How John King's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

John King has totaled 8 career Hit By Pitch, well below the relief pitcher average of 10.3 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 2023, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.1 that year. The highest point came in 2021 at 4, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.0 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Hit By Pitch total has gone from 0 in 2023 to 1 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 4 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

John King Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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John King Hit By Pitch Per Season

John King's Hit By Pitch for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John King Hit By Pitch per season line chart

John King Hit By Pitch by Team

John King's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John King career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

John King Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of John King's career Hit By Pitch, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
John King Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

John King Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John King's seasonal Hit By Pitch alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John King Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

John King Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John King's MLB career with Hit By Pitch alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
John King Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table