Michael Kopech vs. Zane Smith — Career Comparison

Michael Kopech
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zane Smith
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Zane Smith a clear advantage over Michael Kopech across the core pitching metrics. Zane Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 176 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 58), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 78). Michael Kopech held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 80). Zane Smith was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Michael Kopech and Zane Smith

Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.69
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.31
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.36
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.47
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.72
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.54
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.83
80.83
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
4.14
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
3.74
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5758
27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919.1
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.09
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1980
9.28
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.45
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.57
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
4.84
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.73
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
10.01
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011
4.74
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.55
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
38.76
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8077
37.87
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.85
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.34
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
4.37
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.52
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.2
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.23
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1505
32.96
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7311
34.28
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Michael Kopech and Zane Smith

Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.69
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.31
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.36
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5758
27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919.1
9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.49
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.78
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
2.35
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.83
80.83
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Kopech and Zane Smith

Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
110400
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
362.44
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
600
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
517.37
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
81.69
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
68.54
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.15
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
17.18
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
96.71
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
95.77
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.35
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.05
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
55.4
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
12.38
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.21
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
101.41
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
5.92
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
67.61
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.88
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100