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Michael Kopech

#34 - Starting Pitcher

Chicago White Sox

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	4/30/1996 (26)
Height, Weight	6'3", 210 lb
Hometown	Mount Pleasant, TX

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	1-1	42.0	1.29	0.86	24.2%	11.8%	28.8%				95.2	11.8%	23.3%	31.0%	2.40	.246

	103^rd 2 W	69^th 32 IP	10^th 4.35 ERA	8^th 1.34 WHIP	57^th 21.0% K%	171^st 8.5% BB%	76^th 28.0% CSW%				32^nd 93.2 FB MPH	89^th 11.5% SwStr%	43^rd 26.9% HC%	193^rd 44.8% GB%	13^th 4.16 xERA	13^th .319 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

W	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
5	140	3.86	1.20	29.2%	8.3%

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	CWS	4	4	14.1	1	1	5.02	6.40	6.20	4.87	1.56	12.8	22.1%	2.9%	.381	.341	32.8%	31.1%	22.2%	88.8%	10.9%	27.7%
2021	CWS	44	4	69.1	4	3	3.50	2.70	2.97	2.98	1.13	7.0	36.1%	8.4%	.304	.276	18.5%	41.8%	14.8%	78.3%	15.3%	34.1%
2022	CWS	8	8	42.0	1	1	1.29	2.34	2.69	4.64	0.86	3.6	24.2%	11.8%	.167	.191	23.3%	31.0%	0.0%	78.4%	11.8%	28.8%
SP MLB AVG		6	6	32.0	2	2	4.35	4.16	4.16	4.21	1.34	8.6	21.2%	8.4%	.287	.282	27.0%	44.9%	12.4%	72.6%	11.6%	28.0%
3 Years		56	16	125.2	6	5	2.94	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.09	6.5	30.5%	8.8%	.267	.256	21.9%	36.6%	9.8%	80.1%	13.6%	31.6%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 65%
Slider | 20%
Curveball | 14%
Changeup | 1%
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2018 2021 2022 All

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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	95.4	62.5%	32.3%	59.4%	9.4%	17.5%	26.9%	72.5%	63.1%	35.3%	44.1%	.333	.433	.375	20.0%	.294	.392	34.7%	2,559
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	97.3	62.9%	28.8%	54.5%	15.3%	19.6%	34.8%	67.8%	63.4%	39.8%	38.7%	.212	.302	.295	16.7%	.210	.301	23.8%	2,564
2022	95.2	65.5%	34.3%	45.5%	12.6%	18.5%	31.1%	65.3%	62.8%	28.6%	54.0%	.124	.205	.172	0.0%	.160	.251	26.7%	2,521
SP MLB AVG	93.2	37.7%	25.1%	50.0%	9.3%	17.5%	26.8%	64.1%	58.6%	34.5%	42.3%	.259	.359	.284	14.3%	.260	.367	30.7%	2,222

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.294	.392	.324	.356	34.7%	11.8%	45.7%	32.0%	94.8	90.1	22.7	0.9	1.4	-2.4	5.9	6.4	2,559
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	.210	.301	.289	.250	23.8%	9.7%	39.4%	21.4%	90.4	87.4	18.8	6.2	10.8	-1.9	5.7	6.6	2,564
2022	.160	.251	.202	.178	26.7%	3.2%	28.1%	17.0%	89.9	87.3	25.3	5.9	11.0	-1.8	5.7	6.6	2,521
SP MLB AVG	.260	.367	.281	.322	30.7%	11.3%	42.6%	28.5%	91.0	89.0	19.3	4.8	9.5	-0.5	5.8	6.4	2,222

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	160	50	8	4	0	3	10	2	3	0	116	44	.333	.622	.433
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	726	173	18	6	2	6	59	19	1	0	492	234	.212	.397	.302
2022	444	106	8	2	1	0	27	15	0	0	290	154	.124	.169	.205
SP MLB AVG	173	42	6	2	0	2	8	5	0	0	114	59	.259	.464	.359

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	35.3%	23.5%	44.1%	14.7%	20.0%	38.2%	29.4%	35.3%	23.8%	0.0%	29.4%	26.5%	23.5%	11.8%	38.2%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	39.8%	21.5%	38.7%	17.2%	16.7%	38.7%	18.3%	44.1%	20.0%	4.3%	26.9%	29.0%	22.6%	7.5%	37.6%
2022	28.6%	17.5%	54.0%	22.2%	0.0%	30.2%	22.2%	49.2%	19.8%	4.8%	19.0%	47.6%	17.5%	7.9%	31.7%
SP MLB AVG	34.5%	23.2%	42.3%	13.0%	14.3%	40.4%	21.8%	38.3%	20.7%	3.3%	22.7%	31.3%	23.4%	8.2%	37.3%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	34.7%	11.8%	45.7%	32.0%	.333	.433	.375	.429	.294	.392	.324	.356	94.8	90.1	22.7
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	23.8%	9.7%	39.4%	21.4%	.212	.302	.295	.340	.210	.301	.289	.250	90.4	87.4	18.8
2022	26.7%	3.2%	28.1%	17.0%	.124	.205	.172	.172	.160	.251	.202	.178	89.9	87.3	25.3
SP MLB AVG	30.7%	11.3%	42.6%	28.5%	.259	.359	.284	.326	.260	.367	.281	.322	91.0	89.0	19.3

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	32.3%	59.4%	9.4%	17.5%	26.9%	72.5%	63.1%	17.0%	55.0%	83.0%	71.4%	86.6%	22.5%	20.8%	73.8%	59.5%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	28.8%	54.5%	15.3%	19.6%	34.8%	67.8%	63.4%	31.7%	48.2%	68.3%	56.8%	72.5%	24.5%	19.9%	64.0%	56.2%
2022	34.3%	45.5%	12.6%	18.5%	31.1%	65.3%	62.8%	26.9%	46.8%	73.1%	61.4%	80.8%	22.3%	23.9%	59.0%	50.0%
SP MLB AVG	25.1%	50.0%	9.3%	17.5%	26.8%	64.1%	58.6%	19.7%	46.6%	80.3%	70.6%	83.7%	22.1%	21.6%	61.0%	50.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	38.8%	26.3%	35.0%	45.6%	26.9%	27.5%	8.1%	32.5%	41.3%	55.6%	25.6%	33.1%	59.4%	16.9%	18.9%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	35.5%	30.6%	33.9%	52.9%	27.1%	20.0%	7.6%	27.5%	41.9%	56.2%	34.2%	27.7%	54.5%	11.3%	29.4%
2022	48.9%	27.9%	23.2%	59.9%	19.1%	20.9%	6.1%	31.8%	40.3%	54.5%	36.0%	30.2%	45.5%	14.9%	20.1%
SP MLB AVG	33.9%	27.8%	38.4%	51.4%	26.8%	21.8%	7.4%	30.4%	41.8%	56.9%	29.8%	28.2%	50.0%	13.8%	16.4%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	82.8	16.4%	37.9%	31.0%	19.0%	11.9%	31.0%	59.5%	54.8%	25.0%	50.0%	.250	.220	.500	0.0%	.168	.155	12.5%	2,310
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	84.5	25.4%	32.6%	38.2%	17.7%	17.1%	34.8%	61.4%	56.0%	46.5%	39.5%	.205	.254	.325	17.6%	.182	.222	11.1%	2,463
2022	83.9	19.6%	29.3%	38.3%	8.3%	12.0%	20.3%	56.4%	53.4%	38.1%	47.6%	.133	.167	.182	0.0%	.120	.178	9.7%	2,421
SP MLB AVG	84.1	23.4%	32.0%	41.9%	15.2%	14.3%	29.6%	62.0%	56.6%	45.1%	34.9%	.230	.287	.288	12.7%	.221	.286	24.6%	2,359

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.168	.155	.335	.155	12.5%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	82.7	71.8	28.6	0.7	0.0	-2.5	5.9	5.7	2,310
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	.182	.222	.277	.210	11.1%	9.3%	34.9%	18.5%	84.7	86.5	17.4	4.4	-0.1	-2.1	5.6	6.5	2,463
2022	.120	.178	.143	.143	9.7%	9.5%	22.7%	15.6%	84.1	88.6	11.5	3.2	-1.1	-2.1	5.7	6.5	2,421
SP MLB AVG	.221	.286	.276	.259	24.6%	7.7%	39.0%	25.9%	87.7	86.1	13.7	3.2	1.2	-0.7	5.8	6.3	2,359

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	42	8	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	25	17	.250	.250	.220
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	293	81	10	1	2	3	36	2	0	3	180	113	.205	.385	.254
2022	133	32	3	1	0	0	8	2	0	0	75	58	.133	.167	.167
SP MLB AVG	109	29	4	1	0	1	8	2	0	0	69	40	.230	.372	.287

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	19.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	25.0%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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