


Michael Talbert Kopech (born April 30, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher. He made his MLB debut in 2018. Kopech bats and throws right-handed.
Kopech attended Mount Pleasant High School in Mount Pleasant, Texas. While in high school, he developed a baseball rivalry and eventual friendship with Patrick Mahomes He committed to attend the University of Arizona. Kopech posted a 3–0 win–loss record and a 0.44 earned run average (ERA) in 11 games for Mount Pleasant, striking out 129 batters and giving up just 18 walks in 64 innings pitched, while earning 2014 Perfect Game First-Team All-American honors.
On July 29, 2024 he was traded to the Dodgers.
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| 2024-2025 | Permanent | - | - |
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| SO/BB | MLB | 2023 | 1.47 |
| SO9 | MLB | 2023 | 9.3 |
| BB9 | MLB | 2023 | 6.3 |
| HR9 | MLB | 2023 | 2.0 |
| H9 | MLB | 2023 | 8.0 |
| WHIP | MLB | 2023 | 1.593 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 2023 | 6.46 |
| ERA+ | MLB | 2023 | 81 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 2023 | 591 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 2023 | 9 |
| Balks | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2023 | 11 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2023 | 134 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2023 | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 2023 | 29 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 2023 | 78 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 2023 | 80 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 2023 | 115 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 2023 | 129.1 |
| Saves | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 2023 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 2023 | 2 |
| Games Started | MLB | 2023 | 27 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 2023 | 30 |
| ERA | MLB | 2023 | 5.43 |
| Win-Loss Percentage | MLB | 2023 | .294 |
| Loss | MLB | 2023 | 12 |
| Wins | MLB | 2023 | 5 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 2023 | 0.6 |
| SO/BB | MLB | 2022 | 1.84 |
| SO9 | MLB | 2022 | 7.9 |
| BB9 | MLB | 2022 | 4.3 |
| HR9 | MLB | 2022 | 1.1 |
| H9 | MLB | 2022 | 6.4 |
| WHIP | MLB | 2022 | 1.190 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 2022 | 4.49 |
| ERA+ | MLB | 2022 | 112 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 2022 | 494 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 2022 | 2 |
| Balks | MLB | 2022 | 2 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2022 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2022 | 105 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2022 | 0 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2022 | 57 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 2022 | 15 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 2022 | 47 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 2022 | 53 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 2022 | 85 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 2022 | 119.1 |
| Saves | MLB | 2022 | 0 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 2022 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 2022 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 2022 | 0 |
| Games Started | MLB | 2022 | 25 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 2022 | 25 |
| ERA | MLB | 2022 | 3.54 |
| Win-Loss Percentage | MLB | 2022 | .357 |
| Loss | MLB | 2022 | 9 |
| Wins | MLB | 2022 | 5 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 2022 | 2.3 |
| SO/BB | MLB | 2018 | 7.50 |
| SO9 | MLB | 2018 | 9.4 |
| BB9 | MLB | 2018 | 1.3 |
| HR9 | MLB | 2018 | 2.5 |
| H9 | MLB | 2018 | 12.6 |
| WHIP | MLB | 2018 | 1.535 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 2018 | 6.16 |
| ERA+ | MLB | 2018 | 86 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 2018 | 68 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 2018 | 1 |
| Balks | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2018 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2018 | 15 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2018 | 2 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 2018 | 4 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 2018 | 8 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 2018 | 8 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 2018 | 20 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 2018 | 14.1 |
| Saves | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Games Started | MLB | 2018 | 4 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 2018 | 4 |
| ERA | MLB | 2018 | 5.02 |
| Win-Loss Percentage | MLB | 2018 | .500 |
| Loss | MLB | 2018 | 1 |
| Wins | MLB | 2018 | 1 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 2018 | 0.1 |