Michael Kopech vs. Paul Wagner — Career Comparison

Michael Kopech
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Paul Wagner
Gen XWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Paul Wagner a clear advantage over Michael Kopech across the core pitching metrics. Paul Wagner led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 58), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 78). Michael Kopech held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 91). Paul Wagner was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Michael Kopech and Paul Wagner

Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.41
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.26
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.72
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.68
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.5
52.5
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
4.14
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.83
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1796
27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598.2
9
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.09
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9.62
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.45
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.96
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
4.84
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.83
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
10.01
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
6.8
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.57
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.55
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.33
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1770
38.76
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2643
39.73
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.85
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.34
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.25
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.74
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1505
32.96
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
34.8
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Michael Kopech and Paul Wagner

Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.03
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.41
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.31
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.26
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1796
27
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598.2
9
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.75
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.31
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.06
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.06
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.856
0.856
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.61
32.61
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.5
52.5
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Kopech and Paul Wagner

Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
110400
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
162
506.25
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
528.13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.5
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
15.83
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
109.38
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.25
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
59.38
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
11.34
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.88
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.88
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
4.09
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
50
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.38
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Michael Kopech
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0