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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date11-2-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight215 lbs
Age33 years, 5 months, 16 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
2015
-0.22016
2017
-0.52018
-0.32019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2016 ARI MLB 7 2 18.0 1 1 1 9 4 10 1 105 4.5 2.0 0.5 5.0 43% .154 0.72 3.79 2.00 120 6.36 140.6 -0.2
2017 ARI MLB 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% 1.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
2018 ARI MLB 19 14 86.7 5 5 0 88 22 50 19 101 9.1 2.3 2.0 5.2 45% .262 1.27 5.78 4.15 117 5.80 129.5 -0.5
2019 ARI MLB 9 0 20.7 0 0 0 29 4 9 8 98 12.6 1.7 3.5 3.9 36% .300 1.60 8.63 9.15 133 8.69 178.4 -0.7
CareerMLB3616125.36611283169281019.02.22.05.043%.2581.245.974.671206.36139.2-1.5

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2012 BRO A- NYP 13 2 23.3 0 2 0 25 7 19 1 86 9.6 2.7 0.4 7.3 0% .324 1.37 3.54 5.01 98 5.11 106.4
2013 SAV A SAL 18 15 82.3 6 4 0 100 4 68 7 85 10.9 0.4 0.8 7.4 0% .346 1.26 3.14 4.70 89 4.86 105.6
2014 SLU A+ FSL 22 22 120.3 10 4 0 141 32 63 7 104 10.5 2.4 0.5 4.7 0% .324 1.44 4.21 4.64 111 6.00 127.0
2015 BIN AA EAS 35 8 88.3 4 8 0 95 15 55 5 97 9.7 1.5 0.5 5.6 0% .313 1.25 3.40 3.46 99 4.59 100.6
2015 MOB AA SOU 1 1 7.3 1 0 0 2 4 6 0 103 2.5 4.9 0.0 7.4 0% .111 0.82 3.30 0.00 103 2.44 53.4
2016 ARI MLB NL 7 2 18.0 1 1 1 9 4 10 1 105 4.5 2.0 0.5 5.0 43% .154 0.72 3.79 2.00 120 6.36 140.6
2016 MOB AA SOU 14 14 74.7 2 4 0 87 13 49 7 101 10.5 1.6 0.8 5.9 42% .324 1.34 3.86 4.70 104 4.66 102.9
2016 RNO AAA PCL 7 7 46.7 4 2 0 55 6 25 3 95 10.6 1.2 0.6 4.8 55% .325 1.31 3.87 3.09 94 4.06 89.7
2017 ARI MLB NL 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% 1.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2017 YAK A- NWL 2 2 11.0 1 0 0 13 1 9 2 87 10.6 0.8 1.6 7.4 41% .344 1.27 4.78 4.91 106 5.75 122.4
2017 RNO AAA PCL 10 10 45.0 2 2 0 68 15 25 11 118 13.6 3.0 2.2 5.0 45% .350 1.84 6.92 8.40 124 7.06 150.3
2018 ARI MLB NL 19 14 86.7 5 5 0 88 22 50 19 101 9.1 2.3 2.0 5.2 45% .262 1.27 5.78 4.15 117 5.80 129.5
2018 RNO AAA PCL 11 11 54.3 2 4 0 66 12 31 11 117 10.9 2.0 1.8 5.1 47% .313 1.44 5.95 5.96 114 5.36 113.4
2019 ARI MLB NL 9 0 20.7 0 0 0 29 4 9 8 98 12.6 1.7 3.5 3.9 36% .300 1.60 8.63 9.15 133 8.69 178.4
2019 RNO AAA PCL 21 17 100.0 5 10 0 135 30 81 21 110 12.2 2.7 1.9 7.3 42% .345 1.65 5.86 7.38 106 5.55 114.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 234 0.5641 0.5214 0.8279 0.6591 0.3431 0.9080 0.6286 0.1721
2017 9 0.6667 0.3333 1.0000 0.5000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000
2018 1296 0.4969 0.4699 0.8391 0.6739 0.2684 0.8871 0.7200 0.1609
2019 364 0.4918 0.4698 0.8596 0.6760 0.2703 0.9091 0.7400 0.1404
Career19030.50500.47560.84240.67170.27670.89440.70920.1576

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-05-31 2014-06-08 Minors 8 0 - Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 COL $
2023 COL $
2022 SEA $
2021 CLE $
2020 NPB $
2019 ARI $567,600
2018 ARI $
2017 ARI $
2016 ARI $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$567,600
1 yrTotal$567,600

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 126 d1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Re-signed by Colorado as a free agent 12/6/23 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 12/3/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Colorado 6/27/23. Sent outright to Triple-A by Colorado 10/18/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 3/10/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Seattle 4/13/22. DFA by Seattle 4/29/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/5/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 4/23/21 (minor-league contract).
  • 2020. Signed by Yakult of Japan.
  • 1 year/$567,600 (2019). Re-signed by Arizona 3/19. DFA by Arizona 4/28/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/3/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Arizona 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Arizona 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Arizona 11/20/15. Re-signed by Arizona 3/16.
  • Acquired by Arizona in trade from NY Mets 8/29/15.
  • Drafted by NY Mets 2012 (3-107) (Louisville). $0.425M signing bonus ($0.4454M slot).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 9.2 0.2 30 18 117.6 108 32 76 17 .257 1.19 4.18 4.6 -17.8 -1.9
80o 0 9.2 0.2 28 17 111.2 108 32 72 17 .269 1.27 4.54 5 -21.4 -2.3
70o 0 9.1 0.1 27 16 106.6 109 33 69 17 .277 1.32 4.81 5.3 -23.9 -2.6
60o 0 9.1 0.1 26 16 102.8 109 33 67 17 .285 1.37 5.04 5.55 -25.7 -2.8
50o 0 9 0.1 25 15 99.3 109 32 64 17 .291 1.42 5.26 5.79 -27.3 -3.0
40o 0 9 0.1 24 15 95.9 108 32 62 17 .298 1.47 5.48 6.04 -28.9 -3.1
30o 0 8.9 0.1 24 14 92.2 108 32 60 17 .306 1.52 5.72 6.3 -30.3 -3.3
20o 0 8.8 0.1 22 13 88.0 107 32 57 17 .315 1.59 6.00 6.62 -31.8 -3.5
10o 0 8.7 0.1 21 13 82.4 106 32 53 17 .327 1.68 6.40 7.06 -33.6 -3.7
Weighted Mean090.1251599.0107326417.2901.415.245.77-27.0-2.9

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Matt Koch has thrown 4,329 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Cutter (89mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Slider (83mph). He also rarely throws a Change (88mph).