Tom McCarthy

Thomas Michael McCarthy

Position: Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/RedSox 1985-1989

Final Game: September 22, 1989
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1979	18	BOS-min	A-	2	6	.250	7.04	18	4					46.0	67	50	36	2	37								2.261	13.1	0.4	7.2			ELM · NYPL
1980	19	BOS-min	A,A-	6	5	.545	3.78	14	14		1	0	0	81.0	65	39	34	3	59	1	42	5	2	5			1.531	7.2	0.3	6.6	4.7	0.71	WSM,ELM · CARL,NYPL
1981	20	BOS-min	A	3	7	.300	7.29	28	18	2	0	0	0	105.0	123	99	85	9	99	1	75	6	3	10			2.114	10.5	0.8	8.5	6.4	0.76	WSM · CARL
1982	21	BOS-min	A	3	11	.214	6.53	30	15	9	1	0	1	103.1	128	95	75	7	65	1	75	2	0	15			1.868	11.1	0.6	5.7	6.5	1.15	WSM · CARL
1983	22	BOS-min	A	8	6	.571	4.13	35	8	18	2	0	8	98.0	91	56	45	9	54	2	100	2	1	18			1.480	8.4	0.8	5.0	9.2	1.85	WSM · CARL
1984	23	BOS-min	AA	8	5	.615	3.06	38	1	27	0	0	8	79.1	71	35	27	0	56	1	65	1	0	3			1.601	8.1	0.0	6.4	7.4	1.16	NBR · EL
1985	24	BOS-min	AAA	5	6	.455	3.59	26	10	6	3	1	0	85.1	72	48	34	6	62	1	65	2	0	11			1.570	7.6	0.6	6.5	6.9	1.05	PAW · IL
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	43	2.200	12.6	1.8	7.2	3.6	0.50

1988	27	NYM-CHW-min	AAA	9	3	.750	2.01	43	3	21	0	0	7	76.0	60	19	17	2	33	3	39	0	1	6			1.224	7.1	0.2	3.9	4.6	1.18	TID,VAN · IL,PCL
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	296	0.846	6.2	0.0	1.4	3.5	2.50
1989	28	CHW-min	AAA	2	4	.333	5.40	17	0	14	0	0	7	26.2	27	17	16	1	10	1	17	0	0	4			1.388	9.1	0.3	3.4	5.7	1.70	VAN · PCL
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
1991	30	ATL-min	AAA	4	6	.400	4.24	21	13	2	1	0	0	85.0	80	43	40	3	34	3	51	3	0	3	356		1.341	8.5	0.3	3.6	5.4	1.50	RMD · IL
1992	31	ATL-min	AAA	4	6	.400	3.21	48	3	34	0	0	4	92.2	91	45	33	2	21	5	52	4	0	5	397		1.209	8.8	0.2	2.0	5.1	2.48	RMD · IL
1993	32	CLE-min	AAA	6	5	.545	4.11	45	2	11	0	0	2	105.0	104	55	48	15	26	4	61	5	0	5	440		1.238	8.9	1.3	2.2	5.2	2.35	CHR · IL
1995	34	LAD-min	AAA	3	3	.500	6.00	13	8	1	0	0	0	48.0	61	41	32	4	22	2	28	1	0	2	223		1.729	11.4	0.8	4.1	5.2	1.27	ABQ · PCL
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	109	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	109	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	123	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	43	2.200	12.6	1.8	7.2	3.6	0.50

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
1985	24	BOS	AL	5.0	0	6	3	0	.1	-3	-0.2	$

1988	27	CHW	AL	13.0	0	2	7	0	1.2	5	0.5	$
1989	28	CHW	AL	66.2	0	32	39	-1	.5	7	0.1	$75,000
3 Seasons				84.2	0	40	49	-1	.6	9	0.4	$75,000

CHW (2 yrs)				79.2	0	34	46	-1	.6	12	0.6	$75,000
BOS (1 yr)				5.0	0	6	3	0	.1	-3	-0.2	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1979	18	BOS-min	A-	18																							ELM · NYPL
1980	19	BOS-min	A-,A	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0		ELM,WSM · NYPL,CARL
1981	20	BOS-min	A	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	WSM · CARL
1982	21	BOS-min	A	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	WSM · CARL
1983	22	BOS-min	A	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	WSM · CARL
1984	23	BOS-min	AA	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	NBR · EL
1985	24	BOS-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	PAW · IL
1985	24	BOS	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1988	27	NYM-CHW-min	AAA	43	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	1	0	0	TID,VAN · IL,PCL
1988	27	CHW	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1989	28	CHW-min	AAA	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	VAN · PCL
1989	28	CHW	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	30	ATL-min	AAA	21	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0	0	RMD · IL
1992	31	ATL-min	AAA	48	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0	0	RMD · IL
1993	32	CLE-min	AAA	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	CHR · IL
1995	34	LAD-min	AAA	13	11	11	0	4	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	.364	.364	.545	.909	6	0	0	0	0	0	ABQ · PCL
3 Seasons				40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

CHW (2 yrs)				37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1985	BOS	AL	24	P	3	5.0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.80	0.33	.950	1.80	1.83	0	0
1988	CHW	AL	27	P	6	13.0	4	1	3	0	1.000	2.77	0.67	.960	1.80	1.77	1	0	0%
1989	CHW	AL	28	P	31	66.2	17	4	13	2	1.000	2.30	0.55	.960	1.88	1.85	4	2	33%
	3 Seasons			P	40	84.2	22	6	16	2	1.000	2.34	0.55	.960	1.86	1.84	5	2	29%
	3 Seasons			TOT	40	84.2	22	6	16	2	1.000	2.34	0.55	.960	1.86	1.84	5	2	29%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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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.
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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
November 13, 1985: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Chris Bayer (minors), John Mitchell and Bob Ojeda to the New York Mets for John Christensen, Wes Gardner, Calvin Schiraldi and LaSchelle Tarver.
August 4, 1988: Traded by the New York Mets with Steve Springer to the Chicago White Sox for Vince Harris (minors) and Mike Maksudian.

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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
1989	28	Chicago White Sox	$75,000
	28	Cincinnati Reds	$75,000	1989 USA Today survey

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$150,000

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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