Pitcher · 2026
Michael King
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #34
- Born
- May 25, 1995 in Rochester, NY, USA
- MLB debut
- September 27, 2019
- Drafted
- 2016, round 12
- College
- Boston College
- High school
- Bishop Hendricken
- Salary, 2026
- $12M
- dbWAR
- 5.1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 136.1
- ERA
- 3.37
- FIP
- 4.17
- K/9
- 7.9
- FIP−
- 100 100 = avg
Michael King is a starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres. In 2026 he struck out 120 batters over 136.1 innings across 24 appearances, 24 of them starts, going 7-8. His ERA of 3.37 was 19.4% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 6th of 18 on his team, and 143rd of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.17 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 25.7% of swings (11.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.5%. His 1.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 335 | 295 | 62 | 9 | 36 | 67 | .210 | .299 | .325 | .286 | 20.0% |
| vs RHB | 224 | 196 | 43 | 6 | 19 | 53 | .219 | .311 | .362 | .305 | 23.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Michael King throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Changeup | 627 | 86.3 | 1,866 | 39.6% | 28.9% | |
| Sinker | 622 | 93.0 | 2,239 | 50.2% | 16.3% | |
| Sweeper | 450 | 82.1 | 2,813 | 48.0% | 29.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 425 | 94.1 | 2,336 | 49.6% | 28.6% | |
| Slider | 103 | 84.8 | 2,501 | 40.8% | 28.2% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 136.1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 105 | 51 | 120 | 55 | 3.37 | 4.17 | 1.17 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 81 | 100 | 1.4 | |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 73.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 28 | 76 | 26 | 3.44 | 4.42 | 1.20 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 83 | 106 | 0.5 | |
| 2024 | 31 | 30 | 173.2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 144 | 57 | 201 | 63 | 2.95 | 3.33 | 1.19 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 72 | 82 | 3.2 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.