John King
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
1.65
WHIP
0.86
K
12
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Collects first win
King (1-1) pitched two scoreless and hitless innings, walking one and striking out one while earning the win Wednesday over the Orioles.
ANALYSIS
King provided much-needed length out of the bullpen following a rain delay that ended starter Kyle Gibson's day after four innings. King has kept runs off the board in six of his nine outings since he was recalled from Triple-A Memphis in early May. He's at a 2.13 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 9:2 K:BB over 12.2 innings while adding two holds and a blown save across 11 appearances. King isn't a regular part of the Cardinals' high-leverage mix, so his fantasy appeal remains low.
King provided much-needed length out of the bullpen following a rain delay that ended starter Kyle Gibson's day after four innings. King has kept runs off the board in six of his nine outings since he was recalled from Triple-A Memphis in early May. He's at a 2.13 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 9:2 K:BB over 12.2 innings while adding two holds and a blown save across 11 appearances. King isn't a regular part of the Cardinals' high-leverage mix, so his fantasy appeal remains low.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does John King generally throw?
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11-20
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111-120
121+
What part of the game does John King generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-9%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .279 | 22 | 6 | 38 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .293 | 40 | 20 | 80 | 5 | |||
2024vs Left | .214 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .194 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .347 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .292 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .254 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .315 | 21 | 12 | 46 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-9%
ERA at Home
2024
-66%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.36 | 1.28 | 56.1 | 5.4 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.70 | 1.48 | 48.2 | 5.2 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Home | 0.93 | 1.03 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Away | 2.70 | 0.60 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Home | 5.14 | 1.62 | 21.0 | 5.1 | 2.6 | ||||
2023Away | 1.65 | 1.29 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 2.2 | ||||
2022Home | 2.81 | 1.09 | 25.2 | 5.6 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Away | 5.26 | 1.83 | 25.2 | 4.9 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does John King compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
6.00K/9
6.6BB/9
1.1HR/9
0.6Fastball
92.9 mphERA
1.65WHIP
0.86BABIP
.244GB/FB
3.67Left On Base
79.4%Exit Velocity
81.4 mphBarrels/BBE
2.4%Spin Rate
2032 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.0%Swinging Strike
8.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could remain with Rangers
King (shoulder) could remain with the Rangers after it was originally reported that he was traded to the Yankees on Wednesday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
King was reportedly heading to New York along with Joey Gallo. However, revised editions of the trade instead have the Yankees acquiring Joely Rodriguez. King has been effective out of the bullpen for the Rangers to this point in the season, maintaining a 3.52 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 40 strikeouts across 46 innings, though he is currently sidelined by a shoulder injury. The full trade is expected to be finalized either late Wednesday night or Thursday.
King was reportedly heading to New York along with Joey Gallo. However, revised editions of the trade instead have the Yankees acquiring Joely Rodriguez. King has been effective out of the bullpen for the Rangers to this point in the season, maintaining a 3.52 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 40 strikeouts across 46 innings, though he is currently sidelined by a shoulder injury. The full trade is expected to be finalized either late Wednesday night or Thursday.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
A strong spring combined a bevy of injured relievers landed King a spot in the Rangers opening day bullpen. He hurled 46 frames before being sent to the IL with shoulder inflammation. After recurring soreness during rehab, King was diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome requiring season-ending surgery in September. The 27-year-old righty should be ready for spring training where he'll vie for a job in Texas' revamped bullpen. King is a groundball specialist with a low walk rate, but a pedestrian strikeout clip. He profiles better as a multi-inning reliever than high-leverage guy, obviously depending on this recovery. King is a longshot to be in the saves mix, but he should collect a few holds.
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Called up to majors
The Cardinals recalled King from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Sent to Triple-A
King was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Charged with loss
King (0-1) allowed a run on one hit and struck out two over two-thirds of an inning to take the loss Sunday versus the Dodgers.
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Promoted from Triple-A
The Cardinals recalled King from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Tuesday that King will be optioned to Triple-A Memphis, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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