The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against King projects a .244 average, 95th percentile.
245 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 29th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against King and left-handers 84.2.
22 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against King is hit hard, against 25% of what left-handers make.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.4% of the contact King gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
245 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
King averages 84.9 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
245 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 508th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off King's slider leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 86.0 off his changeup.
62 and 52 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against King with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.4% with the bases empty.
74 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 171 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.7% of the contact against King is on the ground and 32.6% of it is in the air.
46 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .228 average against King and left-handers to .258.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against King is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 68th percentile.
245 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .258 expected average against them, against .231 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.5% of the balls put in play against King have gone to right field.
20 of 46 located batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
King's stuff spins at 2,333 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
245 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 199th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
King works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
245 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 326th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against King projects a .244 average, 95th percentile.
245 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 29th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.4% of the contact King gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
245 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against King is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 68th percentile.
245 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against King and left-handers 84.2.
22 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.7% of the contact against King is on the ground and 32.6% of it is in the air.
46 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.5% of the balls put in play against King have gone to right field.
20 of 46 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against King is hit hard, against 25% of what left-handers make.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .228 average against King and left-handers to .258.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
King averages 84.9 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
245 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 508th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off King's slider leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 86.0 off his changeup.
62 and 52 of them thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against King with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.4% with the bases empty.
74 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 171 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .258 expected average against them, against .231 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
King's stuff spins at 2,333 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
245 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 199th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
King works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
245 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 326th in MLB.
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