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Brandon McCarthy
Birthdate: 7/7/1983     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-7/200     Position: P
Contract: $15.5M / 2 Years (2013 - 2014)

5/18/2013: McCarthy went the distance, tossing nine shutout innings, and was the winning pitcher Saturday against the Marlins.



SeasonTeamWLSVGGSIPK/9BB/9HR/9BABIPLOB%GB%HR/FBERAFIPxFIPWAR
2005White Sox320121067.06.452.281.75.24981.2 %35.4 %15.1 %4.034.964.210.5
2006White Sox47053284.27.333.511.81.25576.6 %38.5 %14.8 %4.685.304.600.1
2007Rangers (AAA)000114.112.460.000.00.300100.0 %  0.000.43  
2007Rangers51002322101.25.224.250.80.30066.9 %35.8 %5.6 %4.874.735.571.3
2008Rangers (R)000225.09.001.800.00.46775.0 %  3.601.80  
2008Rangers (AAA)1105526.27.762.700.68.25372.5 %  3.383.35  
2008Rangers1105522.04.093.271.23.23972.6 %24.3 %8.8 %4.095.225.490.2
2009Rangers (AAA)0105521.29.143.740.42.31769.9 %  4.153.15  
2009Rangers740171797.16.013.331.20.27468.5 %39.0 %9.8 %4.624.704.761.3
2010Rangers (AAA)42011956.17.031.761.28.25879.9 %  3.364.23  
2011Athletics (A+)1002210.07.200.000.00.25071.4 %  0.001.60  
2011Athletics9902525170.26.491.320.58.29667.6 %46.7 %6.4 %3.322.863.304.5
2012Athletics (AAA)010229.210.242.790.93.33356.6 %  5.593.20  
2012Athletics8601818111.05.921.950.81.29577.1 %40.5 %8.1 %3.243.764.231.8
2013Steamer9602122138.06.552.050.88.30669.9 %  3.883.68 2.6
2013Bill James11902828182.06.481.730.89.296   3.463.54  
2013Oliver86   125.06.061.730.72.30571.4 %  3.543.40  
2013Fans (25)11802525158.06.551.770.91.30276.2 %  3.383.61 2.9
2013ZiPS86 2019118.76.601.740.91.30970.4 %  3.873.63 2.2
2013Diamondbacks1309957.05.841.260.95.33567.0 %42.5 %10.0 %4.743.573.721.0
2013ZiPS (R)55 161698.06.361.610.91.31369.5 %  3.963.56 1.8
2013ZiPS (U)68 2525155.06.171.480.93.32568.0 %  4.253.57 3.1
2013Steamer (R)7501819100.06.351.910.90.29569.5 %  3.933.64 1.8
2013Steamer (U)8802728157.06.161.670.92.31068.4 %  4.223.62 3.1
Total- - -38420162108711.16.122.521.04.28671.2 %40.0 %9.3 %4.074.144.3110.7


SeasonTeamWLERAGGSCGShOSVHLDBSIPTBFHRERHRBBIBBHBPWPBKSO
2005White Sox324.0312100000067.02776230301317021148
2006White Sox474.6853200011184.23547744441733905069
2007Rangers (AAA)000.0011000  4.1163000000006
2007Rangers5104.87232200000101.24591116255948034159
2008Rangers (R)003.6022000  5.0217220100105
2008Rangers (AAA)113.3855000  26.210821101028001023
2008Rangers114.09550000022.09320111038010010
2009Rangers (AAA)014.1555000  21.29320101019010022
2009Rangers744.6217171100097.14209655501336030065
2010Rangers (AAA)423.36119000  56.1233512221811030044
2011Athletics (A+)100.0022000  10.0367200000008
2011Athletics993.32252551000170.2690168736311251030123
2012Athletics (AAA)015.5922000  9.23996613000011
2012Athletics863.24181800000111.046911544401024260073
2013Steamer963.882122  0  138.058114065591331 4  100
2013Bill James1193.462828  0  182.0 179  1835 5  131
2013Oliver863.54     0 125.05151305449102414  84
2013Fans (25)1183.382525  0  158.0 15963591631 3  115
2013ZiPS863.872019     118.7 12355511223141087
2013Diamondbacks134.74991100057.024671323068210137
2013ZiPS (R)553.961616     98.0 10447431018 3  69
2013ZiPS (U)684.252525     155.0 17580731626 4  106
2013Steamer (R)753.931819  0  100.042310448441021 3  71
2013Steamer (U)884.222728  0  157.066917580741629 4  108
Total- - -38424.07162108730111711.13008720351322821991416133484

SeasonTeamK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%AVGWHIPBABIPLOB%ERA-FIP-FIP
2005White Sox6.452.282.821.7517.3 %6.1 %.2401.18.24981.2 %901124.96
2005Average6.383.172.021.0416.5 %8.2 %.2601.37.29271.6 %  4.47
2006White Sox7.333.512.091.8119.5 %9.3 %.2401.30.25576.6 %991135.30
2006Average6.593.302.001.1216.8 %8.4 %.2651.41.29870.9 %  4.58
2007Rangers (AAA)12.460.006.000.0037.5 %0.0 %.1880.69.300100.0 %  0.43
2007Rangers5.224.251.230.8012.9 %10.5 %.2721.56.30066.9 %1051034.73
2007Average6.673.332.001.0317.1 %8.5 %.2631.41.29970.7 %  4.43
2008Rangers (R)9.001.805.000.0023.8 %4.8 %.3501.60.46775.0 %  1.80
2008Rangers (AAA)7.762.702.880.6821.3 %7.4 %.2101.09.25372.5 %  3.35
2008Rangers4.093.271.251.2310.8 %8.6 %.2381.27.23972.6 %911175.22
2008Average6.833.392.011.0117.5 %8.7 %.2591.39.29671.4 %  4.39
2009Rangers (AAA)9.143.742.440.4223.7 %9.7 %.2411.34.31769.9 %  3.15
2009Rangers6.013.331.811.2015.5 %8.6 %.2521.36.27468.5 %981014.70
2009Average6.993.462.021.0518.0 %8.9 %.2581.39.29571.9 %  4.42
2010Rangers (AAA)7.031.764.001.2818.9 %4.7 %.2331.10.25879.9 %  4.23
2011Athletics (A+)7.200.008.000.0022.2 %0.0 %.1940.70.25071.4 %  1.60
2011Athletics6.491.324.920.5817.8 %3.6 %.2531.13.29667.6 %84732.86
2011Average7.133.112.300.9418.6 %8.1 %.2511.32.29172.5 %  4.12
2012Athletics (AAA)10.242.793.670.9328.2 %7.7 %.2501.24.33356.6 %  3.20
2012Athletics5.921.953.040.8115.6 %5.1 %.2621.25.29577.1 %81933.76
2012Average7.563.052.481.0219.8 %8.0 %.2501.31.29372.5 %  4.12
2013Steamer6.552.053.200.88  .2651.25.30669.9 %  3.68
2013Bill James6.481.733.740.89  .2591.18.296   3.54
2013Oliver6.061.733.500.7216.3 %4.7 %.2671.23.30571.4 %  3.40
2013Fans (25)6.551.773.710.91  .2631.20.30276.2 %  3.61
2013ZiPS6.601.743.780.91  .2691.23.30970.4 %  3.63
2013Diamondbacks5.841.264.630.9515.0 %3.3 %.3001.39.33567.0 %118873.57
2013Average7.643.112.451.0420.0 %8.2 %.2481.30.29173.1 %  4.15
2013ZiPS (R)6.361.613.950.91  .2741.24.31369.5 %  3.56
2013ZiPS (U)6.171.484.160.93  .2861.30.32568.0 %  3.57
2013Steamer (R)6.351.913.330.90  .2681.25.29569.5 %  3.64
2013Steamer (U)6.161.673.680.92  .2831.30.31068.4 %  3.62
Total- - -6.122.522.431.0416.1 %6.6 %.2581.29.28671.2 %94954.14

SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%tERASIERAxFIP-xFIP
2005White Sox0.8522.8 %35.4 %41.7 %12.8 %15.1 %2.7 %0.0 %5.814.12974.21
2006White Sox0.8315.0 %38.5 %46.6 %13.9 %14.8 %5.3 %0.0 %5.054.201024.60
2007Rangers0.7617.4 %35.8 %46.8 %8.7 %5.6 %8.9 %40.0 %4.605.531255.57
2008Rangers0.5329.7 %24.3 %45.9 %8.8 %8.8 %0.0 %0.0 %7.155.731275.49
2009Rangers0.9218.7 %39.0 %42.2 %6.0 %9.8 %4.1 %100.0 %5.094.721084.76
2011Athletics1.4520.9 %46.7 %32.3 %10.4 %6.4 %8.0 %28.6 %3.303.49823.30
2012Athletics1.1524.4 %40.5 %35.1 %10.5 %8.1 %6.3 %23.1 %4.524.251024.23
2013Diamondbacks1.3726.4 %42.5 %31.1 %11.7 %10.0 %2.4 %14.3 %5.094.03953.72
Total- - -1.0220.9 %40.0 %39.1 %10.2 %9.3 %6.0 %21.4 %4.624.331014.31

SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHRSBallsStrikesPitches
2005White Sox73864711240353747211095
2006White Sox951153716550485389121450
2007Rangers123161601411525373011411871
2008Rangers183422300017139237376
2009Rangers1231335985117957810071585
2011Athletics2501731121820728878317162499
2012Athletics143124861391335955710951652
2013Diamondbacks826051727128266604870
Total- - -90788647490544294073965743311398

SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIinLIgmLIexLIPullsWPA/LIClutchSDMD
2005White Sox0.44-3.994.433.840.300.810.850.781.2912-0.481.0300
2006White Sox0.36-5.896.266.510.590.961.021.171.19400.42-0.041710
2007Rangers-0.84-8.727.88-5.09-0.501.030.910.850.8223-0.46-0.3600
2008Rangers0.45-1.221.674.580.390.880.860.840.7650.080.4300
2009Rangers-0.19-6.526.340.660.060.850.780.870.8816-0.17-0.0500
2011Athletics0.31-11.1111.428.500.940.940.890.871.21201.10-0.7800
2012Athletics0.97-7.728.697.540.801.030.920.871.01180.300.6400
2013Diamondbacks-0.40-5.364.96-2.23-0.201.171.090.881.3480.30-0.6400
Total- - -1.10-50.5551.6524.322.370.960.910.961.081421.080.061710

SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2005White Sox61.1% (90.3)  16.9% (76.2)21.9% (77.6)  14.5%
2006White Sox63.4% (90.8)2.0% (82.8) 12.8% (76.3)21.8% (76.9)  4.8%
2007Rangers65.9% (88.9)  16.5% (75.6)17.6% (76.6)  6.5%
2008Rangers65.7% (89.0)  17.6% (75.5)16.8% (78.0)   
2009Rangers64.9% (88.8)12.7% (79.7) 11.4% (77.1)11.0% (77.5)  1.2%
2011Athletics42.0% (90.9)2.1% (82.3)36.4% (90.2)17.1% (79.8)2.3% (84.0)  0.5%
2012Athletics38.8% (90.7) 39.7% (90.3)19.0% (79.5)2.5% (85.3)  0.4%
2013Diamondbacks40.1% (91.6) 40.0% (90.5)13.3% (79.0)6.6% (84.7)  0.8%
Total- - -53.6% (90.0)2.5% (80.5)17.3% (90.3)15.6% (78.0)10.9% (78.2)  3.5%

SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2007Rangers62.4 %    0.1 %6.7 %13.6 %  17.2 %   
2008Rangers64.7 %     2.1 %16.6 %  16.6 %   
2009Rangers58.6 %0.3 %    10.0 %16.8 %  14.4 %   
2011Athletics39.3 %37.5 %3.7 %   18.2 %0.5 %  0.3 %   
2012Athletics0.8 % 47.0 %  31.9 %0.5 %18.2 %  1.2 %   
2013Diamondbacks  43.0 %  36.4 % 13.2 %  6.6 %   
Total- - -35.4 %11.9 %15.2 %  10.4 %8.8 %11.1 %  6.9 %   

SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2007Rangers89.4    90.784.375.1  77.2  
2008Rangers89.2     82.975.6  78.2  
2009Rangers89.088.5    81.977.6  79.3  
2011Athletics90.390.589.6   80.179.1  80.9  
2012Athletics88.5 90.4  90.382.379.4  84.8  
2013Diamondbacks  90.5  91.5 78.9  84.5  
Total- - -89.590.590.4  90.881.077.8  79.3  

SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2005White Sox-3.7  1.34.5  -0.65  0.822.19  
2006White Sox3.10.6 -1.64.6  0.352.04 -0.891.54  
2007Rangers-3.1  -0.9-4.2  -0.27  -0.32-1.36  
2008Rangers-2.1  2.20.3  -0.85  3.330.50  
2009Rangers-7.65.8 0.2-0.5  -0.752.94 0.09-0.32  
2011Athletics4.3-1.711.72.6-2.3  0.41-3.301.290.62-3.96  
2012Athletics-5.0 5.52.6-1.9  -0.78 0.840.85-4.55  
2013Diamondbacks3.0 0.3-2.0-4.6  0.87 0.10-1.71-8.01  
Total- - --11.14.717.64.5-4.0  -0.191.670.920.26-0.33  

SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2007Rangers1.6    0.0-1.4-0.9  -6.5  
2008Rangers-1.9     -0.22.1  0.3  
2009Rangers-10.00.4    2.72.0  -1.0  
2011Athletics9.13.03.2   2.7-0.2  -0.3  
2012Athletics-0.2 2.2  0.40.42.2  -1.9  
2013Diamondbacks  2.2  1.7 -1.9  -4.5  
Total- - --1.43.47.6  2.04.33.3  -13.9  

SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2007Rangers0.25    -3.86-2.03-0.63  -3.63  
2008Rangers-0.77     -2.853.45  0.47  
2009Rangers-1.098.44    1.750.75  -0.43  
2011Athletics0.920.323.47   0.61-1.32  -3.14  
2012Athletics-1.67 0.29  0.075.100.76  -10.60  
2013Diamondbacks  0.60  0.54 -1.68  -7.96  
Total- - --0.050.360.63  0.250.610.37  -2.53  

SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2005White Sox22.5 %70.8 %47.8 %57.8 %88.4 %81.5 %52.3 %59.6 %8.3 %
2005Average20.3 %68.0 %46.0 %51.8 %88.3 %80.8 %53.8 %59.1 %8.7 %
2006White Sox25.7 %68.1 %48.1 %62.9 %85.3 %79.7 %52.8 %53.7 %9.5 %
2006Average23.5 %66.6 %46.1 %57.4 %88.5 %81.0 %52.6 %58.8 %8.5 %
2007Rangers21.9 %67.9 %45.0 %72.5 %86.4 %83.1 %50.3 %53.4 %7.4 %
2007Average25.0 %66.6 %45.9 %60.8 %88.2 %80.8 %50.3 %58.7 %8.6 %
2008Rangers20.2 %63.4 %43.5 %71.4 %88.3 %84.7 %53.9 %67.7 %6.7 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Rangers24.2 %63.2 %43.2 %68.9 %90.9 %84.6 %48.8 %60.5 %6.5 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2011Athletics33.9 %66.0 %50.5 %73.0 %90.0 %84.5 %51.7 %61.2 %7.7 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Athletics29.6 %60.4 %44.9 %73.7 %88.8 %83.8 %49.8 %67.2 %7.1 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Diamondbacks33.3 %67.9 %51.6 %81.5 %90.2 %87.6 %52.7 %68.3 %6.2 %
2013Average29.5 %64.9 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.5 %46.0 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -27.4 %65.9 %47.1 %71.1 %88.5 %83.6 %51.1 %60.6 %7.5 %

SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2007Rangers25.9 %62.1 %44.0 %80.6 %81.9 %81.5 %50.0 %21.7
2007Average28.9 %62.3 %45.4 %66.4 %87.6 %80.8 %49.6 %21.5
2008Rangers29.3 %57.5 %43.3 %80.0 %86.0 %84.0 %49.7 %21.0
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Rangers27.3 %56.8 %42.8 %69.0 %91.4 %84.6 %52.5 %19.0
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2011Athletics32.4 %62.2 %50.1 %71.2 %89.1 %84.4 %59.4 %20.0
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
2012Athletics27.8 %57.6 %44.5 %69.6 %88.9 %83.6 %56.0 %20.9
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Diamondbacks33.5 %64.1 %51.2 %78.7 %90.9 %87.6 %57.8 %22.0
2013Average29.0 %62.1 %45.2 %63.2 %87.2 %79.4 %49.2 %22.5
Total- - -29.4 %60.3 %46.5 %73.0 %88.7 %84.3 %55.5 %20.5

SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2005White SoxP121067.0340001100 2   1.000 
2006White SoxP53284.24110002101 8   1.000 
2007RangersP2322101.21062111001 17   .889 
2008RangersP5522.0010000000 6   1.000 
2009RangersP171797.1891011100 5   .944 
2011AthleticsP2525170.212224131001 11   .895 
2012AthleticsP1818111.07140000100 13   1.000 
2013DiamondbacksP9957.0180000000 1   1.000 
Total- - -P162108711.145757256403 63   .945 

SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2005White SoxP67.00  000              
2006White SoxP84.2-1  0-1-2              
2007RangersP101.2-2  0-1-3              
2008RangersP22.0-1  00-1              
2009RangersP97.10  000              
2011AthleticsP170.20  0-1-2              
2012AthleticsP111.0-1  0-1-2              
2013DiamondbacksP57.00  0-1-1              
Total- - -P711.1-5  0-5-11              

SeasonTeamRA9-WinsBIP-WinsLOB-WinsFDP-WinsRARWARDollarsSalary
2005White Sox1.30.70.10.85.50.5$1.8 
2006White Sox0.80.70.00.70.70.1$0.2$0.3
2007Rangers0.80.1-0.7-0.513.61.3$5.4$0.4
2008Rangers0.40.3-0.10.21.60.2$0.7$0.4
2009Rangers1.20.6-0.60.013.11.3$5.7 
2011Athletics3.1-0.1-1.3-1.541.34.5$20.5 
2012Athletics2.40.00.60.617.01.8$8.0 
2013Diamondbacks0.2-0.7-0.1-0.89.31.0$5.2 
Total- - -10.21.6-2.1-0.5102.110.7$47.5$1.1

  • $15.5m / 2 Years (2013 - 2014) (Edit)
    • signed by Arizona Diamondbacks on 12/7/2012 (Free Agent)
    • 2013: $4M, 2014: $9M
    • Signing Bonus: $2.5M
    • Other Notes: https://twitter.com/Gambo620/status/277174120511320064
    • Agent / Agency: LSW Baseball - Ryan Ware and Chad Eberhardt
    • Originally Reported By: Nick Piecoro, Arizona Republic
    • Source: azcentral.com, Hat Tip: twitter.com
    • Submitted by Dre17
  • $4.3m / 1 Years (2012) (Edit)
    • signed by Oakland Athletics on 1/17/2012 (Avoided Arbitration)
    • 2012: $4.3M
    • Source: washingtonpost.com
    • Submitted by Jeff Zimmerman
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