Les Cain vs. Michael Kopech — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Kopech
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Les Cain a clear advantage over Michael Kopech across the core pitching metrics. Les Cain led in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 100), home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 78). Michael Kopech held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 89). Les Cain was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Michael Kopech

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.31
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.72
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.98
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
4.14
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
7.99
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.09
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.45
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
4.84
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
7.31
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
10.01
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.55
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1770
38.76
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.85
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.58
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.34
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.64
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1385
33.42
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1505
32.96
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Michael Kopech

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.31
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.25
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.68
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.56
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Michael Kopech

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
110400
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
566.9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
23.56
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
124.14
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
95.17
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
10.54
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
45
186.21
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA