Michael Kopech vs. Paul Skenes — Career Comparison

Michael Kopech
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Paul Skenes
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Paul Skenes a clear advantage over Michael Kopech across the core pitching metrics. Paul Skenes led in run prevention (ERA+ 216 vs 95), home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 178 vs 78). Paul Skenes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Michael Kopech and Paul Skenes

Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.54
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.31
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.72
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
4.14
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.96
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
7.09
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.46
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.45
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
4.84
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.08
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
10.01
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
10.83
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.55
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
38.76
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
35
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.85
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.34
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1505
32.96
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
32.53
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35

Fielding Stats for Michael Kopech and Paul Skenes

Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.54
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.31
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.38
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Kopech and Paul Skenes

Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
110400
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA