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
  • STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
  • CTL — Control : Walks avoided
  • CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
  • STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
  • DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention53
Stuff43
Command30
Contact allowed71
Velocity48
Workload89

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.13 · RA9-WAR: 4.9

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

94.3 mi/h

50th percentile

K%

21.0 %

46th percentile

BB%

9.2 %

31th percentile

xERA

4.42

40th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.322

40th percentile

Barrels allowed

8.2 %

45th percentile

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVFastballK%BB%xERAxwOBA allowed
2026SD2.7588294.321.09.24.42.322
2025SD0.9408393.724.78.44.24.319
2024SD4.0898893.727.78.73.52.295
2023NYY2.2908894.729.57.43.50.290
2022NYY1.7938496.433.28.02.86.267
2021NYY0.7447095.222.58.74.76.333

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentIPHERBBSOERA
Sep 22@ LAD4.065253.21
Sep 17@ COL6.072263.03
Sep 12@ SF7.053043.03
Sep 6vs NYY6.040333.00
Aug 31@ CIN6.040363.11
Aug 25vs PIT7.050273.23
Aug 19@ NYM6.242243.38
Aug 14@ CLE6.083143.41
Aug 8vs HOU6.031163.37
Aug 3@ AZ5.053453.45

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