What years did Mike Koplove play?

Mike Koplove played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2007.

Was Mike Koplove a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Koplove pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 175 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Koplove hit?

Mike Koplove hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Mike Koplove play for?

Mike Koplove played for 2 teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001–2006) and the Cleveland Indians (2007).

What were Mike Koplove's career stats?

In 222 games, Mike Koplove went 15-7 with a 3.82 ERA, 175 strikeouts, 254.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What was Mike Koplove's salary?

Mike Koplove's last recorded salary was $825,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $825,000, in 2005, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2005.

What position did Mike Koplove play?

Mike Koplove played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mike Koplove and how much did he weigh?

Mike Koplove was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.

What was Mike Koplove's career ERA?

Mike Koplove finished with a 3.82 career ERA, going 15-7 with 175 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Koplove have?

Mike Koplove recorded 175 career strikeouts.

Is Mike Koplove in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mike Koplove has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mike Koplove

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2007)

Mike Koplove was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2007 for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 7 seasons. Across 222 career appearances, he went 15-7 with a 3.82 ERA and 175 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1890.0.

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 17, 2026

W–L 15–7

ERA 3.82

WHIP 1.31

SO 175

Pitcher PIV 1890.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 165 lb
Born: 8/30/1976 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-09-06
Last Game: 2007-09-26

Full name: Michael Paul Koplove

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Koplove — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	7	222	0	0	0	2	254.2	231	108	19	103	175	3.82	1890.0

Career ERA 3.82 vs. league average 4.41 across their career seasons — 13.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Koplove — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	ARI	NL	0	1	9	0	10.0	8	4	9	14	3.60	4.42 (+19%)	-107.9
2002	ARI	NL	6	1	55	0	61.2	47	23	23	46	3.36	4.28 (+22%)	1978.6
2003	ARI	NL	3	0	31	0	37.2	31	9	10	27	2.15	4.40 (+51%)	542.5
2004	ARI	NL	4	4	76	2	86.2	86	39	37	55	4.05	4.46 (+9%)	398.7
2005	ARI	NL	2	1	44	0	49.2	48	28	20	28	5.07	4.29 (-18%)	-921.9
2006	ARI	NL	0	0	2	0	3.0	5	1	2	1	3.00	—	0.0
2007	CLE	AL	0	0	5	0	6.0	6	4	2	4	6.00	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			15	7	222	2	254.2	231	108	103	175	3.82	—	1,890

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

Mike Koplove — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
222	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Koplove — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	ARI	NL	9	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	ARI	NL	55	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	ARI	NL	31	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ARI	NL	76	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ARI	NL	44	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ARI	NL	2	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CLE	AL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			222	5	2	.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

Mike Koplove — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Koplove — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2002	NLDS2	ARI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Koplove — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	0	0	1.1	2	1	0	1	6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Koplove — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	NLDS2	ARI	0	1	1	0	0	1.1	2	1	0	1	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Koplove — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	115	5	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	107	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Koplove — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	115	138.0	124	55	50	89	3.59
Away	107	116.2	107	53	53	86	4.09

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Koplove — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2007-09-26	CLE	SEA	W	0
2007-09-02	CLE	CHW	L	0
2007-05-28	CLE	BOS	L	0
2007-05-24	CLE	KCR	W	0
2007-05-23	CLE	KCR	L	0
2006-08-04	AZ	HOU	L	1
2006-08-03	AZ	CHC	L	0
2005-08-10	AZ	MIA	L	0
2005-08-06	AZ	COL	L	1
2005-08-03	AZ	HOU	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Koplove — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2007-09-26	CLE	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-09-02	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	0
2007-05-28	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	2
2007-05-24	CLE	KCR	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-05-23	CLE	KCR	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	2
2006-08-04	AZ	HOU	—	2.0	3	0	0	2	1
2006-08-03	AZ	CHC	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
2005-08-10	AZ	MIA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
2005-08-06	AZ	COL	—	2.2	4	3	2	1	2
2005-08-03	AZ	HOU	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Koplove — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	222	0	10	56	2	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Koplove — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2001	ARI	P	9	0	1	0	0
2002	ARI	P	55	2	12	0	2
2003	ARI	P	31	0	10	0	0
2004	ARI	P	76	6	23	2	4
2005	ARI	P	44	2	7	0	0
2006	ARI	P	2	0	2	0	0
2007	CLE	P	5	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Koplove — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	222

Salary History

Mike Koplove's recorded salaries total $1,455,000 over 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Koplove's career ran from 2001 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2007.

Mike Koplove — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	ARI	NL	$825,000
2004	ARI	NL	$330,000
2003	ARI	NL	$300,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,455,000

College History

Mike Koplove — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Delaware	Newark	DE	1998
Northwestern University	Evanston	IL	1996, 1997

Mike Koplove: the record in brief

September 6, 2001 and September 26, 2007 bracket Mike Koplove's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Koplove's seasons break down as the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001 to 2006) and the Cleveland Indians (2007). Koplove is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 0 inches and 165 pounds. The bio says Koplove threw and hit right-handed. Koplove was born on August 30, 1976, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The bio lists the given name Michael Paul.

Koplove's career pitching line is 15 wins, 7 losses and a 3.82 ERA over 222 appearances. Koplove had 175 strikeouts. The leagues Koplove pitched in allowed 4.41 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 13.4% better than average. The best win total was 6, in 2002. The strikeout high was 55 in 2004. 2002 was Koplove's sharpest full season, a 3.36 ERA against the league's 4.28. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 1,890.0 for Koplove's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Koplove

What years did Mike Koplove play?: Mike Koplove played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2007.
Was Mike Koplove a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Koplove pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 175 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Koplove hit?: Mike Koplove hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Mike Koplove play for?: Mike Koplove played for 2 teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001–2006) and the Cleveland Indians (2007).
What were Mike Koplove's career stats?: In 222 games, Mike Koplove went 15-7 with a 3.82 ERA, 175 strikeouts, 254.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did Mike Koplove earn in his career?: Mike Koplove's recorded salaries total $1,455,000 over 3 seasons, 2003 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Koplove's career ran from 2001 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2007.
What was Mike Koplove's salary?: Mike Koplove's last recorded salary was $825,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $825,000, in 2005, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2005.
What position did Mike Koplove play?: Mike Koplove played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mike Koplove and how much did he weigh?: Mike Koplove was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.
What was Mike Koplove's career ERA?: Mike Koplove finished with a 3.82 career ERA, going 15-7 with 175 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Koplove have?: Mike Koplove recorded 175 career strikeouts.
Is Mike Koplove in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike Koplove has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.