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Brandon McCarthy

Brandon Patrick McCarthy

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

Born: July 7, 1983 in Glendale, CA
High School: Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs, 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
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Rangers/Athletics 2005-2011
2012 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$1M (11), 1 yr/$4.28M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 5.122, Free Agent: 2013 [*],
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 9:15AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Greg Maddux… #3. Cy Young… #4. Randy Johnson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Christy Mathewson… 

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 3 690 122 1.131 8.9 0.6 1.3 6.5 4.92
6 Seasons 29 33 .468 4.17 135 81 13 6 2 0 543.1 534 275 252 66 167 10 374 9 2 13 2293 106 1.290 8.8 1.1 2.8 6.2 2.24
162 Game Avg. 9 10 .468 4.17 43 26 4 2 1 0 171 168 87 79 21 53 3 118 3 1 4 722 106 1.290 8.8 1.1 2.8 6.2 2.24
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
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
OAK (1 yr) 9 9 .500 3.32 25 25 0 5 1 0 170.2 168 73 63 11 25 1 123 0 0 3 690 122 1.131 8.9 0.6 1.3 6.5 4.92

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
2005 21 CHW AL 67.0 10 30 44 0 .8 14 1.2 $
2006 22 CHW AL 84.2 2 44 60 -1 .9 16 0.9 $332,000
2007 23 TEX AL 101.2 22 62 67 0 1.0 5 0.5 $396,068
2008 24 TEX AL 22.0 5 11 15 0 .9 4 0.3 $404,760
2009 25 TEX AL 97.1 17 55 59 4 .8 4 0.4 $650,000
2011 27 OAK AL 170.2 25 73 110 -4 .9 37 3.7 $1,000,000
6 Seasons 543.1 81 275 355 -1 .9 80 7.0 $2,782,828
TEX (3 yrs) 221.0 44 128 141 4 .9 13 1.2 $1,450,828
CHW (2 yrs) 151.2 12 74 104 -1 .9 30 2.1 $332,000
OAK (1 yr) 170.2 25 73 110 -4 .9 37 3.7 $1,000,000

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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
6 Seasons 110 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 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
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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
2005 21 CHW AL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
2006 22 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $332,000 1
2007 23 TEX AL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $396,068 1
2009 25 TEX AL 4 -1 0 -0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $650,000 1
4 Seasons 10 -3 0 -0 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $1,378,068
TEX (2 yrs) 7 -2 0 -0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $1,046,068
CHW (2 yrs) 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $332,000

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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% PO Awards
2005 CHW AL 21 P 12 67.0 7 3 4 0 1 1.000 0 0 0.94 0.58 .954 1.71 1.68
2006 CHW AL 22 P 53 84.2 15 4 11 0 2 1.000 -2 -5 1.59 0.28 .958 1.56 1.54
2007 TEX AL 23 P 23 101.2 18 10 6 2 1 .889 -3 -6 1.42 0.70 .955 1.60 1.59
2008 TEX AL 24 P 5 22.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -9 0.41 0.20 .950 1.60 1.60
2009 TEX AL 25 P 17 97.1 18 8 9 1 1 .944 0 0 1.57 1.00 .953 1.53 1.51
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% 1
6 Seasons P 135 25 5 543.1 97 37 53 7 6 .928 -8 -2 1.49 0.67 .953 1.59 1.57 11 4 27% 1
6 Seasons TOT 135 25 5 543.1 97 37 53 7 6 .928 -8 -17 1.49 0.67 .953 1.59 1.57 11 4 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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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)

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)

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

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

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

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1763), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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
200622Chicago White Sox$332,000
200723Texas Rangers$396,068
200824Texas Rangers$404,760
200925Texas Rangers$650,000
201127Oakland Athletics$1,000,000
201228Oakland Athletics$4,275,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,782,828Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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