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Michael King

Padres
Number #34
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 31
Height 6' 3"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Rochester, NY
Born May 25, 1995

Key Insights

2026
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .365 expected average against them, against .249 on his breaking balls.

390 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off King's sinker leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 77.7 off his 4-seam fastball.

223 and 167 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak

Contact against King is weak: 85.3 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.

831 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 70th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 31.3% of the contact King gives up is hit hard, 84th percentile.

831 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 86th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

49.2% of the contact against King is on the ground and 31.2% of it is in the air.

128 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against King projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.

831 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 176th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 25, 1995
Birth Place Rochester, NY
Height 6' 3"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Boston College