Mike King
Bats R Throws R6'3" 210 lbBorn 1995 Rochester, USADebut 2019Team SDDraft 2016 R12 #353 Miami Marlins, Boston College
Awards: All-MLB Second Team
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 492 | 23.8 | 8.0 | 2.86 | 21.3 | 6.53 | 103.0 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 102.8 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 102.1 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 30
His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 90 PITCH+ the next season; 8 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 492 | | | | 102.8 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 609 | | | | 107.7 | 99.4 | 107.0 |
| 2025 | SD | 5 | 3 | 3.44 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 73.3 | 308 | 12 | 26 | 76 | 101.1 | 99.6 | 100.7 |
| 2024 | SD | 13 | 9 | 2.95 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 173.7 | 726 | 17 | 63 | 201 | 108.5 | 104.3 | 112.7 |
| 2023 | NYY | 4 | 8 | 2.75 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 104.7 | 431 | 10 | 32 | 127 | 112.4 | 99.7 | 112.0 |
| 2022 | NYY | 6 | 3 | 2.29 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 51.0 | 199 | 3 | 16 | 66 | 120.3 | 102.8 | 123.1 |
| 2021 | NYY | 2 | 4 | 3.55 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 63.3 | 275 | 6 | 24 | 62 | 105.5 | 104.1 | 109.6 |
| 2020 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 7.76 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26.7 | 121 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 87.2 | 100.5 | 87.7 |
| 2019 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 142.0 | 87.7 | 129.7 |
| Career | | 31 | 29 | 3.24 | 161 | 64 | 7 | 494.7 | 2069 | 53 | 172 | 559 | 107.8 | | 110.0 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | SD | P | 15 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | SD | P | 31 | 174 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0.969 | +3.8 |
| 2023 | NYY | P | 49 | 105 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | NYY | P | 34 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.818 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | NYY | P | 22 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +1.4 |
| 2020 | NYY | P | 9 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | +0.1 |
| 2019 | NYY | P | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | -0.1 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Pit | 23 | 5.2 IP, 48% K | 5.19 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Pit | 98 | 23.2 IP, 29% K | 4.27 | |
| 2019 | AA | Trenton Thunder | Pit | 61 | 12.2 IP, 13% K | 10.33 | |
| 2019 | Rk | GCL Yankees West | Pit | 23 | 5.2 IP, 35% K | 5.19 | |
| 2018 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Pit | 142 | 39.0 IP, 22% K | 1.15 | |
| 2018 | AA | Trenton Thunder | Pit | 318 | 82.0 IP, 24% K | 2.09 | |
| 2018 | A+ | Tampa Tarpons | Pit | 164 | 40.1 IP, 27% K | 1.80 | |
| 2017 | A | Greensboro Grasshoppers | Pit | 597 | 149.0 IP, 18% K | 3.14 | |
| 2016 | Rk | GCL Marlins | Pit | 27 | 5.0 IP, 11% K | 10.80 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.300 | 0.294 | 0.290 | 0.305 |
| 2025 | 0.321 | 0.307 | 0.271 | 0.391 |
| 2024 | 0.300 | 0.291 | 0.298 | 0.295 |
| 2023 | 0.255 | 0.323 | 0.320 | 0.272 |
| 2022 | 0.232 | 0.259 | 0.289 | 0.203 |
| 2021 | 0.356 | 0.290 | 0.309 | 0.318 |
| 2020 | 0.396 | 0.348 | 0.371 | 0.369 |
| 2019 | 0.225 | 0.360 | | 0.300 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 3.75 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0.92 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0.80 |