Michael Kopech vs. Cole Sands — Career Comparison

Michael Kopech
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cole Sands
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Michael Kopech built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sands as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Sands led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 58), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 78), and home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 83). Role difference aside, Cole Sands holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Michael Kopech and Cole Sands

Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.03
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.72
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.61
32.61
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
4.14
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.19
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.09
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
8.23
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.45
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.97
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
4.84
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.62
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
10.01
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
9.11
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.55
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
38.76
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
38.36
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.85
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.12
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.34
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.69
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.64
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1505
32.96
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
34.41
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Michael Kopech and Cole Sands

Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.03
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.64
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.69
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.47
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.33
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.61
32.61
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Kopech and Cole Sands

Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
110400
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
157
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA