What years did Michael Kopech play?

Michael Kopech played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2025.

Was Michael Kopech a pitcher?

Yes. Michael Kopech pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 457 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Michael Kopech hit?

Michael Kopech hit 0 career home runs.

What was Michael Kopech's career batting average?

Michael Kopech batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Michael Kopech's career ERA?

Michael Kopech finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 21-33 with 457 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Michael Kopech have?

Michael Kopech recorded 457 career strikeouts.

Michael Kopech

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2018-2025)

Michael Kopech is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2018 for the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 8 seasons. Across 184 career appearances, he has gone 21-33 with a 4.14 ERA and 457 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 21–33

ERA 4.14

WHIP 1.33

SO 457

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 -6902.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 210 lb
Born: 4/30/1996 in Mount Pleasant, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2018-08-21

Full name: Michael Talbert Kopech

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

Michael Kopech — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	33	184	60	0	0	15	411.0	324	189	66	221	457	4.14	-6902.1

Career ERA 4.14 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Michael Kopech Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2018	CHA	AL	1	1	4	4	0	14.1	20	8	2	15	5.02	4.15 (-21%)	-720.9
2021	CHA	AL	4	3	44	4	0	69.1	54	27	24	103	3.50	4.27 (+18%)	2281.0
2022	CHA	AL	5	9	25	25	0	119.1	85	47	57	105	3.54	3.97 (+11%)	-1571.6
2023	CHA	AL	5	12	30	27	0	129.1	115	78	91	134	5.43	4.33 (-25%)	-6893.8
2024	CHA	AL	2	8	43	0	9	43.2	35	23	24	59	4.74	4.08 (-16%)	-829.8
2024	LAN	NL	4	0	24	0	6	24.0	9	3	10	29	1.12	4.08 (+72%)	926.5
2025	LAN	NL	0	0	14	0	0	11.0	6	3	13	12	2.45	4.16 (+41%)	-93.6
Career · 7 seasons			21	33	184	60	15	411.0	324	189	221	457	4.14	—	-6,902

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Michael Kopech — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
184	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .245 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Michael Kopech — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2018	CHA	AL	4	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CHA	AL	44	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CHA	AL	25	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CHA	AL	30	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CHA	AL	43	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	LAN	NL	24	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	LAN	NL	14	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			184	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Michael Kopech — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Michael Kopech — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2024	NLCS	LAN	2	.000
2024	NLDS2	LAN	4	.000
2024	WS	LAN	4	.000
2021	ALDS1	CHA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Michael Kopech — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	12	1	0	12.0	12	9	8	15	6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Michael Kopech — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2024	NLCS	LAN	1	2	1	2.0	1	1	2	2	4.50
2024	NLDS2	LAN	0	4	0	3.1	1	0	2	5	0.00
2024	WS	LAN	0	4	0	3.2	3	2	3	3	4.91
2021	ALDS1	CHA	1	2	0	3.0	7	6	1	5	18.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (368 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Michael Kopech — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	98	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	86	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Michael Kopech — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	98	232.1	161	97	117	262	3.76
Away	86	178.2	163	92	104	195	4.63

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Michael Kopech — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2025-09-18	LAD	SFG	—	0.1	0	1	1	2	1
2025-09-14	LAD	SFG	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
2025-09-13	LAD	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1
2025-09-10	LAD	COL	—	0.1	0	0	0	3	0
2025-09-05	LAD	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-09-02	LAD	PIT	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	1
2025-06-26	LAD	COL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-06-25	LAD	COL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-06-20	LAD	WAS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
2025-06-17	LAD	SDP	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Michael Kopech — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	184	60	16	12	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Michael Kopech — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
2018	CHA	P	4	4	1	1	0
2021	CHA	P	44	4	1	1	0
2022	CHA	P	25	25	0	3	1
2023	CHA	P	30	27	8	5	0
2024	CHA	P	43	0	3	2	0
2024	LAN	P	24	0	3	0	1
2025	LAN	P	14	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Michael Kopech — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	184

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Michael Kopech: the record in brief

Michael Kopech's major league record starts with the debut on August 21, 2018 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago White Sox (2018 to 2024) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2024 through 2025). Listed as a pitcher, Kopech both batted and threw right-handed. Kopech is listed at 210 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Kopech was born on April 30, 1996, in Mount Pleasant, TX, USA. The bio lists the given name Michael Talbert.

The pitching table credits Kopech with a 21-33 record and a 4.14 ERA in 184 games. The same table counts 457 strikeouts and 15 saves. Kopech's 4.14 ERA was close to the 4.16 league figure for those seasons. Kopech won 5 games in 2022, the most of any season listed. 2023 produced Kopech's most strikeouts, 134. 2022 was Kopech's sharpest full season, a 3.54 ERA against the league's 3.97.

Pitching in the playoffs, Kopech went 2-0 with a 6.75 ERA in 12 games. Those appearances came in 2021 and 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Kopech

What years did Michael Kopech play?: Michael Kopech played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2025.
Was Michael Kopech a pitcher?: Yes. Michael Kopech pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 457 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Michael Kopech hit?: Michael Kopech hit 0 career home runs.
What was Michael Kopech's career batting average?: Michael Kopech batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Michael Kopech's career ERA?: Michael Kopech finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 21-33 with 457 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Michael Kopech have?: Michael Kopech recorded 457 career strikeouts.