Day-To-Day
Injury Side
2025 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
5.18
WHIP
1.63
K
24
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year, $1.61 million contract with the Cardinals in January of 2025.
Exits appearance with side injury
King was removed from an appearance Tuesday versus the Marlins due to a left side injury, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Analysis
The Cardinals deemed King's removal precautionary, with the hope that he is merely dealing with cramps rather than an oblique injury. He will be reevaluated Wednesday. King went two-thirds of a scoreless frame before exiting.
The Cardinals deemed King's removal precautionary, with the hope that he is merely dealing with cramps rather than an oblique injury. He will be reevaluated Wednesday. King went two-thirds of a scoreless frame before exiting.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does John King generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
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 2023
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-32%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .270 | 38 | 9 | 64 | 6 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .303 | 44 | 28 | 94 | 8 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .250 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .366 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .250 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .264 | 19 | 10 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .347 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .292 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-9%
ERA at Home
2025
-40%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.59 | 1.35 | 72.2 | 5.2 | 2.2 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.93 | 1.46 | 66.1 | 5.4 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.79 | 1.32 | 19.0 | 4.3 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 6.35 | 1.90 | 22.2 | 6.0 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.48 | 1.19 | 32.2 | 5.8 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.29 | 1.21 | 27.1 | 5.6 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.14 | 1.62 | 21.0 | 5.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 1.65 | 1.29 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 2.2 | ||||
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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
1.85K/9
5.2BB/9
2.8HR/9
1.5Fastball
93.1 mphERA
5.18WHIP
1.63BABIP
.339GB/FB
3.63Left On Base
67.0%Exit Velocity
83.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.6%Spin Rate
2219 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
32.1%Swinging Strike
8.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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Relegated to low-leverage role
King has been scored upon in seven of 16 appearances this season out of the Cardinals' bullpen.
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Settles with St. Louis
King agreed to a one-year, $1.605 million contract with the Cardinals on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Stuck with third loss
King (3-3) allowed two runs on three hits and a walk over one inning to take the loss Tuesday versus the Padres. He did not record a strikeout.
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Handed loss Monday
King (3-2) allowed a run on three hits and struck out one in one inning Monday, taking the loss versus the Pirates.
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Picks up third win
King (3-1) got the win in Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Pirates. He pitched two innings and gave up one unearned run on two hits.
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St. Louis willing to trade
The Cardinals are open to trading King, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Analysis
King has managed just a 5.35 ERA and 24:12 K:BB in 38.2 innings this season, but he's still inducing groundballs at an elite 61.1 percent clip. At best, the 30-year-old figures to be a fallback option for a contender seeking relief depth.
King has managed just a 5.35 ERA and 24:12 K:BB in 38.2 innings this season, but he's still inducing groundballs at an elite 61.1 percent clip. At best, the 30-year-old figures to be a fallback option for a contender seeking relief depth.