Al Downing vs. Michael Kopech — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Michael Kopech
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Al Downing a clear advantage over Michael Kopech across the core pitching metrics. Al Downing led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 58), home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 78). Michael Kopech held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 99). Al Downing was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Michael Kopech

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.72
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
4.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
7.72
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.09
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.45
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
4.84
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
10.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.55
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
38.76
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.85
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.34
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.64
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8481
33.65
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1505
32.96
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Michael Kopech

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Michael Kopech

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
110400
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA