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Michael King or Zebby Matthews

Who Should I Start? - Week 13 • Start New
Michael King

Michael King

SP • San Diego Padres SD
Zebby Matthews

Zebby Matthews

SP • Minnesota Twins MIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting King over Matthews

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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Outlook Michael King

Michael King looks to snap out of a brief skid in a favorable home matchup against the Mets.

Michael King remains locked in as the top starter for a Padres rotation heavily depleted by injuries to Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, and Nick Pivetta. King has hit a rough patch lately, posting a 7.83 ERA and 1.63 WHIP over his last two starts while the second-place Padres (32-28) struggle on a four-game losing streak.

Despite the brief skid, King's overall 2026 numbers are highly encouraging, boasting a 3.11 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. Our models project a strong finish with a 3.47 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and 167 strikeouts over 161.0 innings, suggesting this recent cold stretch is merely a fluke rather than a permanent regression.

For the remainder of the week, King is scheduled for a single home start on June 5th against the Mets. He will face Christian Scott, who carries a 2.97 ERA but a vulnerable 1.38 WHIP, making this a prime bounce-back spot for the right-hander. Verdict: Start.

Updated 3 days ago

Latest News Michael King
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Matthews over King

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Zebby Matthews
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Michael King
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.000-100401.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.110-3001051.383
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Zebby Matthews
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.301-100961.532
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.321-2001571.353
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael King
OWN
98%
-0.66 compared to last week
START
66%
-15.64 compared to last week
OWN/START Zebby Matthews
OWN
39%
-25.24 compared to last week
START
20%
-28.09 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael King
29th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Zebby Matthews
89th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael King

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 29th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 27th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Jacob Misiorowski
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 43rd with 1.12
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 47th with 3.32
  • Top 25 in walks and is currently ranked 21st with 24
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 72nd with 58
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 50th with 4
  • Top 50 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 39th with 63.1
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +3, WHIP: +0.047, ERA: +0.568, K's: +5, Walks: +12
Breakdown Zebby Matthews

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 90th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 179th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Jacob Misiorowski
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 38th with 1.10
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 83rd
  • Currently ranked 171st in wins with 2
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +1, L: +2, WHIP: -0.374, ERA: -1.021, K's: +1, Walks: EVEN
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Michael King

No Injury Reported

Injury Zebby Matthews

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael King
DateOpponentResult
Jun 02@PHIJose AlvaradoL 3-2
Jun 03@PHICristopher SanchezL 3-2
Jun 04@PHIZack WheelerL 6-4
Jun 05VS NYMChristian ScottL 0-5
Jun 06VS NYMBradgley RodriguezW 3-2
Jun 07VS NYMHuascar Brazoban
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.000-100401.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Zebby Matthews
DateOpponentResult
Jun 01VS CHWJoe RyanW 9-6
Jun 02VS CHWConnor PrielippW 6-4
Jun 03VS CHWErick FeddeL 0-8
Jun 04VS KCMatt StrahmL 6-8
Jun 05VS KCZebby MatthewsW 5-3
Jun 06VS KCMatt StrahmL 2-3
Jun 07VS KCNoah Cameron
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.461-100851.152
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael King
14.10
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Zebby Matthews
9.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Michael King
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 NYY 1 2.0 41 1 0 0 0-0 0 1 4.5 4
2020 NYY 11 30.0 559 30 12 0 1-2 7.5 1.6 9 44
2021 NYY 21 61.1 989 59 24 0 2-4 3.67 1.32 8.7 106
2022 NYY 34 51.1 776 66 16 1 6-3 2.28 0.99 11.6 149
2023 NYY 49 95.1 1681 127 32 6 4-8 3.21 1.26 12 258
2024 SD 33 183.1 3061 216 64 0 15-9 2.95 1.18 10.6 494
2025 SD 16 72.0 1238 79 26 0 5-3 3.5 1.24 9.9 176
2026 SD 13 74.0 1182 69 29 0 4-5 3.28 1.12 8.4 158
ON PACE 33 191 3039 177 74 0 10-12 3.28 1.12 8.4 407
3-YEAR AVG 33 116 1993 141 41 2 8-7 3.15 1.21 10.9 310
Career 178 567.0 9527 647 203 0 0-0 3.37 1.22 10.3
Career Zebby Matthews
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 MIN 9 37.2 717 43 11 0 1-4 6.69 1.65 10.3 44
2025 MIN 16 79.1 1353 88 24 0 5-6 5.56 1.49 10 146
2026 MIN 5 30.1 471 26 8 0 2-3 4.15 1.09 7.7 63
ON PACE 12 74 1156 63 19 0 4-7 4.15 1.09 7.7 155
3-YEAR AVG 13 57 1035 66 18 0 3-5 6.12 1.59 10.4 95
Career 30 145.0 2541 157 43 0 0-0 5.65 1.47 9.7
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs WAS 03:15 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Cade Cavalli
ATH @HOU 02:10 EDT EST Gage Jump
Mike Burrows
ATL vs PIT 01:35 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Bubba Chandler
BAL @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Shane Baz
Kevin Gausman
BOS @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Cam Schlittler
CHC vs SF 08:30 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Trevor McDonald
CHW @PHI 01:35 EDT EST Tyler Gilbert
Aaron Nola
CIN @STL 02:15 EDT EST Rhett Lowder
Michael McGreevy
CLE @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Joey Cantillo
Jacob deGrom
COL vs MIL 03:10 EDT EST Kyle Freeland
Shane Drohan
DET vs SEA 01:40 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Luis Castillo
KC @MIN 02:10 EDT EST Noah Cameron
Connor Prielipp
LAA @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Emmet Sheehan
MIA vs TB 01:40 EDT EST Sandy Alcantara
Griffin Jax
NYM @SD 04:10 EDT EST Huascar Brazoban
Randy Vasquez
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