Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 2014Rd 1, Pk 33
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 2014Rd 1, Pk 33
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 184
- W
- 21
- L
- 33
- ERA
- 4.14
- IP
- 411.0
- K
- 457
- BB
- 221
- WHIP
- 1.33
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CHW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5.02 | 14.1 | 15 | 2 | 1.53 |
| 2021 | CHW | 44 | 4 | 3 | 3.50 | 69.1 | 103 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 2022 | CHW | 25 | 5 | 9 | 3.54 | 119.1 | 105 | 57 | 1.19 |
| 2023 | CHW | 30 | 5 | 12 | 5.43 | 129.1 | 134 | 91 | 1.59 |
| 2024 |  CHW/LAD | 67 | 6 | 8 | 3.46 | 67.2 | 88 | 34 | 1.15 |
| 2025 | LAD | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 11.0 | 12 | 13 | 1.73 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- W
- 2
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 6.75
- IP
- 12.0
- K
- 15
- BB
- 8
- WHIP
- 1.67
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 14
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 10.0
- GB
- 386
- FB
- 680
- G/F
- 0.60
- WP
- 24
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 13 | 33 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 2021 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 62 | 95 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2022 | CHW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 118 | 211 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2023 | CHW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 126 | 228 | 0.6 | 9 |
| 2024 | CHW/LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 59 | 93 | 0.6 | 6 |
| 2025 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 8 | 20 | 0.4 | 3 |
Latest performance
Michael Kopech
Sep 18 · vs SF · W 2-1
- IP
- 0.1
- H
- 0
- R
- 1
- ER
- 1
- BB
- 2
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 2.45
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 18 | vs SFW 2-1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sun, Sep 14 | atSFW 10-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sat, Sep 13 | atSFW 13-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wed, Sep 10 | vs COLW 9-0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 05 | at BALL 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tue, Sep 02 | at PITL 9-7 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
What were Michael Kopech's career stats?
Michael Kopech played 6 seasons for the White Sox and the Dodgers. He had 21 wins and 457 strikeouts with a 4.14 ERA over 411.0 innings. His best season was 2024: 6 wins, a 3.46 ERA and 88 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
6 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2018 to 2025
Championships ×2
- 2024 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2025 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
More on Michael Kopech
Playoff series
Michael Kopech played 10 games across 1 MLB postseason in 3 series — 3 won, 0 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  SD | Won 3-1 | 4 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 |  NYM | Won 2-0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 |  NYY | Won 4-0 | 4 | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Michael Kopech against each club
- vs Colorado Rockies (10)
- vs Minnesota Twins (10)
- vs San Diego Padres (10)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (9)
- vs Detroit Tigers (9)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (8)
- vs Kansas City Royals (8)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (7)
- vs New York Yankees (6)
- vs Seattle Mariners (6)
- vs San Francisco Giants (5)
- vs Texas Rangers (5)
- vs Atlanta Braves (4)
- vs Chicago Cubs (4)
- vs Houston Astros (4)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (4)
- vs Miami Marlins (4)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (4)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (4)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (4)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (4)
- vs Washington Nationals (4)
- vs New York Mets (3)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (3)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (2)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (1)
- vs Athletics (1)
- vs Boston Red Sox (1)
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