Michael Kopech

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: April 30, 1996 in Longview, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (33rd) of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mount Pleasant HS (Mount Pleasant, TX).

High School: Mount Pleasant HS (Mount Pleasant, TX)

Debut: August 21, 2018 (Age 22-113d, 21,757th in major league history)
vs. MIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$3M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.041 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Headline Sports Group • Previously: CAA Sports

Full Name: Michael Talbert Kopech

Nicknames: Kopey

Pronunciation: \CO-peck\

Twitter: @MichaelKopech5

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

4.8

ERA

3.18

4.29

112

11.1

343.2

374

WHIP

1.147

1.341

Summary of 59 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

3 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 19 go ahead

1 Tm
CHW	59

Platoon
vs RHB	36
vs LHB	23

Home/Road
Home	36
Away	23

Outs
0	23
2	21
1	15

20 Opps
DET	7
KCR	6
MIN	5
SFG	5
LAA	5
COL	4
CIN	4
TEX	3
CHC	3
TOR	3
BAL	2
ATL	2
CLE	2
HOU	2
TBR	1
OAK	1
SEA	1
NYY	1
NYM	1
MIL	1

53 Batters
Salvador Perez	3
Carlos Santana	2
Dansby Swanson	2
Ezequiel Duran	2
Matt Olson	2
Alex Kirilloff	1
José Ramírez	1
Shohei Ohtani	1
David Villar	1
Josh Donaldson	1
Jorge Mateo	1
Wil Myers	1
Jonathan India	1
Marcus Semien	1
Tyler Stephenson	1
Brandon Drury	1
Mauricio Dubón	1
J.J. Matijevic	1
Marcell Ozuna	1
Victor Caratini	1
Mikie Mahtook	1
Javier Báez	1
Jeimer Candelario	1
Spencer Torkelson	1
JaCoby Jones	1
Danny Jansen	1
Anthony Santander	1
Ronny Rodríguez	1
Ryan McMahon	1
Luis Rengifo	1
Brandon Marsh	1
Elias Díaz	1
Jorge Polanco	1
Whit Merrifield	1
Alan Trejo	1
Michael Conforto	1
Mike Yastrzemski	1
Santiago Espinal	1
Eugenio Suárez	1
Matt Vierling	1
Max Kepler	1
Spencer Steer	1
Joc Pederson	1
Steven Kwan	1
Gleyber Torres	1
Omar Narváez	1
Matt Thaiss	1
Harold Ramírez	1
Thairo Estrada	1
José Miranda	1
Christopher Morel	1
Ezequiel Tovar	1
David Dahl	1

14 Parks
Guaranteed (CHI)	36
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	4
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
GlbLifeField (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	24
9	14
78	11
89	7
8	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	17
3	12
1	9
5	8
4	7
6	4
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22
2·HR gms	7
4·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	2
5·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	37
1--	12
-2-	4
12-	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

87 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	37
1 on	17
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	22

Inning
1	11
2	5
3	9
4	11
5	11
6	6
7	3
8	2
9	1

1-3	25
4-6	28
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	3
+2	9
+1	7
Tied	17
-1	5
-2	4
-3	3
-4..	5

Ahead	25
Tied	17
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	9
1-0	9
0-1	8
3-2	6
2-0	6
0-2	5
1-2	5
2-2	5
2-1	3
3-1	2
1-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	9
SS	9
3B	9
C	8
2B	7
1B	6
RF	4
LF	4
CF	3

OrderPos
5th	9
4th	9
6th	9
3rd	7
7th	7
2nd	7
1st	4
9th	4
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	28
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2018-09-05	Jeimer Candelario	DET	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	5,(2-2) FSBBX	1	1	5	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2	2	2	2	2018-09-05	Mikie Mahtook	DET	@	CHW	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	7	11%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	3	2018-09-05	Ronny Rodríguez	DET	@	CHW	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	7	6	12%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); J. McCann Scores
4	4	4	4	2018-09-05	JaCoby Jones	DET	@	CHW	ahead 4-0	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	8	8	4%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2021-04-25	David Dahl	TEX	@	CHW	behind 0-2	t 2	1	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	6	7	9%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	2	1	2021-05-14 (2)	Carlos Santana	KCR	@	CHW	behind 0-3	t 3	2	---	4,(1-2) CBCX	1	2	DH	8%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
7	7	3	1	2021-05-21	Gleyber Torres	NYY		CHW	tied 0-0	b 7	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	5	6	22%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	4	1	2021-07-20	Josh Donaldson	MIN	@	CHW	behind 2-4	t 6	0	---	5,(3-1) ..BBBCX	1	4	5	12%	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	5	1	2021-08-19	Matt Olson	OAK	@	CHW	tied 3-3	t 7	2	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	3	3	31%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); E. Andrus Scores
10	10	6	1	2021-08-26	Marcus Semien	TOR		CHW	behind 5-9	b 6	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	2	4	13%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Bichette Scores
11	11	7	1	2021-09-04	Salvador Perez	KCR		CHW	behind 3-9	b 5	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	3	DH	11%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Merrifield Scores; N. Lopez Scores
12	12	8	2	2021-09-04	Carlos Santana	KCR		CHW	behind 6-9	b 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	3	10%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	9	1	2021-09-15	Brandon Marsh	LAA	@	CHW	tied 2-2	t 8	2	---	6,(3-2) CBSBBX	1	7	8	28%	70%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2022-06-01	Santiago Espinal	TOR		CHW	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	11%	55%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	2	2	2022-06-01	Danny Jansen	TOR		CHW	ahead 2-1	b 3	2	12-	3,(0-2) CFX	3	8	2	22%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Hernández Scores; M. Chapman Scores
16	16	3	1	2022-06-19	J.J. Matijevic	HOU		CHW	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	DH	11%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
17	17	4	2	2022-06-19	Mauricio Dubón	HOU		CHW	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	1--	7,(3-2) BSBCFBX	2	9	6	15%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Castro Scores
18	18	5	1	2022-06-29	Luis Rengifo	LAA		CHW	ahead 2-0	b 6	1	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	5	4	10%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Walsh Scores
19	19	6	1	2022-07-05	Max Kepler	MIN	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	12%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	7	2	2022-07-05	José Miranda	MIN	@	CHW	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	7	5	16%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Kirilloff Scores
21	21	8	3	2022-07-05	Jorge Polanco	MIN	@	CHW	ahead 3-1	t 5	1	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	5	4	14%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Kepler Scores
22	22	9	4	2022-07-05	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	@	CHW	ahead 5-1	t 5	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	7	4%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	10	1	2022-07-10	Javier Báez	DET	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	2	6	16%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Greene Scores
24	24	11	1	2022-08-01	Salvador Perez	KCR	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	3	2	13%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
25	25	12	2	2022-08-01	Whit Merrifield	KCR	@	CHW	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	2	4	13%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
26	26	13	1	2022-08-06	Ezequiel Duran	TEX		CHW	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	5	12%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
27	27	14	1	2022-09-07	Eugenio Suárez	SEA		CHW	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	4	5	13%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. France Scores/unER; E. Suárez Scores/unER
28	28	15	1	2022-09-13	Alan Trejo	COL	@	CHW	behind 0-3	t 3	1	1--	5,(2-2) FBFBX	2	9	6	16%	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); E. Díaz Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2023-04-03	Joc Pederson	SFG	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	7,(3-2) BTSF.BBX	1	4	DH	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	2	2	2023-04-03	Michael Conforto	SFG	@	CHW	ahead 3-0	t 5	1	---	3,(0-2) CS.X	1	2	9	6%	89%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
31	31	3	3	2023-04-03	Thairo Estrada	SFG	@	CHW	ahead 4-0	t 5	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	4	4%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	4	4	2023-04-03	Mike Yastrzemski	SFG	@	CHW	ahead 5-0	t 5	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	8	3%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	5	5	2023-04-03	David Villar	SFG	@	CHW	ahead 6-0	t 5	2	---	5,(2-2) BCCBX	1	6	5	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
34	34	6	1	2023-04-15	Jorge Mateo	BAL	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	5,(1-2) CBCFX	1	9	6	11%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
35	35	7	2	2023-04-15	Anthony Santander	BAL	@	CHW	behind 1-2	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	9	16%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
36	36	8	1	2023-04-21	Harold Ramírez	TBR		CHW	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	DH	13%	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); J. Lowe Scores
37	37	9	1	2023-05-07	Jonathan India	CIN		CHW	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	9%	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
38	38	10	2	2023-05-07	Spencer Steer	CIN		CHW	behind 1-14	b 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	3	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
39	39	11	3	2023-05-07	Tyler Stephenson	CIN		CHW	behind 2-14	b 3	2	---	6,(3-2) BB.SBFX	1	4	2	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
40	40	12	4	2023-05-07	Wil Myers	CIN		CHW	behind 3-14	b 4	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	1	7	9	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	13	1	2023-05-29	Brandon Drury	LAA	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-23	2,(1-0) B.X	3	5	3	23%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Trout Scores; S. Ohtani Scores
42	42	14	2	2023-05-29	Matt Thaiss	LAA	@	CHW	ahead 3-0	t 1	2	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	6	2	7%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
43	43	15	1	2023-06-04	Spencer Torkelson	DET	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 4	2	-2-	3,(0-2) >C.F2X	2	4	3	22%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Baddoo Scores
44	44	16	1	2023-06-21	Ezequiel Duran	TEX	@	CHW	tied 1-1	t 4	1	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	7	DH	21%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Heim Scores
45	45	17	1	2023-06-27	Shohei Ohtani	LAA		CHW	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	2	DH	10%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
46	46	18	1	2023-07-14	Matt Olson	ATL		CHW	tied 0-0	b 1	0	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	4	3	15%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Acuña Scores; O. Albies Scores; A. Riley Scores
47	47	19	1	2023-07-20	Omar Narváez	NYM		CHW	behind 0-2	b 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	2	12%	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
48	48	20	1	2023-07-25	Dansby Swanson	CHC	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	4,(1-2) SS*BX	2	6	6	16%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Suzuki Scores/unER
49	49	21	2	2023-07-25	Christopher Morel	CHC	@	CHW	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	5,(2-2) BBCCX	1	7	DH	8%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
50	50	22	3	2023-07-25	Dansby Swanson	CHC	@	CHW	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	6	6%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
51	51	23	1	2023-07-30	Steven Kwan	CLE	@	CHW	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	1	7	11%	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
52	52	24	2	2023-07-30	José Ramírez	CLE	@	CHW	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	3	5	9%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
53	53	25	1	2023-08-11	Victor Caratini	MIL	@	CHW	behind 1-2	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	10%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
54	54	26	1	2023-08-18	Ezequiel Tovar	COL		CHW	behind 0-1	b 1	0	1--	4,(1-2) BCFX	2	2	6	14%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Blackmon Scores
55	55	27	2	2023-08-18	Elias Díaz	COL		CHW	ahead 3-1	b 1	1	--3	3,(2-0) BBX	2	6	2	8%	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); B. Rodgers Scores
56	56	28	3	2023-08-18	Ryan McMahon	COL		CHW	ahead 6-1	b 4	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	3	5	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Blackmon Scores; E. Tovar Scores
57	57	29	1	2023-09-09	Matt Vierling	DET		CHW	ahead 2-0	b 7	2	---	6,(3-2) BBC.SBX	1	5	5	6%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	2024-04-02	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	@	CHW	behind 1-3	t 9	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	DH	6%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
59	59	2	1	2024-04-17 (1)	Salvador Perez	KCR	@	CHW	behind 1-2	t 8	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	2	48%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Witt Scores