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

2026 Contract Status: Signed thru 2026, 1 yr/$1.5M (26)

Service Time (01/2026): 4.148 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2028

Full Name: John Edward King

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

1.2

2.2

ERA

2.48

3.62

254

40.0

293.1

195

WHIP

0.750

1.299

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2016	21	0.5	Houston	Amer	NCAA		6	4	.600	3.51	5.49	17	10		0	0	0	59.0	61	36	23	3	11	0	42	7	0	1	255	1.220	9.3	0.5	1.7	6.4	3.82
2017	22	1.4	Houston	Amer	NCAA		8	1	.889	3.11	4.00	13	12		3	1	0	81.0	85	36	28	5	10	1	40	4	0	0	336	1.173	9.4	0.6	1.1	4.4	4.00
2018	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--Rk	TEX	0	0		5.79	7.71	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.2	8	4	3	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	24	1.929	15.4	0.0	1.9	5.8	3.00
2018	23	1.7	Spokane	NORW	A-	TEX	0	0		6.00	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	15	1.667	15.0	0.0	0.0	6.0
2018	23	2.5	Rangers	ARIZ	Rk	TEX	0	0		5.40	10.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	2.400	16.2	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
2019	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	TEX	3	6	.333	2.40	3.05	19	19	0	1	0	0	97.1	90	33	26	5	13	0	91	1	0	2	383	1.058	8.3	0.5	1.2	8.4	7.00
2019	24	0.8	Down East	CARL	A+	TEX	2	4	.333	2.03	2.54	14	14	0	1	0	0	71.0	59	20	16	4	11	0	62	1	0	1	273	0.986	7.5	0.5	1.4	7.9	5.64
2019	24	2.2	Hickory	SALL	A	TEX	1	2	.333	3.42	4.44	5	5	0	0	0	0	26.1	31	13	10	1	2	0	29	0	0	1	110	1.253	10.6	0.3	0.7	9.9	14.50
2020	25	-3.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	1	0	1.000	6.10	6.97	6	0	0	0	0	0	10.1	13	8	7	2	4	0	9	2	0	0	51	1.645	11.3	1.7	3.5	7.8	2.25
2021	26	-1.4	Round Rock	AAAW	AAA	TEX	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	8	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	9.0	2.00
2021	26	-2.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	7	5	.583	3.52	4.70	27	0	6	0	0	0	46.0	41	24	18	3	12	1	40	4	0	2	193	1.152	8.0	0.6	2.3	7.8	3.33
2022	27	-0.2	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	2	1	.667	7.27	8.31	14	0	0	0	0	0	17.1	20	16	14	5	7	0	18	1	1	2	80	1.558	10.4	2.6	3.6	9.3	2.57
2022	27	-1.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	1	4	.200	4.03	4.73	39	0	5	0	0	0	51.1	61	27	23	5	14	3	30	1	0	2	222	1.461	10.7	0.9	2.5	5.3	2.14
2023	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	STL	2	1	.667	3.62	3.62	35	0	9	0	0	0	37.1	45	15	15	2	10	0	20	0	0	0	157	1.473	10.8	0.5	2.4	4.8	2.00
2023	28	0.7	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	2	2	.500	3.32	3.74	12	3	3	0	0	1	21.2	28	9	8	1	6	0	13	0	1	0	97	1.569	11.6	0.4	2.5	5.4	2.17
2023	28	-0.7	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	1	1	.500	5.79	5.79	15	0	8	0	0	0	18.2	26	12	12	1	4	0	10	0	0	0	81	1.607	12.5	0.5	1.9	4.8	2.50
2023	28	-1.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	0	1.000	1.45	1.45	20	0	1	0	0	0	18.2	19	3	3	1	6	0	10	0	0	0	76	1.339	9.2	0.5	2.9	4.8	1.67
2024	29	2.0	Memphis	IL	AAA	STL	1	0	1.000	3.38	3.38	6	0	4	0	0	2	5.1	6	2	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	22	1.125	10.1	1.7	0.0	8.4
2024	29	-0.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	3	.500	2.85	3.45	56	0	10	0	0	0	60.0	58	23	19	5	14	1	38	1	1	3	248	1.200	8.7	0.8	2.1	5.7	2.71
2025	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	STL	0	1	.000	4.91	9.82	4	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	5	4	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	17	1.636	12.3	2.5	2.5	9.8	4.00
2025	30	2.7	Memphis	IL	AAA	STL	0	1	.000	3.38	10.13	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	4	3	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	13	1.875	13.5	0.0	3.4	6.8	2.00
2025	30	5.5	Springfield	TL	AA	STL	0	0		9.00	9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0	9.0	0.0	18.0
2025	30	0.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	2	1	.667	4.66	5.59	51	0	15	0	0	0	48.1	65	30	25	8	14	0	28	0	0	3	222	1.634	12.1	1.5	2.6	5.2	2.00
2026	31	1.7	MIA	NL	Maj	MIA	6	2	.750	2.48	2.48	40	1	10	0	0	1	40.0	20	11	11	4	10	1	30	4	0	0	149	0.750	4.5	0.9	2.3	6.8	3.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		22	16	.579	3.62	4.23	254	1	55	0	0	1	293.1	303	138	118	29	78	6	195	12	1	10	1242	1.299	9.3	0.9	2.4	6.0	2.50
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		8	10	.444	3.26	4.03	59	24	7	1	0	3	152.0	158	68	55	13	29	0	136	3	2	5	631	1.230	9.4	0.8	1.7	8.1	4.69
College (2 seasons)					College		14	5	.737	3.28	4.63	30	22		3	1	0	140.0	146	72	51	8	21	1	82	11	0	1	591	1.193	9.4	0.5	1.4	5.3	3.90
All Levels (11 Seasons)							44	31	.587	3.44	4.27	343	47	62	4	1	4	585.1	607	278	224	50	128	7	413	26	3	16	2464	1.256	9.3	0.8	2.0	6.4	3.23

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		5	4	.556	4.59	5.51	37	3	7	0	0	3	49.0	59	30	25	7	15	0	40	1	2	3	220	1.510	10.8	1.3	2.8	7.3	2.67
AA (1 season)					Minors		0	0		9.00	9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0	9.0	0.0	18.0
A+ (1 season)					Minors		2	4	.333	2.03	2.54	14	14	0	1	0	0	71.0	59	20	16	4	11	0	62	1	0	1	273	0.986	7.5	0.5	1.4	7.9	5.64
A (1 season)					Minors		1	2	.333	3.42	4.44	5	5	0	0	0	0	26.1	31	13	10	1	2	0	29	0	0	1	110	1.253	10.6	0.3	0.7	9.9	14.50
A- (1 season)					Minors		0	0		6.00	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	15	1.667	15.0	0.0	0.0	6.0
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		5.40	10.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	2.400	16.2	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00