Tom McCarthy
Thomas Michael McCarthy
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 18, 1961 in Lundstahl, W.Germany
High School: Carver (Plymouth, MA)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 5, 1985
Final Game: September 22, 1989
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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
1985 24 BOS AL 0 0 10.80 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 7 6 6 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 25 40 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50
1988 27 CHW AL 2 0 1.000 1.38 6 0 4 0 0 1 13.0 9 2 2 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 51 287 0.846 6.2 0.0 1.4 3.5 2.50
1989 28 CHW AL 1 2 .333 3.51 31 0 14 0 0 0 66.2 72 32 26 8 20 0 27 2 0 5 285 109 1.380 9.7 1.1 2.7 3.6 1.35
3 Seasons 3 2 .600 3.61 40 0 20 0 0 1 84.2 88 40 34 9 26 0 34 4 0 6 361 107 1.346 9.4 1.0 2.8 3.6 1.31
162 Game Avg. 5 3 .600 3.61 68 0 34 0 0 2 144 150 68 58 15 44 0 58 7 0 10 614 107 1.346 9.4 1.0 2.8 3.6 1.31
CHW (2 yrs) 3 2 .600 3.16 37 0 18 0 0 1 79.2 81 34 28 8 22 0 32 4 0 5 336 121 1.293 9.2 0.9 2.5 3.6 1.45
BOS (1 yr) 0 0 10.80 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 7 6 6 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 25 40 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 24 BOS AL 3 25 20 6 7 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 .350 .440 .550 .990 .333 11 1 0 0 1 0
1988 27 CHW AL 6 51 47 2 9 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 .191 .255 .234 .489 .214 11 2 2 0 0 0
1989 28 CHW AL 31 285 257 32 72 7 3 8 4 2 20 27 .280 .333 .424 .757 .284 109 17 2 3 3 0
3 Seasons 40 361 324 40 88 10 3 9 5 2 26 34 .272 .330 .404 .734 .277 131 20 4 3 4 0
162 Game Avg. 68 614 551 68 150 17 5 15 9 3 44 58 .272 .330 .404 .734 .277 223 34 7 5 7 0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1985 24 BOS AL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 4 0.108 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 5.0
1988 27 CHW AL 6 6 4 2 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 2 1 50% 7 1.236 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 5 5 0 5 1 6.5 27
1989 28 CHW AL 31 31 14 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 31 15 48% 6 0.537 5 11 15 6 4 21 20 11 17 7 19 5 6.5 33
3 Seasons 40 40 20 3 2 1 1 0 100% 3 2 38 19 50% 0.606 7 14 19 7 6 27 23 17 24 7 26 6 6.4 32

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1985 24 BOS AL 25 36% 4.0% 8.0% 16.0% 8.0% 29% 1.60 72% 8 1 13%
1988 27 CHW AL 51 43% 0.0% 9.8% 3.9% 3.9% 22% 1.73 2.09 82% 17% 0.0% 20% 9 2 22%
1989 28 CHW AL 285 42% 2.8% 9.5% 7.0% 6.3% 25% 1.19 1.67 79% 18% 8.8% 14% 69 17 25%
3 Seasons 361 42% 2.5% 9.4% 7.2% 6.1% 25% 1.26 1.73 79% 18% 7.8% 15% 86 20 23%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1988 27 CHW AL 51 163 3.20 110 67% 23% 8% 31% 38% 77% 0% 52% 89% 59% 2% 1 1 16% 8 5 2 60% 1 0 0 0 0
1989 28 CHW AL 279 945 3.39 587 62% 26% 11% 24% 40% 74% 0% 46% 86% 58% 5% 15 10 17% 48 27 4 31% 7 5 6 0 0
2 Seasons 330 1108 3.36 697 63% 25% 10% 25% 39% 75% 0% 47% 86% 58% 5% 16 11 17% 56 32 6 35% 8 5 6 0 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1985 24 BOS AL 25 7 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 100% 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1988 27 CHW AL 51 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 67% 1 0 0 16 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 28 CHW AL 285 72 11 0 8 0 9 7 1 5 3 25 17 1 68% 8 5 1 113 4 2 67% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
3 Seasons 361 88 13 1 9 0 11 7 2 5 4 31 22 1 71% 9 6 1 141 5 2 71% 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1985 24 0 0 10.80 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 7 6 6 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 25 40 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50 40
1986 25 0 0 10.80 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 7 6 6 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 25 40 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50 40
1987 26 0 0 10.80 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 7 6 6 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 25 40 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50 40
1988 27 2 0 1.000 4.00 9 0 6 0 0 1 18.0 16 8 8 1 6 0 7 2 0 1 76 102 1.222 8.0 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.17 102
1989 28 3 2 .600 3.61 40 0 20 0 0 1 84.2 88 40 34 9 26 0 34 4 0 6 361 107 1.346 9.4 1.0 2.8 3.6 1.31 107

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1985 24 0 0 12.60 5.0 7 8 7 1 4 2 0 2.200 12.6 7.2 3.6 0.50 1.8 3
1988 27 1 0 1.000 1.50 12.0 10 2 2 0 2 5 2 1.000 7.5 1.5 3.8 2.50 0.0 6
1989 28 3 3 .500 4.21 62.0 76 32 29 8 21 25 2 1.565 11.0 3.0 3.6 1.19 1.2 31
3 Seasons 4 3 .571 4.33 79.0 93 42 38 9 27 32 4 1.519 10.6 3.6 1.19 1.0 40

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