Michael Kopech vs. Aaron Small — Career Comparison

Michael Kopech
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Michael Kopech built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Small led in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 58), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 78). Michael Kopech held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 68). Role difference aside, Aaron Small holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Michael Kopech and Aaron Small

Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.03
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.72
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.61
32.61
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
4.14
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.45
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
4.84
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.83
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
10.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.76
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.55
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1770
38.76
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.85
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.34
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1505
32.96
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Michael Kopech and Aaron Small

Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.03
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.06
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.45
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.43
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.61
32.61
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Kopech and Aaron Small

Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
110400
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
172
20640
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-48.1
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA