Retired
Kevin Kopecky
Nickname:
Backwards KBirthdate:
Oct. 1, 1931 (83 y, 7 m, 10 d)Born In:
Queens, NY, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'11"/179
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Year | 1960 | San Francisco (BSBL) |
| All-Star | 1964 | Denver (BSBL) |
| 1963 | San Francisco (BSBL) | |
| 1962 | San Francisco (BSBL) | |
| 1961 | San Francisco (BSBL) | |
| 1960 | San Francisco (BSBL) | |
| 1959 | San Francisco (BSBL) | |
| 1958 | San Francisco (BSBL) | |
| Pitcher of the Month | Sep 1963 | San Francisco (BSBL) |
| May 1963 | San Francisco (BSBL) | |
| Jun 1961 | San Francisco (BSBL) | |
| Jul 1960 | San Francisco (BSBL) | |
| May 1958 | San Francisco (BSBL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 18 | 35.5 | 26.4 |
| Grey Ink | 174 | 184.4 | 153.8 |
| HoF Standard | 53 | 53.3 | 55.5 |
| WAR | 50.9 | 82.7 | 81.6 |
| WAR7 | 45.5 | 54.0 | 51.8 |
| JAWS | 48.2 | 68.3 | 66.7 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Byron Savala R | 894 |
| Dallas Chapman R | 881 |
| William Brown R | 865 |
| Pedro Navarro R | 861 |
| Scott Wilson R | 856 |
| Donald Smith R | 855 |
| Carl Nicosia R | 854 |
| Jeff Klein R | 854 |
| Jesús Martínez R | 849 |
| Joe Shepard R | 848 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 25 | 1 |
| 1960 | 26 | 1 |
| 1961 | 24 | 4 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 37 | 8 |
| 1959 | 37 | 9 |
| 1960 | 38 | 5 |
| 1961 | 38 | 6 |
| 1962 | 37 | 10 |
| 1965 | 43 | 6 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 18 | 9 |
| 1959 | 24 | 2 |
| 1960 | 27 | 1 |
| 1961 | 26 | 2 |
| 1962 | 20 | 5 |
| 1963 | 26 | 2 |
| 1965 | 24 | 1 |
| 1966 | 19 | 8 |
| 1967 | 22 | 5 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 17 | 4 |
| 1969 | 19 | 4 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.727 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0.750 | 3 |
| 1961 | 0.722 | 8 |
| 1962 | 0.625 | 8 |
| 1963 | 0.867 | 2 |
| 1965 | 0.750 | 1 |
| 1966 | 0.613 | 10 |
| 1967 | 0.759 | 2 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 283.1 | 7 |
| 1959 | 311.2 | 4 |
| 1960 | 329.2 | 3 |
| 1961 | 324.1 | 3 |
| 1962 | 312.1 | 3 |
| 1963 | 306.0 | 10 |
| 1967 | 295.1 | 6 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1273 | 7 |
| 1959 | 1323 | 4 |
| 1960 | 1349 | 4 |
| 1961 | 1335 | 3 |
| 1962 | 1302 | 3 |
| 1967 | 1223 | 8 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 29 | 9 |
| 1965 | 45 | 5 |
| 1966 | 39 | 9 |
| 1968 | 51 | 6 |
| 1969 | 31 | 3 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 172 | 1 |
| 1959 | 160 | 1 |
| 1960 | 135 | 2 |
| 1961 | 119 | 2 |
| 1962 | 115 | 3 |
| 1963 | 113 | 10 |
| 1965 | 114 | 6 |
| 1966 | 115 | 4 |
| 1967 | 110 | 6 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 304 | 3 |
| 1959 | 367 | 2 |
| 1960 | 373 | 2 |
| 1961 | 379 | 2 |
| 1962 | 362 | 2 |
| 1963 | 328 | 3 |
| 1965 | 307 | 3 |
| 1966 | 316 | 4 |
| 1967 | 264 | 4 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11 | 6 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 3.408 | 6 |
| 1960 | 2.484 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2.886 | 4 |
| 1962 | 3.371 | 10 |
| 1963 | 3.000 | 2 |
| 1967 | 3.657 | 7 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.279 | 4 |
| 1967 | 0.266 | 5 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.135 | 5 |
| 1961 | 1.147 | 6 |
| 1962 | 1.188 | 8 |
| 1963 | 1.137 | 5 |
| 1965 | 1.315 | 10 |
| 1967 | 1.195 | 10 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 8.005 | 7 |
| 1959 | 7.017 | 2 |
| 1960 | 6.525 | 1 |
| 1961 | 7.021 | 2 |
| 1962 | 7.377 | 2 |
| 1963 | 6.912 | 1 |
| 1965 | 8.230 | 5 |
| 1966 | 7.956 | 9 |
| 1967 | 7.405 | 2 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 19 | 8 |
| 1959 | 21 | 4 |
| 1960 | 27 | 2 |
| 1961 | 27 | 3 |
| 1962 | 22 | 4 |
| 1963 | 18 | 4 |
| 1965 | 13 | 9 |
| 1966 | 11 | 5 |
| 1967 | 11 | 1 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 3 | 2 |
| 1959 | 3 | 3 |
| 1960 | 5 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 | 7 |
| 1962 | 2 | 3 |
| 1963 | 4 | 2 |
| 1964 | 2 | 4 |
| 1967 | 1 | 8 |
| 1968 | 1 | 9 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 58 | 6 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 180 | 6 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 22 | 9 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 5.9 | 7 |
| 1960 | 9.1 | 2 |
| 1961 | 8.5 | 2 |
| 1962 | 9.1 | 2 |
| 1963 | 9.1 | 1 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9 | 5 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 9 | 5 |
| 1960 | 9 | 5 |
| 1961 | 10 | 10 |
| 1963 | 4 | 1 |
| 1964 | 8 | 5 |
| 1965 | 8 | 2 |
| 1967 | 7 | 2 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 1960 | 13.1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 10.7 | 2 |
| 1962 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 1963 | 9.8 | 4 |
| 1966 | 6.0 | 10 |
| 1967 | 7.5 | 3 |