2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
1.00
K
6
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
It was not an ideal walk year for King. After posting a sub-3.00 ERA and topping 200 strikeouts in 2024 in his first full major-league season as a starter, King was limited to just 15 starts in 2025, mostly due to a thoracic nerve impingement in his right shoulder. He also dealt with a knee issue late in the year and held a 6.11 ERA and 12:9 K:BB over 17.2 frames covering his final five regular-season starts before being left out of the Padres' postseason rotation. King's velocity down the stretch was fine, and he entered the offseason with a clean bill of health. Given the nature of the shoulder issue, the 30-year-old will head into the 2026 campaign as an injury risk. He elected to bet on himself by returning to the Padres on one-year deal with a pair of player options. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $22 million contract with the Padres in December of 2025. Contact includes player options for 2027 ($5 million buyout) and 2028 seasons.
Steady in no-decision
King allowed one unearned run on one hit and four walks while striking out six over five-plus innings in a no-decision versus the Tigers on Friday.
Analysis
King pitched fairly well despite throwing a modest 46 of 82 pitches for strikes in his season debut. The 30-year-old had some trouble with free passes, which is a carryover from spring training, when he walked seven batters over 17.2 innings while pitching to a 10.19 ERA. His control was fine last year with a 3.2 BB/9 over 73.1 innings across 15 regular-season starts, but he also had a 9.3 K/9 that was his worst since his 2021 campaign as a swingman with the Yankees. King battled shoulder and knee injuries late in 2025, but he looks healthy to start 2026. He is projected to make his second start of the campaign on the road in Boston.
King pitched fairly well despite throwing a modest 46 of 82 pitches for strikes in his season debut. The 30-year-old had some trouble with free passes, which is a carryover from spring training, when he walked seven batters over 17.2 innings while pitching to a 10.19 ERA. His control was fine last year with a 3.2 BB/9 over 73.1 innings across 15 regular-season starts, but he also had a 9.3 K/9 that was his worst since his 2021 campaign as a swingman with the Yankees. King battled shoulder and knee injuries late in 2025, but he looks healthy to start 2026. He is projected to make his second start of the campaign on the road in Boston.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
82
How many pitches does Michael King generally throw?
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What part of the game does Michael King generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-100%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .225 | 144 | 56 | 115 | 15 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .212 | 139 | 37 | 92 | 14 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .111 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .237 | 46 | 16 | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .207 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .223 | 94 | 38 | 77 | 9 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .218 | 107 | 25 | 67 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-11%
ERA at Home
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | 2.87 | 1.14 | 131.2 | 11.9 | 3.3 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.22 | 1.25 | 120.1 | 8.2 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 7.2 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.44 | 1.02 | 48.0 | 11.1 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.33 | 1.54 | 25.1 | 6.0 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.32 | 1.22 | 78.2 | 12.5 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.65 | 1.17 | 95.0 | 8.7 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael King compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.92K/9
9.3BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.5Fastball
95.5 mphERA
3.44WHIP
1.20BABIP
.277GB/FB
0.92Left On Base
80.1%Exit Velocity
81.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.8%Spin Rate
2318 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.1%Swinging Strike
10.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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King came into the 2024 season as an uncertainty but finished it as a star. King was part of the Juan Soto deal and had been a valuable Swiss Army knife for the Yankees as they had used him as an opener, a closer and in all situations between as he worked 104.2 innings over 49 games. The question about King was how he would hold up as a full-time starting pitcher, something he had never done at the big league level. In fact, the last time King started even 10 games in any season was in Double-A in the 2018 season. King silenced the critics, and then some, as he finished the season as the 16th-best starting pitcher in the final fantasy rankings and did well in the postseason, too. King adjusted his repertoire by dialing back on the sweeper, adding a slider and ramping up his changeup. His 19 percent K-BB percentage and .221 opponents batting average were in the top 20 for all starters with at least 150 innings of work. The big question now is how will King's body bounced back after a season in which his overall pitch count jumped 79 percent from the previous season.
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Struggling this spring
King allowed six runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out five batters over four innings in a Cactus League start against the Athletics on Friday.
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Impressive in first spring outing
King allowed one run on two hits and no walks while striking out four batters over 2.2 innings in a Cactus League start versus the Angels on Wednesday.
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Returns to San Diego
King agreed to a one-year contract with the Padres on Thursday that includes player options for 2027 and 2028, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Passes on qualifying offer
King rejected the Padres' $22.025 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.
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Receives qualifying offer
The Padres extended a one-year, $22.05 million qualifying offer to King on Thursday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Mutual interest with Red Sox
According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com, the Red Sox remain in the mix to sign King, who would "love to be in Boston."
Analysis
The right-hander's market appears to be picking up, with the AL East trio of the Red Sox, Orioles and Yankees all involved. King was limited to 15 regular-season starts last season due to shoulder and knee issues, but he posted a 3.10 ERA while working as a full-time starter for San Diego the past two years.
The right-hander's market appears to be picking up, with the AL East trio of the Red Sox, Orioles and Yankees all involved. King was limited to 15 regular-season starts last season due to shoulder and knee issues, but he posted a 3.10 ERA while working as a full-time starter for San Diego the past two years.