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John King

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: September 14, 1994 in Laredo, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Houston (Houston, TX).

High School: William P. Clements HS (Sugar Land, TX)

School: University of Houston (Houston, TX)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.01M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 2.148 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2028

Full Name: John Edward King

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.0

0.6

ERA

3.00

3.86

115

9.0

154.0

107

WHIP

1.222

1.370

2023 Player Pitching Game Log

2023 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2023-03-31	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		Albuquerque Isotopes	4-5	L	0.2	5	3	3	0	1	1	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	25	19	6	2	2	4	3	0
2	2023-04-04	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	5-6	W	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	23	15	4	2	3	2	2	0
3	2023-04-09	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	4-5		2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	34	22	7	4	5	0	0	0
4	2023-04-13	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		Tacoma Rainiers	3-6		2.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0		10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	35	25	8	6	4	4	2	0
5	2023-04-20	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	Sacramento River Cats	8-9	S	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	28	17	7	2	5	1	1	0
6	2023-04-25	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		Albuquerque Isotopes	1-3		2.1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	49	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	41	24	7	3	7	3	2	0
7	2023-04-30	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		Albuquerque Isotopes	1-2		2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	46	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	23	16	4	1	4	3	1	0
8	2023-05-04	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	Reno Aces	4-6	W	3.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	43	24	6	4	7	2	0	0
9	2023-05-09	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		Oklahoma City Dodgers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	0	2	1	2	2	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
10	2023-05-13	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Oakland Athletics	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	3	1	3	1	1	0
11	2023-05-16	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Atlanta Braves	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	8	1	1	3	0	0	0
12	2023-05-20	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Colorado Rockies	8-9		1.1	5	1	1	0	1	0	0		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	25	19	2	4	5	3	2	0
13	2023-05-26	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	0		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	21	16	5	5	4	1	1	0
14	2023-05-28	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
15	2023-06-03	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Seattle Mariners	9-9		1.0	4	3	3	1	1	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	30	18	5	1	4	2	2	0
16	2023-06-04	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Seattle Mariners	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	5	1	0	2	2	2	0
17	2023-06-09	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Tampa Bay Rays	6-8		2.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	23	19	7	0	3	4	1	0
18	2023-06-13	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Los Angeles Angels	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
19	2023-06-18	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Toronto Blue Jays	3-6	W	3.1	0	1	1	2	2	0	0		9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	11	42	25	7	3	6	1	0	0
20	2023-06-23	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	10	8	3	0	0	2	1	0
21	2023-06-25	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	New York Yankees	8-8	L	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	5	1	0	1	2	1	0
22	2023-06-29	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Detroit Tigers	7-8		2.0	3	4	4	1	1	1	0		8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	37	27	6	4	4	3	1	0
23	2023-07-05	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Boston Red Sox	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	18	14	5	0	4	1	1	0
24	2023-07-06	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Boston Red Sox	7-7		0.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	6	2	0	4	0	0	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-PCL
25	2023-07-21	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		Reno Aces	1-2		2.0	3	3	3	1	2	0	0	39	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	10	36	25	8	3	5	2	1	0
26	2023-07-26	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	El Paso Chihuahuas	6-7		2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	28	15	3	2	5	3	2	1
27	2023-07-29	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	El Paso Chihuahuas	9-9	L	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	6	0	0	4	0	0	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-NL
28	2023-08-01	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	8	1	1	3	1	1	0
29	2023-08-06	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Colorado Rockies	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	2	3	2	1	1	0
30	2023-08-09	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Tampa Bay Rays	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	3	0	3	0	0	0
31	2023-08-15	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Oakland Athletics	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	6	3	0	2	0	0	0
32	2023-08-17	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		New York Mets	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	6	0	0	1	3	1	0
33	2023-08-20	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		New York Mets	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	10	2	3	1	1	1	0
34	2023-08-22	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	5-7		1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	28	15	6	2	4	1	1	0
35	2023-08-27	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	7-7		0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	1	3	2	2	1	0
36	2023-08-29	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		San Diego Padres	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
37	2023-08-30	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		San Diego Padres	7-7		0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	7	2	1	4	0	0	0
38	2023-09-02	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-9		1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	11	2	2	1	3	1	1
39	2023-09-05	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Atlanta Braves	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
40	2023-09-09	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Cincinnati Reds	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	1	4	2	0	0	0
41	2023-09-12	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	9	3	1	0	2	0	0	0
42	2023-09-13	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	3	1	2	0	0	0
43	2023-09-17	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Philadelphia Phillies	8-8	W	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	27	19	3	5	5	0	0	0
44	2023-09-18	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	8	7	1	0	1	2	2	0
45	2023-09-23	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	San Diego Padres	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	11	5	2	0	2	1	0	0
46	2023-09-30	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Cincinnati Reds	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	21	13	4	1	2	3	3	0
47	2023-10-01	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Cincinnati Reds	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	0	4	1	0	0	0

2023 Player Pitching Splits

2023 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	47	254	234	24	73	7	0	3	8	2	16	33	.312	.353	.380	.734	.350	89	10	0	2	2	0

Home	25	143	132	20	45	5	0	3	4	1	9	19	.341	.380	.447	.827	.378	59	5	0	1	1	0
Away	22	111	102	4	28	2	0	0	4	1	7	14	.275	.318	.294	.612	.315	30	5	0	1	1	0

March	1	7	7	3	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	.714	.714	1.143	1.857	.800	8	0	0	0	0	0
April	6	53	50	2	14	1	0	0	1	2	3	9	.280	.321	.300	.621	.342	15	1	0	0	0	0
May	7	39	37	2	12	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	.324	.359	.378	.737	.364	14	1	0	0	0	0
June	8	47	42	10	11	2	0	1	0	0	4	6	.262	.319	.381	.700	.278	16	2	0	0	1	0
July	5	32	29	4	12	0	0	0	4	0	1	3	.414	.419	.414	.833	.444	12	1	0	1	1	0
August	10	37	35	2	9	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	.257	.278	.400	.678	.267	14	1	0	1	0	0
September	9	36	31	1	10	0	0	0	2	0	5	4	.323	.417	.323	.739	.370	10	4	0	0	0	0
October	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	3	31	27	5	9	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	.333	.387	.333	.720	.375	9	1	0	0	1	0
As Reliever	44	223	207	19	64	7	0	3	7	2	13	29	.309	.348	.387	.735	.347	80	9	0	2	1	0

vs RHB as LHP	44	173	159		50	4	0	2			11	21	.315	.355	.377	.732	.348	60	0	0	1	2	0
vs LHB as LHP	40	81	75		23	3	0	1			5	12	.307	.350	.387	.737	.355	29	0	0	1	0	0

Bases Empty	39	121	114		33	6	0	1			7	14	.290	.331	.368	.699	.323	42	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	42	133	120		40	1	0	2			9	19	.333	.374	.392	.766	.376	47	0	0	2	2	0

vs. Younger Batters	42	163	149		46	4	0	2			12	27	.309	.358	.376	.734	.364	56	0	0	1	1	0
vs. Older Batters	38	91	85		27	3	0	1			4	6	.318	.344	.388	.733	.329	33	0	0	1	1	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	4	3	.571	3.51	47	3	1	59.0	73	24	23	3	16	0	33	0	1	0	254	1.509	5.0	2.06

Home	2	1	.667	5.40	25	3	0	31.2	45	20	19	3	9	0	19	0	0	0	143	1.705	5.4	2.11
Away	2	2	.500	1.32	22	0	1	27.1	28	4	4	0	7	0	14	0	1	0	111	1.281	4.6	2.00

March	0	1	.000	40.50	1	0	0	0.2	5	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	7.500	13.5
April	1	0	1.000	0.71	6	2	1	12.2	14	2	1	0	3	0	9	0	0	0	53	1.342	6.4	3.00
May	1	0	1.000	2.08	7	0	0	8.2	12	2	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	39	1.615	4.2	2.00
June	1	1	.500	7.71	8	0	0	11.2	11	10	10	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	47	1.286	4.6	1.50
July	0	1	.000	5.40	5	1	0	6.2	12	4	4	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	32	1.950	4.1	3.00
August	0	0		1.93	10	0	0	9.1	9	2	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	37	1.071	3.9	4.00
September	1	0	1.000	1.08	9	0	0	8.1	10	1	1	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	36	1.800	4.3	0.80
October	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0.000	18.0

As Starter	0	0		5.68	3	3	0	6.1	9	5	4	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	31	1.895	5.7	1.33
As Reliever	4	3	.571	3.25	44	0	1	52.2	64	19	19	3	13	0	29	0	1	0	223	1.462	5.0	2.23

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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