Brandon McCarthy
2005–2018 · P

Brandon McCarthy

6' 8", 225 lbs·Lived to 43·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
3.24
Best ERA · 2012
10
Most W · 2014
175
Most K · 2014
1.131
Best WHIP · 2011
Career Arc · OPS
6 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

13 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2005CWS12200.000.0000
2006CWS53100.000.0000
2007TEX23200.000.0000
2008TEX5000
2009TEX17400.000.0000
2011ATH25000
2012ATH18000
2013AZ223700.027.12718
2014AZ322903.138.27639
2015LAD4601.000.14320
2016LAD101301.000.13318
2017LAD192300.043.19726
2018ATL152902.103.27638
Career25514607.062

Career · Pitching

13 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2005CWS1267.0324.03106481.179
2006CWS5384.7474.6897691.299
2007TEX23101.75104.8792591.564
2008TEX522.0114.09106101.273
2009TEX1797.3744.6293651.356
2011ATH25170.7993.321191231.131
2012ATH18111.0863.24124731.252
2013AZ22135.05114.5385761.348
2014AZ32200.010154.05921751.275
2015LAD423.0305.8767291.217
2016LAD1040.0234.9584441.375
2017LAD1992.7643.98109721.252
2018ATL1578.7634.9284651.462
Career2551223.86975908
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 3,712 pitches · 2015–2018
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SIFCCUFFSLCH
SI · Sinker25.2% · 92.6 mph
FC · Cutter25.1% · 91.4 mph
CU · Curveball23.7% · 80.5 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball22.2% · 93.5 mph
SL · Slider2.9% · 85.6 mph
CH · Changeup1.0% · 88.6 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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