Michael Kopech

Bats R Throws R6'3" 210 lbBorn 1996 Mount Pleasant, USADebut 2018Team LADDraft 2014 R1 #33 Boston Red Sox, Mt Pleasant (TX) HS

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	145	24.0	12.3	3.24	20.2	6.26	101.8
2027							101.5
2028							100.1

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 29

His ten closest age-29 comparables averaged 111 PITCH+ the next season; 6 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Josh Outman	2014	98.8	did not play
2	Erasmo Ramirez	2019	98.1	133.8	53
3	Matt Strahm	2021	104.5	105.5	193
4	Kyle McClellan	2013	102.6	did not play
5	Mitch White	2024	96.3	did not play
6	Franklin Morales	2015	96.9	101.3	16
7	Joba Chamberlain	2015	100.8	114.8	82
8	Brandon Morrow	2014	101.7	108.4	126
9	Tony Peña	2011	102.6	did not play
10	Trent Thornton	2023	95.2	101.3	294

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	LAD	14	0
2024	LAD	67	0
2023	CWS	30	0
2022	CWS	25	0
2021	CWS	44	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-113.9
2018	CWS	4	0
Career		184	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-113.9

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									145				101.5
2026*									0
2025	LAD	0	0	2.45	14	0	0	11.0	53	0	13	12	114.5	99.7	114.1
2024	LAD	6	8	3.46	67	0	15	67.7	279	9	34	88	109.3	99.2	108.5
2023	CWS	5	12	5.43	30	27	0	129.3	591	29	91	134	84.7	99.3	84.0
2022	CWS	5	9	3.54	25	25	0	119.3	494	15	57	105	108.1	99.4	107.5
2021	CWS	4	3	3.50	44	4	0	69.3	285	9	24	103	111.9	97.9	109.7
2018	CWS	1	1	5.02	4	4	0	14.3	68	4	2	15	63.3	97.2	60.4
Career		21	33	4.14	184	60	15	411.0	1770	66	221	457	99.6		98.6

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	1	80.4	-40.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.099	0.111	0.098

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	LAD	P	14	11	0	0	0		-0.0
2024	LAD	P	67	68	6	2	1	0.889	-0.3
2023	CWS	P	30	129	8	5	0	1.000	-0.5
2022	CWS	P	25	119	0	3	1	0.750	-0.4
2021	CWS	P	44	69	1	1	0	1.000	-0.7
2018	CWS	P	4	14	1	1	0	1.000	-0.2

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Oklahoma City Comets	Pit	69	11.2 IP, 22% K	14.46
2018	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	543	126.1 IP, 31% K	3.71
2017	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	62	15.0 IP, 27% K	3.00
2017	AA	Birmingham Barons	Pit	488	119.1 IP, 32% K	2.87
2016	A+	Salem Red Sox	Pit	205	52.0 IP, 40% K	2.25
2015	A	Greenville Drive	Pit	270	65.0 IP, 26% K	2.63
2014	Rk	GCL Red Sox	Pit	60	13.2 IP, 27% K	4.77

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021		0.000		0.000

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason batting

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2021	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Postseason pitching

Year	W	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024	1	3.00	10	1	9.0	5	1	7	10	1.33
2021	1	18.00	2	0	3.0	7	1	1	5	2.67
Career	2	6.75	12	1	12.0	12	2	8	15	1.67