Michael Kopech or Nick Mears
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Michael Kopech RP - FA  | Nick Mears RP - KC  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | ‐ | 20 |
| Games Started | ‐ | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | ‐ | 18.2 |
| Wins | ‐ | 2 |
| Losses | ‐ | 3 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Blown Saves | ‐ | 2 |
| Holds | ‐ | 5 |
| Hits Allowed | ‐ | 16 |
| Earned Runs | ‐ | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | ‐ | 2 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 14 |
| Walks | ‐ | 9 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.86 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.34 |
| Michael Kopech RP - FA | Nick Mears RP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 33 | 59 |
| Games Started | 1 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 36.0 | 58.5 |
| Wins | 2 | 3 |
| Losses | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 1 |
| Holds | 4 | 13 |
| Hits Allowed | 30 | 53 |
| Earned Runs | 20 | 28 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 40 | 57 |
| Walks | 21 | 22 |
| ERA | 5.12 | 4.33 |
| WHIP | 1.42 | 1.29 |
| Michael Kopech RP - FA | Nick Mears RP - KC | |
| News | ||
| Nick Mears and the Kansas City Royals agreed on a one-year deal that will pay the righthander $1.9 million for the 2026 season. David Leisering Mon, Jan 12th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Michael Kopech RP - FA | Nick Mears RP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #242 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #67 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #49 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (7-3) | #29 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #181 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #54 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #68 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #40 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #69 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #90 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #394 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #48 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #183 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #50 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (7-3) | #29 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #112 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | vs DET | Burch Smith | ||||
| Sun, May 10th | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | ||||
| Tue, May 12th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #199 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #181 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #32 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #40 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (0-0) | #33 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #52 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #308 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #89 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIN | |||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ MIN | |||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs TEX | |||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs TEX | |||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs HOU | |||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ WSH | |||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ WSH | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs STL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs STL | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs STL | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TB | |||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TB | |||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TB | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TB | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ CWS | |||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ CWS | |||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ CWS | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TB | |||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TB | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs PHI | |||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs PHI | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs PHI | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ NYM | |||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ NYM | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ BAL | |||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ BAL | |||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ BAL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs SD | |||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs SD | |||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs SD | |||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SF | |||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SF | |||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SF | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ DET | |||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ DET | |||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ MIN | |||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ MIN | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ MIN | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ COL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ COL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ COL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIN | |||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CHC | |||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CHC | |||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CHC | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAD | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ LAA | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ LAA | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ LAA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATH | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs DET | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs DET | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ TOR | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CLE | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CLE | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CLE | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIA | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TOR | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs ARI | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs ARI | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ BOS | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ BOS | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ BOS | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ HOU | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ HOU | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ PIT | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ PIT | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ PIT | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CWS | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CWS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CLE | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CLE | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CLE | |||||
