MICHAEL KING

2026-03-19 vs Padres

RHPRank DWhite Sox vs Padres

5.0

R / ER

6/6

Movement

EXT 5.86 ft

avg pfxX
-4.73

avg pfxZ
4.10

Spin
2342

Release Angle
18°

vs LHB

44 tracked pitches

vs RHB

47 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

32%↓

Sinker 41%

vs RHB%

49%↑

vs LHB%

30%↑

Changeup 21%

vs RHB%

13%↓

vs LHB%

11%↓

Slider 21%

vs RHB%

30%↑

vs LHB%

27%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 18%

vs RHB%

9%↓

Arrows are vs overall usage

Pitch Arsenal

Velocity, shape, command, and outcome by pitch type

4 pitch types

Pitch	#	%	Velo	Spin	Ext	Zone%	Strike%	CSW%	Whiff%	FStuff+
Sinker	37	40.7	93.0	2268	5.83	59.5	32.4	32.4	0.0	115
Changeup	19	20.9	86.4	1955	5.84	42.1	10.5	10.5	10.5	84
Slider	19	20.9	82.7	2768	5.89	36.8	5.3	5.3	0.0	75
Four-Seam Fastball	16	17.6	93.6	2378	5.92	68.8	31.2	31.2	12.5	114
Total	91	100.0	89.5	2326	5.86	52.7	22.0	22.0	4.4	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Sinker	93.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Sinker	93.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Slider	84.3	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Slider	83.4	2-1	In play, no out	Everson Pereira singles on a line drive to left fielder Ramón Laureano.
1	1 Top	Miguel Vargas	R	Sinker	93.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Top	Miguel Vargas	R	Sinker	94.2	1-0	In play, out(s)	Miguel Vargas lines out to left fielder Ramón Laureano.
1	1 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.4	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Sinker	93.5	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Slider	83.4	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Four-Seam Fastball	95.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	1 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Changeup	87.8	1-3	Swinging Strike	Curtis Mead strikes out swinging.
1	1 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Slider	82.7	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	1 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.1	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Changeup	86.9	1-2	Foul Tip	Foul Tip
4	1 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Sinker	93.4	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Sinker	93.0	2-2	In play, run(s)	LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Everson Pereira scores.
1	1 Top	Derek Hill	R	Slider	84.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Top	Derek Hill	R	Sinker	94.1	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Top	Derek Hill	R	Sinker	93.6	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	1 Top	Derek Hill	R	Changeup	87.2	2-1	In play, no out	Derek Hill singles on a line drive to left fielder Ramón Laureano.
1	1 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	0-1	Foul Bunt	Foul Bunt
2	1 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Sinker	92.7	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	1 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Changeup	87.2	0-2	In play, run(s)	Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ramón Laureano. Derek Hill scores.
1	1 Top	Korey Lee	R	Slider	81.8	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Top	Korey Lee	R	Sinker	92.3	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Top	Korey Lee	R	Sinker	92.3	1-1	In play, out(s)	Korey Lee grounds out to first baseman Gavin Sheets.
1	2 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	2 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Sinker	93.0	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Changeup	86.3	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.4	2-2	Foul Bunt	Foul Bunt
5	2 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Sinker	92.7	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	2 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Changeup	86.8	4-2	Ball	Tristan Peters walks.
1	2 Top	William Bergolla Jr.	L	Sinker	93.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Top	William Bergolla Jr.	L	Changeup	87.0	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	2 Top	William Bergolla Jr.	L	Sinker	93.1	0-3	Called Strike	William Bergolla Jr. called out on strikes.
1	2 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Sinker	93.5	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	2 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Sinker	93.4	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Changeup	86.6	1-1	In play, no out	Everson Pereira doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Ramón Laureano. Tristan Peters to 3rd.
1	2 Top	Miguel Vargas	R	Sinker	93.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Miguel Vargas	R	Slider	83.0	1-0	In play, run(s)	Miguel Vargas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Tristan Peters scores. Everson Pereira to 3rd.
1	2 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Slider	81.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Slider	82.3	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	2 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Changeup	87.0	2-0	In play, out(s)	Curtis Mead grounds out softly, pitcher Michael King to first baseman Gavin Sheets.
1	3 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Changeup	85.8	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	3 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.7	4-0	Ball	LaMonte Wade Jr. walks.
1	3 Top	Derek Hill	R	Sinker	94.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Derek Hill	R	Sinker	92.5	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Derek Hill	R	Sinker	94.0	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Top	Derek Hill	R	Sinker	93.7	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	3 Top	Derek Hill	R	Slider	83.6	2-2	In play, out(s)	Derek Hill grounds into a double play, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Gavin Sheets. LaMonte Wade Jr. out at 2nd. Derek Hill out at 1st.
1	3 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Slider	82.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Changeup	85.6	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Four-Seam Fastball	93.6	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	3 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Sinker	92.4	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	3 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Sinker	93.2	2-2	Foul	Foul
6	3 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Slider	81.4	3-2	Ball	Ball
7	3 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Sinker	93.2	3-2	In play, out(s)	Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Gavin Sheets.
1	4 Top	Korey Lee	R	Sinker	93.0	0-0	In play, no out	Korey Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
1	4 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Slider	80.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Changeup	85.6	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	4 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Changeup	85.6	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Sinker	91.8	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	4 Top	Tristan Peters	L	Changeup	84.9	3-1	In play, out(s)	Tristan Peters grounds out to first baseman Gavin Sheets.
1	4 Top	William Bergolla Jr.	L	Changeup	84.9	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Top	William Bergolla Jr.	L	Four-Seam Fastball	94.4	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	4 Top	William Bergolla Jr.	L	Changeup	87.3	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	4 Top	William Bergolla Jr.	L	Sinker	92.6	1-2	In play, out(s)	William Bergolla Jr. grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Gavin Sheets.
1	5 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Sinker	90.6	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Sinker	92.9	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	5 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Slider	83.6	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	5 Top	Everson Pereira	R	Changeup	86.2	1-3	Swinging Strike	Everson Pereira strikes out swinging.
1	5 Top	Miguel Vargas	R	Slider	83.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Miguel Vargas	R	Slider	82.8	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Miguel Vargas	R	Sinker	92.8	2-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	5 Top	Miguel Vargas	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.4	2-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
5	5 Top	Miguel Vargas	R	Slider	82.2	2-2	In play, out(s)	Miguel Vargas flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
1	5 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Changeup	86.0	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	5 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Four-Seam Fastball	93.2	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	5 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Sinker	92.8	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	5 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Sinker	92.9	2-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	5 Top	Curtis Mead	R	Slider	81.1	2-2	In play, run(s)	Curtis Mead homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.
1	5 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Slider	81.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	LaMonte Wade Jr.	L	Changeup	86.4	1-0	In play, run(s)	LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.
1	5 Top	Derek Hill	R	Sinker	93.0	0-0	In play, no out	Derek Hill singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
1	5 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Sinker	91.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	5 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.0	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	5 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Four-Seam Fastball	92.9	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	5 Top	Sam Antonacci	L	Sinker	91.8	2-2	Ball	Derek Hill caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Freddy Fermin to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

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