Michael Kopech
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 220LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 1, #33, Boston Red Sox | Mt Pleasant (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 5 9 3.54 25 25 0 119.1 105 1.19
2023 5 12 5.43 30 27 0 129.1 134 1.59
2024 5 8 3.56 60 0 12 60.2 80 1.12
5 Seasons 20 33 4.21 163 60 12 393 437 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 25 5-9 3.54 119.1 105 1.19
2023 30 5-12 5.43 129.1 134 1.59
2024 60 5-8 3.56 60.2 80 1.12
5 Seasons 163 20-33 4.21 393 437 1.31
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2018 22 256 46 6 13.0 8.8 91.9 109.7 22.1 41.3 .317 .611 .427 .423 .517 47.8 22.1 2.9 5.02 8.47
2021 25 1154 157 14 8.9 4.9 88.3 110.3 18.6 31.2 .185 .331 .280 .260 .368 35.7 36.1 8.4 3.50 2.81
2022 26 2011 329 29 8.8 5.9 89.9 113.7 18.3 28.9 .215 .375 .286 .308 .336 41.6 21.3 11.5 3.54 3.94
2023 27 2430 354 45 12.7 7.6 90.3 115.8 17.8 31.6 .240 .454 .363 .363 .403 42.4 22.7 15.4 5.43 5.77
2024 28 1029 137 14 10.2 5.6 89.4 110.3 16.1 35.0 .199 .357 .271 .292 .372 40.9 32.0 11.2 3.56 3.49
Player 6880 1023 108 10.6 6.4 89.9 115.8 18.0 31.6 .220 .401 .316 .322 .378 41.2 25.9 12.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kopech relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(78.8%) ,
Slider
(10.7%) ,
Cutter
(10.3%) ,
Fastball
(0.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 28.3 26.1 32.6 13.0 39.1 34.8 26.1 0.0 23.9 26.1 26.1 10.9 13.0 8.8
2021 39.5 27.4 22.3 10.8 37.6 33.1 29.3 3.8 28.7 29.3 22.3 4.5 8.9 4.9
2022 35.9 35.3 18.8 10.0 37.4 38.3 24.3 3.6 24.9 35.3 20.4 6.4 8.8 5.9
2023 35.6 35.0 20.3 9.0 39.8 34.7 25.4 3.4 25.1 31.1 20.9 6.8 12.7 7.6
2024 39.4 37.2 18.2 5.1 35.0 37.2 27.7 5.1 28.5 31.4 21.2 3.6 10.2 5.6
Player 36.5 33.8 20.4 9.3 38.0 36.0 26.0 3.6 26.0 32.0 21.2 6.1 10.6 6.4
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 811 98.7 10.0 2.5 20 9.8 1.7 20
2024 Slider LAD R 110 86.9 37.4 3.2 9 5.7 1.3 30
2024 Cutter LAD R 106 91.1 30.1 -5.8 -24 4.1 1.7 72
2023 Curveball CWS R 97 80.6 49.4 -2.2 -4 6.4 -2.3 -27
2023 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 1,492 95.2 13.1 1.5 10 9.0 1.4 18
2023 Slider CWS R 660 84.8 38.0 1.3 4 5.4 0.1 2
2023 Changeup CWS R 181 88.7 27.2 -2.4 -8 14.6 0.0 0
2022 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 1,238 94.9 11.9 2.3 16 9.9 2.5 33
2022 Curveball CWS R 240 79.0 50.7 -3.1 -6 7.3 -2.2 -23
2022 Slider CWS R 503 84.4 39.9 3.0 8 4.8 -1.0 -17
2022 Changeup CWS R 24 85.1 27.5 -4.2 -13 13.1 -1.2 -9
2021 Slider CWS R 334 84.1 39.3 2.1 6 9.2 3.5 61
2021 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 726 97.3 10.5 2.5 19 9.8 1.8 22
2021 Curveball CWS R 39 78.7 51.3 -3.3 -6 9.7 0.4 5
2021 Changeup CWS R 29 89.7 24.6 -3.5 -13 14.6 0.3 2
2018 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 160 95.4 13.1 1.6 11 10.6 3.2 42
2018 Curveball CWS R 29 78.2 49.7 -6.5 -12 6.9 -2.1 -24
2018 Slider CWS R 42 82.8 41.3 1.4 4 7.9 2.4 43
2018 Changeup CWS R 25 88.6 28.5 -0.4 -1 13.8 -0.3 -2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 5 811 78.8 186 .184 .329 .290 34.2 34.9 26.5 .189 .343 .290 42.1
2024 Slider -0.8 -1 110 10.7 38 .206 .294 .274 22.9 26.3 20.8 .234 .472 .330 36.0
2024 Cutter 1.4 1 106 10.3 24 .200 .200 .246 30.8 20.8 12.8 .221 .269 .259 41.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -4 1,492 61.4 369 .244 .462 .396 26.4 21.1 20.7 .240 .446 .391 43.8
2023 Slider -1.1 -7 660 27.2 169 .258 .516 .359 27.4 26.6 21.3 .248 .471 .322 43.5
2023 Changeup -1.3 -2 181 7.4 32 .133 .300 .213 33.9 21.9 14.0 .215 .426 .295 34.8
2023 Curveball -0.4 0 97 4.0 21 .158 .474 .300 19.4 19.0 15.4 .209 .473 .323 26.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 6 1,241 61.7 292 .189 .337 .303 25.6 23.6 21.0 .205 .359 .316 45.2
2022 Slider -0.6 -3 503 25.0 141 .233 .403 .300 21.8 19.1 14.5 .240 .417 .312 40.4
2022 Curveball 1.4 3 241 12.0 56 .154 .269 .221 22.9 16.1 14.3 .207 .358 .275 30.2
2022 Changeup 1.0 0 25 1.2 5 .200 .200 .180 12.5 0.0 0.0 .190 .233 .175 40.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 5 726 62.9 173 .212 .397 .313 31.7 34.1 29.4 .196 .368 .290 45.7
2021 Slider 0.4 1 334 28.9 92 .193 .352 .244 36.0 42.4 31.7 .176 .301 .225 22.0
2021 Curveball 0.6 0 39 3.4 5 .400 .400 .360 30.8 20.0 20.0 .145 .158 .134 0.0
2021 Changeup 0.0 0 29 2.5 8 .250 .250 .225 25.0 25.0 14.3 .148 .177 .146 16.7
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -1 160 62.5 50 .333 .622 .434 17.0 20.0 18.9 .314 .621 .423 48.6
2018 Slider 2.8 1 42 16.4 8 .250 .250 .225 40.0 50.0 21.1 .203 .233 .193 25.0
2018 Curveball -7.4 -2 29 11.3 6 .500 1.500 .775 16.7 0.0 0.0 .551 1.320 .749 50.0
2018 Changeup 1.8 0 25 9.8 4 .250 .250 .225 30.0 25.0 25.0 .346 .545 .371 66.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Cutter 106 91.1 31 5.9 10:45 9:30 75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 810 98.7 95 20.5 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Slider 109 86.9 37 7.5 8:45 8:15 30
2023 Changeup 171 88.7 92 16.7 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Curveball 95 80.7 62 11.8 7:45 7:15 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1,479 95.2 93 19.2 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Slider 649 84.8 33 6.5 8:30 8:30 0
2022 Changeup 24 85.3 94 17.1 1:15 1:45 -30
2022 Curveball 237 79.0 59 12.2 7:45 7:15 30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1,216 94.9 97 20.9 1:00 1:00 0
2022 Slider 493 84.4 30 6.8 8:30 8:00 30
2021 Changeup 27 89.7 91 17.2 1:15 2:00 -45
2021 Curveball 39 78.7 68 14.2 7:30 7:30 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 719 97.3 96 20.8 1:00 1:00 0
2021 Slider 331 84.1 42 10.3 8:15 8:30 -15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 68 256 2 -1 -1 -3 -2
2021 295 1,199 -2 16 -6 -3 5
2022 494 2,010 11 23 -17 -10 6
2023 591 2,430 5 20 -20 -18 -14
2024 248 1,029 14 6 -10 -4 5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2018 256 53.9 68.1 85.1 30.5 61.1 43.0 70.6 50.8 21.5 8.2 90.5
2021 1,154 53.7 63.9 72.9 26.4 51.4 45.1 63.0 46.5 32.8 7.6 70.9
2022 2,011 48.6 65.0 82.4 25.7 59.6 39.3 56.7 44.8 24.2 7.6 79.1
2023 2,430 45.1 63.4 80.0 24.6 58.5 38.7 53.5 42.1 26.9 6.3 73.0
2024 1,029 51.2 64.7 73.9 28.9 51.0 43.2 62.8 47.2 32.7 8.0 69.5
Player 6,880 48.8 64.4 78.7 26.0 56.7 40.8 58.1 44.7 27.8 7.2 74.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2018 85 98 76
2021 93 95 86 62 94 61 30 60 72 97 47 88 34 95 99 77
2022 45 75 53 30 43 23 24 15 18 40 8 37 11 68 99 34 78
2023 6 56 20 8 3 5 1 17 24 43 1 57 9 71 96 36 84
2024 72 94 76 49 63 52 10 35 31 94 14 93 56 99 99 87
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 22.5 4 4.9 -1 1 2 3 75.0
2021 24.1 10 9.3 1 3 8 4 40.0
2022 24.1 15 13.6 1 9 11 6 40.0
2023 23.1 29 26.1 3 8 23 9 31.0
2024 25.9 8 7.9 0 1 3 6 75.0
Player 23.7 66 61.7 4 22 47 28 42.4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2018 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
2021 10 11 9 9 9 9 10 7 8 6 8 11 9 8 9 11 9 8 9 10 8 11 13 10 8 8 11 12 10 9 9
2022 15 13 15 17 12 13 13 11 10 10 10 16 16 12 13 14 12 11 14 13 14 11 21 16 10 11 16 21 17 12 13
2023 29 23 19 28 28 25 27 24 24 23 25 33 22 25 31 27 30 24 27 34 26 25 35 28 21 23 29 26 25 25 21
2024 8 7 8 9 7 8 9 8 7 6 7 8 9 8 7 8 8 6 9 10 9 7 10 8 8 7 8 8 9 7 6
Player 66 59 55 68 60 60 64 55 53 50 55 74 61 58 65 65 64 54 64 72 62 59 85 67 52 54 68 72 66 58 53
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 97.3 94.9 -2.4 ↓ 95.2 0.3 ↑ 97.8 2.6 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 89.7 85.2 -4.5 ↓ 88.7 3.5 ↑ 56.2 -32.5 ↓
Breaking Velocity 83.5 82.7 -0.8 ↓ 84.3 1.6 ↑ 86.9 2.6 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.3 89.9 1.6 ↑ 90.3 0.4 ↑ 89.4 -0.9 ↓
Launch Angle 18.6 18.3 -0.3 ↓ 17.8 -0.5 ↓ 16.1 -1.7 ↓
Barrel % 8.9 8.8 -0.1 ↓ 12.7 3.9 ↑ 10.2 -2.5 ↓
Hard Hit % 35.7 41.6 5.9 ↑ 42.4 0.8 ↑ 40.9 -1.5 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.2 28.9 -2.3 ↓ 31.6 2.7 ↑ 35.0 3.4 ↑
xBA .185 .215 0.030 ↑ .240 0.025 ↑ .199 -0.041 ↓
BA .210 .198 -0.012 ↓ .238 0.040 ↑ .189 -0.049 ↓
xwOBA .260 .308 0.048 ↑ .363 0.055 ↑ .292 -0.071 ↓
wOBA .280 .286 0.006 ↑ .363 0.077 ↑ .271 -0.092 ↓
xSLG .331 .375 0.044 ↑ .454 0.079 ↑ .357 -0.097 ↓
SLG .374 .347 -0.027 ↓ .470 0.123 ↑ .311 -0.159 ↓
K% 36.1 21.3 -14.8 ↓ 22.7 1.4 ↑ 32.0 9.3 ↑
BB% 8.4 11.5 3.1 ↑ 15.4 3.9 ↑ 11.2 -4.2 ↓
Swing % 46.5 44.8 -1.7 ↓ 42.1 -2.7 ↓ 47.2 5.1 ↑
Whiff% 32.8 24.2 -8.6 ↓ 26.9 2.7 ↑ 32.7 5.8 ↑
In Zone % 53.7 48.6 -5.1 ↓ 45.1 -3.5 ↓ 51.2 6.1 ↑
Out of Zone % 46.3 51.4 5.1 ↑ 54.9 3.5 ↑ 48.8 -6.1 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 26.4 25.7 -0.7 ↓ 24.6 -1.1 ↓ 28.9 4.3 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 28.5 26.5 -2.0 ↓ 24.2 -2.3 ↓ 34.4 10.2 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 63.0 56.7 -6.3 ↓ 53.5 -3.2 ↓ 62.8 9.3 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 68 .427 34 6 17.6 34 14 41.2
2021 Shifts 278 .280 164 6 3.7 114 55 48.2
2022 Shifts 492 .285 277 65 23.5 215 147 68.4
2023 Shades 589 .364 299 7 2.3 290 27 9.3
2024 Shades 248 .271 122 16 13.1 126 22 17.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2018 55 15.0 50.9% 1.8% 49 23.2 0.0% 10.2%
2021 391 21.3 1.0% 5.4% 137 23.5 0.0% 11.7%
2022 639 21.1 1.3% 5.5% 303 23.5 0.0% 8.9%
2023 698 14.9 51.0% 0.4% 410 19.7 0.5% 0.5%
2024 264 14.8 51.1% 0.4% 166 19.0 1.2% 1.8%

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Pitch Distribution

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