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Brandon McCarthy

Brandon Patrick McCarthy (twitter: @BMcCarthy32)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 7, 1983 in Glendale, CA
High School: Cheyenne Mountain HS (Colorado Springs, CO)
School: Lamar Community College (Lamar, CO)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 22, 2005 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Rangers/Athletics/Diamondbacks 2005-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 2 yrs/$18M (13-14) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 6.122, Free Agent: 2015 [*],
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 16, 2013 4:17AM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #1054. Red Barrett… #1055. Cal McLish… #1056. Elmer Dessens… #1057. BRANDON MCCARTHY… #1058. Bruce Chen… #1059. Bill Wight… #1060. Tony Cloninger… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2005 21 CHW AL 3 2 .600 4.03 12 10 0 0 0 0 67.0 62 30 30 13 17 0 48 2 1 1 277 112 1.179 8.3 1.7 2.3 6.4 2.82
2006 22 CHW AL 4 7 .364 4.68 53 2 13 0 0 0 84.2 77 44 44 17 33 9 69 0 0 5 354 102 1.299 8.2 1.8 3.5 7.3 2.09
2007 23 TEX AL 5 10 .333 4.87 23 22 0 0 0 0 101.2 111 62 55 9 48 0 59 3 1 4 459 94 1.564 9.8 0.8 4.2 5.2 1.23
2008 24 TEX AL 1 1 .500 4.09 5 5 0 0 0 0 22.0 20 11 10 3 8 0 10 1 0 0 93 110 1.273 8.2 1.2 3.3 4.1 1.25
2009 25 TEX AL 7 4 .636 4.62 17 17 0 1 1 0 97.1 96 55 50 13 36 0 65 3 0 0 420 101 1.356 8.9 1.2 3.3 6.0 1.81
2011 27 OAK AL 9 9 .500 3.32 25 25 0 5 1 0 170.2 168 73 63 11 25 1 123 0 0 3 690 121 1.131 8.9 0.6 1.3 6.5 4.92
2012 28 OAK AL 8 6 .571 3.24 18 18 0 0 0 0 111.0 115 44 40 10 24 2 73 6 0 0 469 123 1.252 9.3 0.8 1.9 5.9 3.04
2013 29 ARI NL 0 3 .000 5.63 8 8 0 0 0 0 48.0 68 32 30 6 6 2 32 1 0 0 215 71 1.542 12.8 1.1 1.1 6.0 5.33
8 Yrs 37 42 .468 4.13 161 107 13 6 2 0 702.1 717 351 322 82 197 14 479 16 2 13 2977 105 1.301 9.2 1.1 2.5 6.1 2.43
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .468 4.13 41 27 3 2 1 0 178 182 89 82 21 50 4 122 4 1 3 755 105 1.301 9.2 1.1 2.5 6.1 2.43
TEX (3 yrs) 13 15 .464 4.68 45 44 0 1 1 0 221.0 227 128 115 25 92 0 134 7 1 4 972 98 1.443 9.2 1.0 3.7 5.5 1.46
OAK (2 yrs) 17 15 .531 3.29 43 43 0 5 1 0 281.2 283 117 103 21 49 3 196 6 0 3 1159 121 1.179 9.0 0.7 1.6 6.3 4.00
CHW (2 yrs) 7 9 .438 4.39 65 12 13 0 0 0 151.2 139 74 74 30 50 9 117 2 1 6 631 106 1.246 8.2 1.8 3.0 6.9 2.34
ARI (1 yr) 0 3 .000 5.63 8 8 0 0 0 0 48.0 68 32 30 6 6 2 32 1 0 0 215 71 1.542 12.8 1.1 1.1 6.0 5.33
AL (7 yrs) 37 39 .487 4.02 153 99 13 6 2 0 654.1 649 319 292 76 191 12 447 15 2 13 2762 108 1.284 8.9 1.0 2.6 6.1 2.34
NL (1 yr) 0 3 .000 5.63 8 8 0 0 0 0 48.0 68 32 30 6 6 2 32 1 0 0 215 71 1.542 12.8 1.1 1.1 6.0 5.33

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
2005 21 CHW AL 67.0 12 10 30 4.03 4.74 0.26 0.11 104.3 4.79 5 0.5 .3 -0.1 1.1 13 .544 .503
2006 22 CHW AL 84.2 53 2 44 4.68 5.01 -0.20 -0.31 104.5 5.13 3 0.3 1.2 -0.2 1.0 14 .506 .502 $332,000
2007 23 TEX AL 101.2 23 22 62 5.49 4.99 -0.05 0.18 100.6 5.24 -4 -0.4 .1 -0.1 0.6 9 .485 .498 $396,068
2008 24 TEX AL 22.0 5 5 11 4.50 4.73 -0.28 0.18 104.0 5.40 2 0.2 -0.0 0.4 5 .537 .501 $404,760
2009 25 TEX AL 97.1 17 17 55 5.09 4.73 0.03 0.18 102.7 5.02 -2 -0.2 -0.1 0.8 10 .491 .499 $650,000
2011 27 OAK AL 170.2 25 25 73 3.85 4.46 -0.10 0.16 98.7 4.66 15 1.6 -0.1 3.2 33 .565 .510 $1,000,000
2012 28 OAK AL 111.0 18 18 44 3.57 4.45 0.13 0.17 97.2 4.37 10 1.1 -0.1 2.1 21 .560 .507 $4,275,000
2013 29 ARI NL 48.0 8 8 32 6.00 4.37 0.99 0.17 108.6 3.85 -12 -1.2 -0.1 -0.8 -8 .355 .493 $5,250,000
8 Seasons 702.1 161 107 351 4.50 4.67 0.05 0.11 101.4 4.78 17 2.0 1.1 -0.7 8.5 96 .513 .502 $12,307,828
TEX (3 yrs) 221.0 45 44 128 5.21 4.85 -0.03 0.18 101.8 5.16 -3 -0.3 .1 -0.2 1.8 23 .493 .499 $1,450,828
OAK (2 yrs) 281.2 43 43 117 3.74 4.45 -0.01 0.17 98.1 4.54 25 2.7 -0.2 5.4 54 .563 .508 $5,275,000
CHW (2 yrs) 151.2 65 12 74 4.39 4.89 -0.00 -0.13 104.4 4.98 8 0.8 1.1 -0.3 2.2 27 .513 .503 $332,000
ARI (1 yr) 48.0 8 8 32 6.00 4.37 0.99 0.17 108.6 3.85 -12 -1.2 -0.1 -0.8 -8 .355 .493 $5,250,000

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2005 21 CHW AL 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 22 CHW AL 53 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 23 TEX AL 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 24 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2009 25 TEX AL 17 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 27 OAK AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2012 28 OAK AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2013 29 ARI NL 8 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
8 Yrs 161 26 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .042 .000 .042 -87 0 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 26 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .042 .000 .042 -87 0 0 0 2 0 0
TEX (3 yrs) 45 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
OAK (2 yrs) 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (2 yrs) 65 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 8 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 153 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (1 yr) 8 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2005 21 CHW AL 12 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .498 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 1
2006 22 CHW AL 53 1 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $332,000 1
2007 23 TEX AL 23 3 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 $396,068 1
2008 24 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $404,760 /1
2009 25 TEX AL 17 4 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $650,000 1
2011 27 OAK AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,000,000 1
2012 28 OAK AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 .501 .500 0.0 $4,275,000 1
2013 29 ARI NL 7 16 -4 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $5,250,000 /1
8 Seasons 160 26 -7 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 0.1 -1 $12,307,828
TEX (3 yrs) 45 7 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $1,450,828
OAK (2 yrs) 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $5,275,000
CHW (2 yrs) 65 3 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.1 0 $332,000
ARI (1 yr) 7 16 -4 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $5,250,000

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
2005 CHW AL 21 P 12 10 0 67.0 7 3 4 0 1 1.000 0 0 0.94 0.58 .954 1.71 1.68 2 0 0% 30% 0
2006 CHW AL 22 P 53 2 0 84.2 15 4 11 0 2 1.000 -2 -5 1.59 0.28 .958 1.56 1.54 8 3 27% 30% 0
2007 TEX AL 23 P 23 22 0 101.2 18 10 6 2 1 .889 -3 -6 1.42 0.70 .955 1.60 1.59 17 5 23% 27% 0
2008 TEX AL 24 P 5 5 0 22.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -9 0.41 0.20 .950 1.60 1.60 6 1 14% 27% 0
2009 TEX AL 25 P 17 17 1 97.1 18 8 9 1 1 .944 0 0 1.57 1.00 .953 1.53 1.51 5 2 29% 26% 0
2011 OAK AL 27 P 25 25 5 170.2 38 12 22 4 1 .895 -2 -2 1.79 1.36 .949 1.60 1.59 11 4 27% 28% 1
2012 OAK AL 28 P 18 18 0 111.0 21 7 14 0 1 1.000 -2 -4 1.70 1.17 .954 1.57 1.56 13 3 19% 25% 0
2013 ARI NL 29 P 8 8 0 48.0 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 -2 -8 1.50 1.00 .968 1.72 1.70 1 0 0% 28% 0
8 Seasons P 161 107 6 702.1 126 45 74 7 7 .944 -12 -3 1.52 0.74 .954 1.60 1.58 63 18 22% 27% 1
8 Seasons TOT 161 107 6 702.1 126 45 74 7 7 .944 -12 -20 1.52 0.74 .954 1.60 1.58 63 18 22% 27% 1
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
2011 AL  1.131 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2011 AL  1.318 (3rd)
2013 NL  1.125 (2nd)

Games Started s c a p y
2013 NL  8 (4th)

Complete Games s c a p y
2011 AL  5 (2nd)

Shutouts s c a p y
2009 AL  1 (7th)
2011 AL  1 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
2013 NL  68 (1st)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2011 AL  4.920 (2nd)
2013 NL  5.333 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2011 AL  0.580 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
2013 NL  30 (3rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
2013 NL  215 (10th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
2011 AL  4 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1563), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1266), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (911th), 9.1 career WAR/9.3 7yr-peak WAR/9.2 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200622Chicago White Sox$332,000
200723Texas Rangers$396,068
200824Texas Rangers$404,760
200925Texas Rangers$650,000
201127Oakland Athletics$1,000,000
201228Oakland Athletics$4,275,000contracts
201329Arizona Diamondbacks$5,250,000
201430Arizona Diamondbacks$10,250,000
Earliest Free Agent: 2015
Career to date (may be incomplete)$12,307,828Does not include future salaries
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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