P | Houston Astros
Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 1" 205 lbs | Age: 29
Draft: 2019 | Rd. 30, No. 912, Chicago Cubs | McNeese State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 1 0 2.39 28 0 0 26.1 32 1.14
2025 5 4 2.78 68 0 2 68 69 1.04
2026 2 1 2.45 31 0 6 33 26 1.27
3 Seasons 8 5 2.62 127 0 8 127.1 127 1.12
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 28 1-0 2.39 26.1 32 1.14
2025 68 5-4 2.78 68 69 1.04
2026 31 2-1 2.45 33 26 1.27
3 Seasons 127 8-5 2.62 127.1 127 1.12
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 xBA xSLG wOBA xwOBA xwOBAcon HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2024 27 416 64 2 3.1 1.8 85.7 109.3 11.3 31.3 .206 .310 .273 .279 .335 34.4 29.4 9.2 2.39 3.13
2025 28 1046 191 11 5.8 4.0 88.4 109.0 14.4 33.0 .222 .358 .282 .274 .339 36.1 25.1 4.0 2.78 3.07
2026 29 561 98 2 2.1 1.4 86.7 107.3 8.9 30.6 .239 .311 .286 .294 .301 36.7 18.3 9.9 2.46 3.51
Player 2023 353 15 4.3 2.9 87.4 109.3 12.3 32.0 .223 .336 .281 .280 .328 36.0 24.1 6.7
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .408 .316 .316 .369 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

King relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(60.4%) ,
Sweeper
(27.5%) ,
Sinker
(11.4%) ,
Changeup
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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 45.3 54.7 17.2 23.4 14.1 34.4 31.3 34.4 17.2 18.8 9.4 17.2 12.5 25.0
2025 42.4 57.6 24.6 26.7 6.3 35.1 34.6 30.4 18.3 15.7 8.4 16.8 18.8 22.0
2026 48.0 52.0 15.3 27.6 9.2 40.8 31.6 27.6 28.6 13.3 6.1 12.2 18.4 21.4
Player 44.5 55.5 20.7 26.3 8.5 36.5 33.1 30.3 21.0 15.6 7.9 15.6 17.6 22.4
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.8 16.8 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 7.8 31.3 29.7 25.0 3.1 3.1 1.8
2025 5.8 29.8 26.7 25.1 6.3 5.8 4.0
2026 4.1 37.8 23.5 26.5 5.1 2.1 1.4
Player 5.7 32.3 26.3 25.5 5.4 4.3 2.9
MLB 4.0 32.3 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2026 Sweeper HOU L 154 80.8 40.3 -0.3 13.7GLV -1.0 1.9 -1.4 13.7GLV -0.1
2026 Sinker HOU L 64 91.2 27.0 2.5 11.6ARM -3.5 5.9 1.5 11.6ARM -3.9
2026 4-Seam Fastball HOU L 339 91.9 19.0 -2.8 3.2ARM -4.5 13.5 -2.3 3.2ARM -4.8
2026 Changeup HOU L 4 85.6 31.2 -2.0 11.4ARM -2.9 6.4 -1.8 11.4ARM -2.6
2025 Curveball HOU L 2 75.7 57.0 -1.0 12.9GLV 1.3 -8.6 -1.1 12.9GLV 5.1
2025 Changeup HOU L 16 87.2 31.0 -1.4 12.0ARM -2.5 5.1 0.1 12.0ARM -2.2
2025 Sweeper HOU L 317 80.1 40.2 -0.9 16.9GLV 2.5 2.9 -1.9 16.9GLV 3.9
2025 4-Seam Fastball HOU L 656 92.0 18.1 -1.6 3.9ARM -4.1 14.3 -1.6 3.9ARM -4.2
2025 Sinker HOU L 55 91.0 26.6 1.2 11.9ARM -3.4 6.5 1.0 11.9ARM -3.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 2.3 8 339 60.4 98 .169 .217 .238 18.1 23.5 19.0 .184 .244 .253 38.7
2026 Sweeper -2.6 -4 154 27.5 29 .423 .577 .464 22.9 6.9 4.3 .383 .500 .415 33.3
2026 Sinker 2.1 1 64 11.4 12 .273 .364 .313 11.1 8.3 12.5 .271 .338 .306 30.0
2026 Changeup -8.3 0 4 0.7 2 .000 .000 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .433 .487 .404 50.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 3 656 62.7 174 .230 .400 .303 24.1 25.3 22.0 .227 .383 .282 34.4
2025 Sweeper -0.6 -2 317 30.3 75 .254 .388 .305 26.2 25.3 17.3 .228 .357 .290 38.8
2025 Sinker 3.5 2 55 5.3 22 .227 .227 .205 23.3 27.3 33.3 .174 .196 .161 37.5
2025 Changeup 3.2 1 16 1.5 4 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .207 .234 .196 50.0
2025 Curveball 0.1 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 4-Seam Fastball 338 91.9 74 13.2 11:00 11:30 -30
2026 Sinker 62 91.2 76 13.2 11:00 9:45 75
2026 Sweeper 154 80.8 57 14.7 3:30 3:00 30
2025 Changeup 16 87.2 87 13.3 10:30 9:30 60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 656 92.0 75 14.2 11:00 11:30 -30
2025 Sinker 55 91.0 76 13.5 11:00 9:45 75
2025 Sweeper 317 80.1 65 17.9 3:30 3:00 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 109 416 6 4 -4 -2 4
2025 275 1,046 5 7 -5 -4 3
2026 141 561 7 3 -3 -3 5
Player 525 2,023 18 14 -12 18 12
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 416 55.0 67.2 83.8 24.1 48.9 37.0 59.6 47.8 24.1 10.1 78.6
2025 1,046 56.6 65.2 80.8 29.5 60.4 46.1 64.7 49.7 24.4 9.7 76.2
2026 561 49.0 66.2 86.8 30.8 70.5 46.5 61.7 48.1 18.5 9.3 71.2
Player 2,023 54.2 65.9 83.0 28.8 61.8 44.3 62.9 48.9 22.8 9.6 75.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.6 28.5 57.9 42.7 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed 		xERA Fastball
MPH 		Fastball
Spin 		Curve
Spin 		Avg
EV 		Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit% 		GB% Extension
2024 19 37 55
2025 49 70 31 62 87 15 12 73 65 43 70 99 86 83 53 57
2026 71 93 11 44 69 13 7 89 54 6 24 30 98 61 76 58
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 24.82 1 1.3 0 0 2 0 0.0
2025 22.87 10 7.9 2 0 5 5 50.0
2026 26.20 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 23.35 12 10.2 2 1 8 5 41.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2024 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 2
2025 10 9 8 9 9 7 6 7 8 5 7 8 8 10 9 7 10 5 8 10 8 7 10 10 8 6 7 9 8 7 6
2026 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0
Player 12 11 9 11 11 10 9 8 10 6 8 10 11 13 12 8 13 6 11 13 10 10 13 13 10 9 8 12 12 10 8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .230 -.003 ↓ .233 +.022 ↑ .211
xBA .239 +.017 ↑ .222 +.016 ↑ .206
OBP .324 +.051 ↑ .273 -.030 ↓ .303
xOBP .335 +.069 ↑ .266 -.034 ↓ .300
SLG .303 -.073 ↓ .376 +.081 ↑ .295
xSLG .311 -.047 ↓ .358 +.048 ↑ .310
ISO .074 -.069 ↓ .143 +.059 ↑ .084
xISO .073 -.062 ↓ .135 +.031 ↑ .104
BABIP .278 +.002 ↑ .276 -.026 ↓ .302
wOBA .286 +.004 ↑ .282 +.009 ↑ .273
xwOBA .294 +.020 ↑ .274 -.005 ↓ .279
wOBAcon .289 -.062 ↓ .351 +.028 ↑ .323
xwOBAcon .301 -.038 ↓ .339 +.004 ↑ .335
BACON .286 -.028 ↓ .314 +.001 ↑ .313
xBACON .301 -.004 ↓ .305 -.003 ↓ .308
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 36.7 +0.6 ↑ 36.1 +1.7 ↑ 34.4
Avg Exit Velocity 86.7 -1.7 ↓ 88.4 +2.7 ↑ 85.7
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 30.6 -2.4 ↓ 33.0 +1.7 ↑ 31.3
Barrel % 2.1 -3.7 ↓ 5.8 +2.7 ↑ 3.1
Avg Launch Angle 8.9 -5.5 ↓ 14.4 +3.1 ↑ 11.3
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.2 +0.4 ↑ 70.8 0.0 70.8
Attack Angle 7° +1° ↑ 6° 0° ↓ 7°
Ideal Attack Angle % 48.3 +6.9 ↑ 41.4 -2.4 ↓ 43.8
Attack Direction 5° 0° ↓ 5° 0° ↑ 5°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° 0° ↑ 32° +1° ↑ 31°
Swing Length 7.0 +0.1 ↑ 6.9 -0.1 ↓ 7.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 91.8 -0.1 ↓ 91.9 -0.1 ↓ 92.0
Breaking Velocity 80.8 +0.8 ↑ 80.0 -1.1 ↓ 81.1
Offspeed Velocity 85.6 -1.6 ↓ 87.2 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 -9 ↓ 11 +9 ↑ 2
Popup % 9.2 +2.9 ↑ 6.3 -7.8 ↓ 14.1
Flyball % 15.3 -9.3 ↓ 24.6 +7.4 ↑ 17.2
Line Drive % 27.6 +0.9 ↑ 26.7 +3.3 ↑ 23.4
Groundball % 48.0 +5.6 ↑ 42.4 -2.9 ↓ 45.3
Pull % 40.8 +5.7 ↑ 35.1 +0.7 ↑ 34.4
Straight Away % 31.6 -3.0 ↓ 34.6 +3.3 ↑ 31.3
Opposite Field % 27.6 -2.8 ↓ 30.4 -4.0 ↓ 34.4
Weak Contact % 4.1 -1.7 ↓ 5.8 -2.0 ↓ 7.8
Pull Airball % 12.2 -4.6 ↓ 16.8 -0.4 ↓ 17.2
Topped Contact % 37.8 +8.0 ↑ 29.8 -1.5 ↓ 31.3
Under Contact % 23.5 -3.2 ↓ 26.7 -3.0 ↓ 29.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 26.5 +1.4 ↑ 25.1 +0.1 ↑ 25.0
Solid Contact % 5.1 -1.2 ↓ 6.3 +3.2 ↑ 3.1
HR/FB % 6.7 -14.6 ↓ 21.3 +12.2 ↑ 9.1
Popups 9 -3 ↓ 12 +3 ↑ 9
Flyballs 15 -32 ↓ 47 +36 ↑ 11
Line Drives 27 -24 ↓ 51 +36 ↑ 15
Groundballs 47 -34 ↓ 81 +52 ↑ 29
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.0 -7.6 ↓ 56.6 +1.6 ↑ 55.0
Out of Zone % 51.0 +7.6 ↑ 43.4 -1.6 ↓ 45.0
Edge % 46.5 +0.4 ↑ 46.1 +9.1 ↑ 37.0
Zone Swing % 66.2 +1.0 ↑ 65.2 -2.0 ↓ 67.2
Out of Zone Swing % 30.8 +1.3 ↑ 29.5 +5.4 ↑ 24.1
In Zone Contact % 86.8 +6.0 ↑ 80.8 -3.0 ↓ 83.8
Out of Zone Contact % 70.5 +10.1 ↑ 60.4 +11.5 ↑ 48.9
Whiff % 18.5 -5.9 ↓ 24.4 +0.3 ↑ 24.1
First Strike % 61.7 -3.0 ↓ 64.7 +5.1 ↑ 59.6
First Pitch Swing % 30.5 -2.2 ↓ 32.7 -4.9 ↓ 37.6
Swing % 48.1 -1.6 ↓ 49.7 +1.9 ↑ 47.8
Meatball Swing % 71.2 -5.0 ↓ 76.2 -2.4 ↓ 78.6
Meatball % 9.3 -0.4 ↓ 9.7 -0.4 ↓ 10.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 13.2 -6.0 ↓ 19.2 +3.0 ↑ 16.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 29.5 -10.1 ↓ 39.6 -11.5 ↓ 51.1
In Zone 275 -317 ↓ 592 +363 ↑ 229
Out of Zone 286 -168 ↓ 454 +267 ↑ 187
Edge 261 -221 ↓ 482 +328 ↑ 154
In Zone Swings 182 -204 ↓ 386 +232 ↑ 154
Out of Zone Swings 88 -46 ↓ 134 +89 ↑ 45
In Zone Swing & Misses 24 -50 ↓ 74 +49 ↑ 25
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 26 -27 ↓ 53 +30 ↑ 23
Basic
Pitches 561 -485 ↓ 1,046 +630 ↑ 416
PA 142 -133 ↓ 275 +166 ↑ 109
AB 122 -136 ↓ 258 +163 ↑ 95
Hits 28 -32 ↓ 60 +40 ↑ 20
Singles 22 -21 ↓ 43 +29 ↑ 14
Doubles 4 -3 ↓ 7 +2 ↑ 5
Triples 1 +1 ↑ 0 0 0
Home Runs 1 -9 ↓ 10 +9 ↑ 1
Walks 14 +3 ↑ 11 +1 ↑ 10
Strikeouts 26 -43 ↓ 69 +37 ↑ 32
K% 18.3 -6.8 ↓ 25.1 -4.3 ↓ 29.4
BB% 9.9 +5.9 ↑ 4.0 -5.2 ↓ 9.2
HBP 4 0 4 +1 ↑ 3
Batted Balls 98 -93 ↓ 191 +127 ↑ 64
Fastball Percent 71.8 +3.8 ↑ 68.0 +10.1 ↑ 57.9
Offspeed Percent 0.7 -0.8 ↓ 1.5 +1.5 ↑ 0.0
Breaking Percent 27.5 -3.0 ↓ 30.5 -11.6 ↓ 42.1
Number of Fastballs 403 -308 ↓ 711 +470 ↑ 241
Number of Offspeed 4 -12 ↓ 16 +16 ↑ 0
Number of Breaking 154 -165 ↓ 319 +144 ↑ 175
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 109 .273 63 19 30.2 46 17 37.0
2025 Shades 275 .282 196 22 11.2 79 28 35.4
2026 Shades 141 .286 87 26 29.9 54 24 44.4
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 102 13.3 78.4% 1.0% 76 16.0 30.3% 0.0%
2025 292 13.7 72.6% 0.0% 160 16.1 26.9% 0.0%
2026 104 14.5 60.6% 1.9% 134 17.3 11.2% 6.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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