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Brandon McCarthy
Brandon Patrick McCarthy
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 7, 1983 in Glendale, CA
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
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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 1 277 111 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 5 354 101 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 93 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 93 108 1.273 8.2 1.2 3.3 4.1 1.25
2009 25 TEX AL 5 2 .714 4.92 11 11 0 1 1 0 64.0 66 36 35 11 26 0 44 2 0 0 281 90 1.438 9.3 1.5 3.7 6.2 1.69
5 Seasons 18 22 .450 4.61 104 50 13 1 1 0 339.1 336 183 174 53 132 9 230 8 2 10 1464 98 1.379 8.9 1.4 3.5 6.1 1.74
162 Game Avg. 8 10 .450 4.61 46 22 6 0 0 0 150 148 81 77 23 58 4 102 4 1 4 646 98 1.379 8.9 1.4 3.5 6.1 1.74
TEX (3 yrs) 11 13 .458 4.80 39 38 0 1 1 0 187.2 197 109 100 23 82 0 113 6 1 4 833 93 1.487 9.4 1.1 3.9 5.4 1.38
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

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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 1 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 3 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 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2009 25 TEX AL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 6 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. 162 270 243 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 27 0 0
TEX (3 yrs) 2 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) 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 CHW AL 21 P 12 10 67.0 7 3 4 0 1 1.000 0.94 0.58 .957 1.69 0.46
2006 CHW AL 22 P 53 2 84.2 15 4 11 0 2 1.000 1.59 0.28 .953 1.56 0.41
2007 TEX AL 23 P 23 22 101.2 18 10 6 2 1 .889 1.42 0.70 .956 1.60 0.42
2008 TEX AL 24 P 5 5 22.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.41 0.20 .900 1.60 0.42
2009 TEX AL 25 P 11 11 64.0 13 6 6 1 0 .923 1.69 1.09 .962 1.63 0.43
5 Seasons P 104 50 339.1 54 23 28 3 4 .944 1.35 0.49 .956 1.62 0.42
5 Seasons TOT 104 50 339.1 54 23 28 3 4 .944 1.35 0.49 .900 1.62 0.42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Shutouts s c a p y
2009 AL--1--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2900), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2002.

December 23, 2006: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with David Paisano (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Jacob Rasner (minors), John Danks and Nick Masset.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2006Chicago White Sox$332,000
2007Texas Rangers$396,068
2008Texas Rangers$404,760
Career (may be incomplete)$1,132,828
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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