Michael Kopech
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 210LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 1, #33, Boston Red Sox | Mt Pleasant (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 4 3 3.50 44 4 0 69.1 103 1.13
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
4 Seasons 15 25 4.33 103 60 0 332.1 357 1.35
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 44 4-3 3.50 69.1 103 1.13
2022 25 5-9 3.54 119.1 105 1.19
2023 30 5-12 5.43 129.1 134 1.59
4 Seasons 103 15-25 4.33 332.1 357 1.35
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		 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 .261 .368 35.7 36.1 8.4 3.50 2.83
2022 26 2011 329 29 8.8 5.9 89.9 113.7 18.3 28.9 .216 .375 .286 .308 .337 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 .238 .454 .363 .364 .406 42.4 22.7 15.4 5.43 5.78
Player 5851 886 94 10.6 6.5 89.9 115.8 18.4 31.0 .223 .409 .323 .327 .379 41.2 24.8 12.1
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kopech relies on 4 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(61.4%) ,
Slider
(27.2%) ,
Changeup
(7.5%) ,
Curveball
(4%) ,


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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
Player 36.0 33.3 20.8 9.9 38.5 35.8 25.7 3.4 25.6 32.1 21.2 6.4 10.6 6.5
MLB 44.7 23.4 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! 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
2023 Slider CWS R 660 84.8 38.0 1.4 4 5.4 -0.1 -1
2023 4-Seamer CWS R 1,491 95.2 13.1 1.5 10 9.0 1.4 19
2023 Curveball CWS R 97 80.6 49.4 -2.0 -4 6.4 -2.4 -27
2023 Changeup CWS R 181 88.7 27.2 -2.4 -8 14.6 0.1 1
2022 Changeup CWS R 24 85.1 27.5 -4.2 -13 13.1 -1.2 -9
2022 Curveball CWS R 240 79.0 50.7 -3.0 -6 7.3 -2.2 -23
2022 4-Seamer CWS R 1,238 94.9 11.9 2.4 17 9.9 2.5 33
2022 Slider CWS R 503 84.4 39.9 3.0 8 4.8 -1.1 -19
2021 Changeup CWS R 29 89.7 24.6 -3.5 -13 14.6 0.3 2
2021 4-Seamer 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 Slider CWS R 334 84.1 39.3 2.1 6 9.2 3.4 58
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 42
2018 4-Seamer CWS R 160 95.4 13.1 1.6 11 10.6 3.2 42
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 %
2023 4-Seamer -0.3 -4 1,492 61.4 369 .244 .462 .396 26.4 21.1 20.7 .240 .447 .394 43.8
2023 Slider -1.1 -7 660 27.2 169 .258 .516 .359 27.4 26.6 21.3 .244 .468 .320 43.5
2023 Changeup -1.3 -2 181 7.4 32 .133 .300 .213 33.9 21.9 14.0 .211 .430 .299 34.8
2023 Curveball -0.4 0 97 4.0 21 .158 .474 .300 19.4 19.0 15.4 .211 .479 .328 26.7
2022 4-Seamer 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-Seamer 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 .149 .178 .147 16.7
2018 4-Seamer -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
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 1,478 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 -21 -18 -14
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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
Player 5,851 48.4 64.3 79.6 25.5 57.8 40.4 57.3 44.3 26.9 7.1 75.7
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 86 98 76
2021 93 95 86 62 94 61 30 60 72 97 47 88 34 96 99 77
2022 45 74 53 30 43 23 24 15 18 40 8 37 11 68 99 34 79
2023 6 58 18 5 3 5 1 17 25 44 1 57 8 71 96 34 84
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Expected Home Runs

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 26.3 3 8 22 10 34.5
Player 23.5 58 54.1 4 21 43 23 39.7

Expected Home Runs by Park

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 25 20 27 29 26 27 24 24 22 26 33 23 25 32 27 30 25 28 34 26 24 35 28 21 23 29 26 25 24 21
Player 58 54 48 58 54 53 55 47 46 43 49 66 53 50 59 57 56 49 56 62 53 51 75 59 44 47 60 64 57 50 47
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 97.3 94.9 -2.4 ↓ 95.2 0.3 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 89.7 85.2 -4.5 ↓ 88.7 3.5 ↑
Breaking Velocity 83.5 82.7 -0.8 ↓ 84.3 1.6 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.3 89.9 1.6 ↑ 90.3 0.4 ↑
Launch Angle 18.6 18.3 -0.3 ↓ 17.8 -0.5 ↓
Barrel % 8.9 8.8 -0.1 ↓ 12.7 3.9 ↑
Hard Hit % 35.7 41.6 5.9 ↑ 42.4 0.8 ↑
Sweet Spot % 31.2 28.9 -2.3 ↓ 31.6 2.7 ↑
xBA .185 .216 0.031 ↑ .238 0.022 ↑
BA .210 .198 -0.012 ↓ .238 0.040 ↑
xwOBA .261 .308 0.047 ↑ .364 0.056 ↑
wOBA .280 .286 0.006 ↑ .363 0.077 ↑
xSLG .331 .375 0.044 ↑ .454 0.079 ↑
SLG .374 .347 -0.027 ↓ .470 0.123 ↑
K% 36.1 21.3 -14.8 ↓ 22.7 1.4 ↑
BB% 8.4 11.5 3.1 ↑ 15.4 3.9 ↑
Swing % 46.5 44.8 -1.7 ↓ 42.1 -2.7 ↓
Whiff% 32.8 24.2 -8.6 ↓ 26.9 2.7 ↑
In Zone % 53.7 48.6 -5.1 ↓ 45.1 -3.5 ↓
Out of Zone % 46.3 51.4 5.1 ↑ 54.9 3.5 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 26.4 25.7 -0.7 ↓ 24.6 -1.1 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 28.5 26.5 -2.0 ↓ 24.2 -2.3 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 63.0 56.7 -6.3 ↓ 53.5 -3.2 ↓
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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 270 .267 159 6 3.8 111 54 48.6
2022 Shifts 492 .285 277 65 23.5 215 147 68.4
2023 Shades 589 .364 299 7 2.3 290 27 9.3
! 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%
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Pitch Distribution

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