Cade Horton or Michael King

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Cade Horton or Michael King Player Statistics
	Michael King SP - SD	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	2

Games Started	19	2

Innings Pitched	108.1	7.1

Wins	6	1

Losses	7	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	82	4

Earned Runs	41	2

Home Runs Allowed	10	1

Strikeouts	92	4

Walks	43	2

ERA	3.41	2.45

WHIP	1.15	0.82

Cade Horton or Michael King Player Projections
	Michael King SP - SD	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	28	25

Games Started	27	24

Innings Pitched	154.5	129.6

Wins	10	9

Losses	8	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	137	116

Earned Runs	65	55

Home Runs Allowed	19	16

Strikeouts	159	111

Walks	53	41

ERA	3.77	3.80

WHIP	1.23	1.22

Cade Horton or Michael King Player Notes
	Michael King SP - SD	Cade Horton SP - CHC
News
	Michael King allowed one run on four hits over six innings with four strikeouts and two walks in a win on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Michael King allowed two runs on three hits over six innings with five strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Friday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Michael King allowed four runs on three hits over 4 1/3 innings with five strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Sunday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th
	Michael King allowed six hits over seven scoreless innings with five strikeouts in a win on Monday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	Cade Horton (forearm) is scheduled to visit specialist Dr. Keith Meister in Texas on Tuesday after his MRI results came back "not clean" and "not good." David Leisering Tue, Apr 7th
	Michael King allowed three runs on five hits over 4 1/3 innings with one strikeout and three walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 17th	The Cubs placed RHP Cade Horton on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th
Notes
	Michael King's transition to a full-time starter in San Diego paid off in 2024, but 2025 brought some mild regression and missed time. After logging 173 2/3 innings with a 2.95 ERA and 27.7% strikeout rate in 2024, he threw just 73.1 innings in 2025 with his strikeout rate dipping to 24.7% and his HR/9 jumping from 0.9 to 1.5. Projections expect a rebound in workload and a return to mid-3.00s ratios, which aligns more closely with his 2024 form than last year's abbreviated campaign. King still misses bats at an above-average clip and limits batting average against (.225 career), but his margin for error narrows when the home run rate spikes. He profiles as a high-end SP3 with SP2 upside if the strikeouts tick back toward the 27-28% range and he pushes past 160 innings again. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros	Cade Horton broke through in 2025 with a 2.67 ERA and 1.09 WHIP across 118 innings, finishing second in NL Rookie of the Year voting after posting a 144 ERA+. His underlying profile was strong but not overpowering, as his 3.58 FIP and 7.4 K/9 suggest more command-and-contact management than bat-missing dominance. The 2026 projections push him closer to the mid-3.00s in ERA with a modest bump in workload, which frames Horton as a high-floor SP3/SP4. Without elite strikeout volume, his value will hinge on efficiency, wins, and ratio stability in a competitive Cubs rotation. Draft him as a steady innings stabilizer, but avoid paying for a repeat sub-2.75 ERA unless there's tangible growth in swing-and-miss. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Cade Horton or Michael King Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael King SP - SD			Cade Horton SP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-4)	#2	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#75
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#310
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#59	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#163
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-5)	#51
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#196	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#26	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (7-4)	#90
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#134	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (7-8)	#3	@ TB	Mason Englert
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#114	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#165
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#435	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (5-3)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#377	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#21
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-7)	#325	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#134
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (10-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#95	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-5)	#51	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-7)	#35
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#275	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#164
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#228	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#435	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#377	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (10-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#42
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#101	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#129
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#213	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#84
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (4-1)	#37	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#100	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#171
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#123	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#287
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (2-6)	#178	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#101
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#106	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#213
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#166	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#120
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#148	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-1)	#410
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#94
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#196	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#151
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (4-6)	#127	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#229
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#78	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-7)	#80
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#112
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#133	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#111	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#152
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#305
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#39	@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#95	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#106
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-5)	#9	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#98
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (4-6)	#425
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-5)	#13	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#111
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#42	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#174	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-5)	#121	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#271
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (1-1)	#197	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (7-5)	#156
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (5-3)	#125
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#55	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#21
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (10-4)	#4	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#134
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (7-8)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#67	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#133
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#179	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (4-6)	#127
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#55	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-3)	#115
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (10-4)	#4	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#174
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (9-1)	#7	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-5)	#121
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (2-1)	#73	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#59
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#148
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#24	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#151	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#377
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#79	@ SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#59
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#314	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#148
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#377
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#133	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#323
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#305	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#222	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-7)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#129	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-5)	#13	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#42	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#144
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#27	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#154
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (4-1)	#37	vs SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#180
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#205	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#171
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-5)	#13	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#133
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#42	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (4-6)	#127
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#101	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#79
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#83
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#120	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (0-1)	#70	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (1-1)	#23
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#66	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#81
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#22	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#94
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#74	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (8-3)	#49
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#117	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#82
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-6)	#76	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL			vs DET
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL			vs DET
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL			vs DET
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA			@ PIT
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA			@ PIT
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA			@ PIT
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL			@ STL
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL			@ STL
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF			@ STL
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF			vs NYY
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF			vs NYY
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI			vs LAD
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI			vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU			@ KC
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU			@ KC
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU			@ KC
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE			vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE			vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE			vs STL
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM			vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM			vs CWS
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN			@ SEA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#228
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#56
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#94
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#152
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#129
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (2-1)	#88
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL