Michael King
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 210LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 12, #353, Miami Marlins | Boston College
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 6 3 2.29 34 0 1 51 66 1.00
2023 4 8 2.75 49 9 6 104.2 127 1.15
2024 13 9 2.95 31 30 0 173.2 201 1.19
6 Seasons 26 26 3.20 146 49 7 421.1 483 1.19
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 34 6-3 2.29 51 66 1.00
2023 49 4-8 2.75 104.2 127 1.15
2024 31 13-9 2.95 173.2 201 1.19
6 Seasons 146 26-26 3.20 421.1 483 1.19
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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
2019 24 41 8 0 0.0 0.0 81.3 104.5 18.9 12.5 .124 .141 .193 .114 .128 12.5 11.1 0.0 0.00 0.65
2020 25 470 82 5 6.1 4.1 87.0 106.6 16.3 30.5 .251 .429 .363 .335 .383 31.7 21.5 9.1 7.76 4.83
2021 26 1009 182 14 7.7 5.1 88.7 117.2 7.6 35.2 .257 .417 .298 .333 .389 43.4 22.5 8.7 3.55 4.76
2022 27 776 117 8 6.8 4.0 86.2 109.5 8.4 35.9 .206 .307 .241 .262 .361 36.5 33.2 8.0 2.29 2.81
2023 28 1681 267 19 7.1 4.4 86.8 113.0 12.5 36.7 .227 .364 .281 .289 .372 33.3 29.5 7.4 2.75 3.48
2024 29 2895 455 28 6.2 3.9 85.7 112.4 13.8 35.2 .228 .366 .284 .295 .366 30.3 27.7 8.7 2.95 3.54
Player 6872 1111 74 6.7 4.2 86.6 117.2 12.1 35.1 .231 .370 .286 .298 .370 33.8 27.4 8.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

King relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(27.9%) ,
Changeup
(24.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(24.1%) ,
Sweeper
(17.8%) ,
Slider
(5.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 37.5 50.0 0.0 12.5 12.5 50.0 37.5 12.5 37.5 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020 40.2 31.7 22.0 6.1 35.4 37.8 26.8 7.3 26.8 26.8 25.6 6.1 6.1 4.1
2021 46.2 19.8 30.2 4.4 37.4 30.8 31.9 8.2 33.5 17.0 25.8 7.7 7.7 5.1
2022 48.7 17.9 26.5 6.8 40.2 34.2 25.6 2.6 41.0 21.4 23.1 3.4 6.8 4.0
2023 43.4 25.8 24.7 6.0 43.1 31.5 25.5 5.2 30.7 26.6 26.2 4.1 7.1 4.4
2024 41.5 23.7 25.9 8.8 41.3 34.3 24.4 5.7 32.5 26.4 24.2 5.1 6.2 3.9
Player 43.4 23.8 25.9 7.0 40.3 33.4 26.3 5.9 32.8 24.6 24.8 5.1 6.7 4.2
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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
2024 Sinker SD R 806 92.9 26.3 1.7 16.3ARM 0.9 5.6 1.7 16.3ARM 1.5
2024 Sweeper SD R 514 82.0 37.5 -2.2 15.0GLV 0.6 3.4 -1.8 15.0GLV 0.7
2024 Slider SD R 162 85.7 35.7 -0.2 3.7GLV -1.7 1.6 0.0 3.7GLV -1.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball SD R 699 93.7 16.2 -0.7 6.0ARM -1.8 15.1 -0.7 6.0ARM -1.5
2024 Changeup SD R 713 86.7 31.4 -0.8 17.6ARM 3.0 5.0 -0.1 17.6ARM 3.4
2023 Sweeper NYY R 493 81.8 39.4 -0.6 18.0GLV 3.6 1.7 -0.2 18.0GLV 3.9
2023 Changeup NYY R 244 87.2 28.7 -2.1 17.4ARM 2.8 7.3 -1.9 17.4ARM 3.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 381 94.7 14.8 -0.1 6.4ARM -1.1 15.7 -0.1 6.4ARM -1.0
2023 Sinker NYY R 563 94.0 25.2 2.6 16.5ARM 1.3 5.9 1.7 16.5ARM 1.5
2022 Sweeper NYY R 234 82.3 40.3 1.0 18.6GLV 4.1 0.4 1.2 18.6GLV 4.7
2022 Changeup NYY R 74 88.3 27.4 -3.0 17.8ARM 3.1 7.9 -2.0 17.8ARM 3.6
2022 Sinker NYY R 286 95.5 23.4 1.8 16.9ARM 1.3 6.8 1.5 16.9ARM 2.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 174 96.4 12.8 0.9 7.1ARM -1.0 16.7 0.5 7.1ARM -0.2
2021 Changeup NYY R 126 84.9 30.6 -2.4 17.8ARM 3.2 7.6 -1.3 17.8ARM 3.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 89 95.2 14.1 0.7 9.7ARM 1.6 16.3 0.1 9.7ARM 2.5
2021 Curveball NYY R 3 80.5 49.6 -2.6 7.6GLV -2.0 -7.1 -3.0 7.6GLV -1.6
2021 Cutter NYY R 153 88.0 29.2 -1.6 3.2GLV 1.2 6.1 -1.9 3.2GLV 0.3
2021 Sinker NYY R 535 93.9 22.8 0.7 17.5ARM 2.5 8.4 0.4 17.5ARM 2.8
2021 Sweeper NYY R 103 79.8 41.5 -1.7 17.8GLV 1.7 1.8 -1.6 17.8GLV 3.1
2020 Curveball NYY R 91 80.9 44.1 -6.2 5.3GLV -4.1 -2.2 -7.5 5.3GLV -3.9
2020 Changeup NYY R 71 84.5 30.1 -2.5 16.0ARM 2.5 8.6 -2.2 16.0ARM 2.6
2020 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 29 93.6 15.5 0.2 9.1ARM 1.3 15.9 -0.1 9.1ARM 1.8
2020 Sinker NYY R 279 93.0 23.6 1.2 16.5ARM 1.5 8.2 0.9 16.5ARM 1.7
2019 Changeup NYY R 6 84.7 32.1 0.6 13.2ARM -1.0 6.2 0.7 13.2ARM -0.3
2019 Sinker NYY R 27 91.4 28.5 4.9 10.4ARM -4.3 4.5 4.6 10.4ARM -4.5
2019 Curveball NYY R 8 82.8 40.8 -8.3 8.7GLV 0.7 -0.3 -9.4 8.7GLV -0.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2024 Sinker 0.9 7 807 27.9 188 .200 .376 .293 18.5 27.7 24.5 .227 .409 .310 38.1
2024 Changeup 1.4 10 713 24.6 236 .207 .286 .265 36.2 28.0 23.7 .217 .279 .254 19.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -2 699 24.1 150 .265 .402 .333 26.1 27.3 15.6 .233 .415 .322 42.4
2024 Sweeper 0.1 1 514 17.8 113 .206 .304 .279 34.5 32.7 24.3 .223 .372 .293 25.8
2024 Slider -1.6 -3 162 5.6 37 .281 .500 .424 28.4 13.5 20.8 .297 .512 .385 25.0
2023 Sinker 0.7 4 563 33.5 145 .273 .398 .348 15.7 26.2 33.0 .264 .445 .338 41.9
2023 Sweeper -0.7 -4 493 29.3 122 .264 .455 .348 39.5 29.5 22.6 .226 .367 .299 26.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 7 381 22.7 92 .200 .294 .251 25.0 33.7 26.3 .197 .344 .264 40.7
2023 Changeup 3.3 8 244 14.5 71 .104 .134 .151 41.0 31.0 22.7 .197 .232 .216 17.8
2022 Sinker 2.6 7 287 37.0 66 .258 .371 .289 25.2 22.7 34.1 .278 .431 .330 45.7
2022 Sweeper 2.6 6 238 30.7 58 .130 .204 .197 42.3 36.2 25.9 .161 .194 .193 9.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -2 174 22.4 51 .222 .378 .313 33.7 39.2 27.8 .200 .340 .302 65.4
2022 Changeup 2.8 2 75 9.7 21 .095 .095 .090 57.9 47.6 38.5 .129 .158 .125 10.0
2021 Sinker 0.7 4 535 53.0 141 .272 .360 .344 13.5 13.5 18.6 .289 .406 .345 44.3
2021 Cutter 0.4 1 153 15.2 47 .225 .400 .315 29.2 23.4 27.5 .233 .392 .333 40.0
2021 Changeup 2.0 3 126 12.5 31 .269 .308 .315 38.5 16.1 13.9 .226 .318 .298 22.7
2021 Sweeper -1.0 -1 103 10.2 22 .211 .579 .375 55.3 54.5 32.4 .240 .546 .377 71.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball 2.1 2 89 8.8 33 .094 .188 .136 34.0 45.5 24.6 .202 .495 .298 58.8
2021 Curveball -1.3 0 3 0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 Sinker -1.9 -5 279 59.4 69 .328 .517 .423 16.2 21.7 22.7 .253 .378 .341 41.9
2020 Curveball 1.7 2 91 19.4 28 .179 .393 .238 32.7 28.6 28.6 .230 .427 .277 25.0
2020 Changeup -0.3 0 71 15.1 18 .278 .444 .311 13.2 0.0 0.0 .280 .477 .326 11.1
2020 4-Seam Fastball -5.0 -1 29 6.2 6 .250 1.000 .567 55.6 50.0 20.0 .247 .954 .553 100.0
2019 Sinker -3.1 -1 27 65.9 4 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .219 .240 .200 25.0
2019 Curveball -0.3 0 8 19.5 3 .000 .000 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0 .077 .100 .073 0.0
2019 Changeup 15.1 1 6 14.6 2 .000 .000 .000 25.0 50.0 33.3 .004 .004 .003 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 684 86.7 95 18.7 2:00 2:45 -45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 675 93.7 81 15.8 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Sinker 743 92.9 74 17.7 1:15 2:30 -75
2024 Slider 156 85.6 28 4.6 10:30 9:00 90
2024 Sweeper 494 82.0 52 15.8 8:15 9:15 -60
2023 Changeup 240 87.2 98 19.2 2:00 2:30 -30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 368 94.8 83 16.5 1:15 12:45 30
2023 Sinker 508 94.1 77 18.1 1:15 2:30 -75
2023 Sweeper 491 81.8 59 19.0 8:00 9:00 -60
2022 Changeup 74 88.3 98 19.8 2:00 2:15 -15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 174 96.4 83 17.8 1:15 12:45 30
2022 Sinker 278 95.5 79 18.7 1:15 2:30 -75
2022 Sweeper 231 82.3 62 19.6 8:00 8:45 -45
2021 Changeup 126 84.9 99 19.7 2:15 2:30 -15
2021 Cutter 153 88.0 36 7.1 12:00 10:45 75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 89 95.2 88 18.7 1:15 1:00 15
2021 Sinker 521 93.9 85 19.8 1:30 2:15 -45
2021 Sweeper 101 79.7 60 18.8 8:15 9:00 -45
2020 Changeup 70 84.5 98 18.4 2:15 2:15 0
2020 Curveball 91 80.9 43 7.4 8:15 7:45 30
2020 4-Seam Fastball 29 93.6 85 18.0 1:15 1:00 15
2020 Sinker 262 93.0 83 18.9 1:30 2:15 -45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 127 493 5 -3 -3 -3 -4
2021 274 1,009 17 3 -7 -5 7
2022 194 768 6 11 -2 -2 13
2023 430 1,681 4 22 -6 -5 15
2024 750 2,984 13 28 -18 -7 17
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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 %
2019 41 51.2 61.9 100.0 25.0 80.0 51.2 77.8 43.9 5.6 4.9 100.0
2020 470 49.1 61.0 84.4 27.6 66.7 46.2 62.8 44.0 21.3 6.0 75.0
2021 1,009 51.7 66.1 78.0 26.3 66.4 43.7 64.0 46.9 24.9 8.9 70.0
2022 776 48.0 60.7 73.7 31.3 44.0 41.4 64.5 45.5 36.0 8.2 60.3
2023 1,681 47.8 57.8 83.2 28.5 47.2 43.7 65.1 42.5 29.4 7.0 59.8
2024 2,895 49.0 60.8 79.1 30.5 53.8 43.8 66.1 45.4 29.2 7.0 69.8
Player 6,872 49.0 60.9 79.8 29.3 53.5 43.7 65.2 44.8 28.7 7.3 66.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2020 30 37 38 37 35 56 61 73 82 38 44 16 50 46 51 26 39
2021 25 24 38 49 18 61 51 53 15 42 43 40 32 62 69 41
2022 82 88 42
2023 79 70 75 74 78 46 63 88 85 88 65 73 45 54 78 35
2024 69 69 70 67 65 29 79 99 97 81 39 78 70 36 56 20
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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 %
2020 24.1 5 4.9 0 1 3 2 40.0
2021 24.7 6 7.3 -1 4 6 4 66.7
2022 21.8 3 2.7 0 3 2 1 33.3
2023 24.0 10 13.0 -3 5 12 3 30.0
2024 23.4 17 14.6 2 7 4 11 64.7
Player 23.7 41 42.5 -2 20 27 21 51.2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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
2020 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 6 4 5 4 6 6 5 5 2
2021 6 9 7 8 5 6 8 8 4 4 5 7 9 4 7 11 8 7 10 5 8 8 10 10 7 7 8 7 9 6 7
2022 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
2023 10 9 8 12 12 13 13 14 10 11 11 12 15 11 14 13 16 14 15 15 13 15 18 18 12 11 11 14 15 14 11
2024 17 14 13 15 14 15 15 15 12 13 13 16 17 14 15 15 14 15 17 16 15 15 17 15 13 13 14 14 16 15 13
Player 41 39 36 43 39 42 44 45 31 34 35 44 50 37 44 47 46 42 50 45 44 45 55 50 39 37 41 44 48 43 36
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.4 93.1 1.7 92.9 -0.2 95.9 3.0 94.3 -1.6 93.3 -1.0
Offspeed Velocity 84.7 84.5 -0.2 84.9 0.4 88.3 3.4 87.2 -1.1 86.7 -0.5
Breaking Velocity 82.8 80.9 -1.9 79.8 -1.1 82.3 2.5 81.8 -0.5 82.9 1.1
Exit Velocity 81.3 87.0 5.7 88.7 1.7 86.2 -2.5 86.8 0.6 85.7 -1.1
Launch Angle 18.9 16.3 -2.6 7.6 -8.7 8.4 0.8 12.5 4.1 13.8 1.3
Barrel % 0.0 6.1 6.1 7.7 1.6 6.8 -0.9 7.1 0.3 6.2 -0.9
Hard Hit % 12.5 31.7 19.2 43.4 11.7 36.5 -6.9 33.3 -3.2 30.3 -3.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 12.5 30.5 18.0 35.2 4.7 35.9 0.7 36.7 0.8 35.2 -1.5
xBA .124 .251 0.127 .257 0.006 .206 -0.051 .227 0.021 .228 0.001
BA .222 .278 0.056 .236 -0.042 .192 -0.044 .226 0.034 .221 -0.005
xwOBA .114 .335 0.221 .333 -0.002 .262 -0.071 .289 0.027 .295 0.006
wOBA .193 .363 0.170 .298 -0.065 .241 -0.057 .281 0.040 .284 0.003
xSLG .141 .429 0.288 .417 -0.012 .307 -0.110 .364 0.057 .366 0.002
SLG .222 .491 0.269 .355 -0.136 .291 -0.064 .346 0.055 .346 0.000
K% 11.1 21.5 10.4 22.5 1.0 33.2 10.7 29.5 -3.7 27.7 -1.8
BB% 0.0 9.1 9.1 8.7 -0.4 8.0 -0.7 7.4 -0.6 8.7 1.3
Swing % 43.9 44.0 0.1 46.9 2.9 45.5 -1.4 42.5 -3.0 45.4 2.9
Whiff% 5.6 21.3 15.7 24.9 3.6 36.0 11.1 29.4 -6.6 29.2 -0.2
In Zone % 51.2 49.1 -2.1 51.7 2.6 48.0 -3.7 47.8 -0.2 49.0 1.2
Out of Zone % 48.8 50.9 2.1 48.3 -2.6 52.0 3.7 52.2 0.2 51.0 -1.2
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 27.6 2.6 26.3 -1.3 31.3 5.0 28.5 -2.8 30.5 2.0
First Pitch Swing % 22.2 21.5 -0.7 29.8 8.3 27.9 -1.9 26.3 -1.6 28.1 1.8
First Pitch Strike % 77.8 62.8 -15.0 64.0 1.2 64.5 0.5 65.1 0.6 66.1 1.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 9 .193 5 0 0.0 4 3 75.0
2020 Shifts 121 .363 65 14 21.5 56 32 57.1
2021 Shifts 274 .298 179 27 15.1 95 45 47.4
2022 Shifts 194 .245 126 6 4.8 68 37 54.4
2023 Shades 430 .281 249 2 0.8 181 75 41.4
2024 Shades 706 .280 328 1 0.3 378 199 52.6
! 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

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