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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.
5/19/2013 - Roto Riteup: May 19. 2013 by David Wiers (RotoGraphs) 2
5/16/2013 - Stream, Aim, Fire: Friday and Saturday Streaming O» by Blake Murphy (RotoGraphs) 6
5/2/2013 - Matt Joyce and Brandon McCarthy: Waiver Wire by Chris Cwik (RotoGraphs) 6
4/8/2013 - FanGraphs Audio: Very Briefly with Brandon McCarth» by Carson Cistulli (FanGraphs) 7
3/8/2013 - Vetoed Trades, Part Five by Paul Swydan (FanGraphs) 22


DashboardCustomize
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2005White Sox12200000.0 %100.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.00.0
2006White Sox53100000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.00.0
2007Rangers (AAA)1000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2007Rangers23300000.0 %66.7 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.00.0
2008Rangers (R)2000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2008Rangers (AAA)5000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2008Rangers5000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.00.0
2009Rangers (AAA)5000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2009Rangers17400000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.0-0.1
2010Rangers (AAA)11000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2011Athletics (A+)2000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2011Athletics25000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.00.0
2012Athletics (AAA)2000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2012Athletics18000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.00.0
2013Diamondbacks91900005.3 %21.1 %.000.000.000.056.000.038-99 0.0-0.2
Total- - -1622900003.4 %27.6 %.000.000.000.037.000.026-99 0.0-0.3

News
5/14 - THT Awards by John Barten
4/9 - THT Awards by John Barten
3/12 - Five questions:  Arizona Diamondbacks by Jeff Moore
5/18 - Diamondbacks 1, Marlins 0: McCarthy is Complete Again by AZ Snakepit
5/18 - Miami Marlins vs. Arizona Diamondbacks: Marlins shut out aga» by FishStripes
5/17 - The Streamer Report: Saturday's Starting Pitcher Targets by Fake Teams
12/12 - Diamondbacks To Sign Brandon McCarthy by Ben Nicholson-Smith
12/5 - Afternoon Rumors: Hairston, Royals, Yanks, M's by Luke Adams
12/5 - Free Agent Rumors: Rolen, Bourn, McCarthy, Drew by Luke Adams

Standard
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2005White Sox12220000000002000000.000
2006White Sox53110000000000000000.000
2007Rangers (AAA)1000000000000000000.000
2007Rangers23230000000002001000.000
2008Rangers (R)2000000000000000000.000
2008Rangers (AAA)5000000000000000000.000
2008Rangers5000000000000000000.000
2009Rangers (AAA)5000000000000000000.000
2009Rangers17440000000000000000.000
2010Rangers (AAA)11000000000000000000.000
2011Athletics (A+)2000000000000000000.000
2011Athletics25000000000000000000.000
2012Athletics (AAA)2000000000000000000.000
2012Athletics18000000000000000000.000
2013Diamondbacks917190000000104001000.000
Total- - -16226290000000108002000.000

Advanced
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2005White Sox0.0 %100.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.5.000-100
2005Average8.2 %16.4 %0.50.264.330.419.749.1544.9.295    .326 
2006White Sox0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.3.000-100
2006Average8.4 %16.8 %0.50.269.337.432.768.1635.0.301    .332 
2007Rangers (AAA)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2007Rangers0.0 %66.7 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.8.000-100
2007Average8.5 %17.1 %0.50.268.336.423.758.1555.2.303    .331 
2008Rangers (R)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2008Rangers (AAA)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2008Rangers0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2008Average8.7 %17.5 %0.50.264.333.416.749.1525.1.300    .328 
2009Rangers (AAA)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2009Rangers0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.0-1-1.1.000-100
2009Average8.9 %18.0 %0.49.262.333.418.751.1555.0.299    .329 
2010Rangers (AAA)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2011Athletics (A+)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2011Athletics0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Athletics (AAA)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2012Athletics0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Diamondbacks5.3 %21.1 %0.25.000.056.000.056.0000.1.000 0.0-2-4.2.038-99
2013Average8.2 %20.0 %0.41.253.319.404.723.1515.0.294    .315 
Total- - -3.4 %27.6 %0.13.000.037.000.037.0000.1.000 0.0-4-6.9.026-99

Batted Ball
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2005White Sox0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2006White Sox1.000.0 %100.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2007Rangers0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2008Rangers0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2009Rangers3.0025.0 %75.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2011Athletics0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2012Athletics0.000.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2013Diamondbacks4.508.3 %75.0 %16.7 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
Total- - -6.5011.8 %76.5 %11.8 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %

More Batted Ball
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2005White Sox00000005813
2006White Sox1000000257
2007Rangers0000010279
2008Rangers0000000000
2009Rangers301000051116
2011Athletics0000000000
2012Athletics0000000000
2013Diamondbacks9210020254368
Total- - -132200303974113

Win Probability
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2005White Sox-0.02-0.020.00-0.20-0.020.46 0-0.050.00
2006White Sox0.000.000.00-0.12-0.010.09 0-0.030.00
2007Rangers-0.02-0.020.00-0.60-0.060.52 0-0.050.02
2008Rangers          
2009Rangers-0.02-0.020.00-1.04-0.110.20 0-0.110.00
2011Athletics          
2012Athletics          
2013Diamondbacks-0.41-0.420.01-4.57-0.450.95 0-0.42-0.01
Total- - --0.47-0.480.01-6.53-0.660.74 0-0.660.02

Pitch Type
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2005White Sox100.0% (90.1)       
2006White Sox100.0% (97.3)       
2007Rangers83.3% (89.2)  16.7% (76.0)   33.3%
2008Rangers        
2009Rangers75.0% (89.2) 12.5% (85.5)6.3% (80.0)6.3% (81.0)   
2011Athletics        
2012Athletics        
2013Diamondbacks89.3% (90.8)3.6% (83.0)5.4% (90.7)1.8% (74.0)   17.6%
Total- - -88.8% (90.9)2.0% (83.0)5.1% (88.6)3.1% (76.7)1.0% (81.0)  13.3%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2007Rangers              
2008Rangers              
2009Rangers62.5 %6.3 %6.3 %   12.5 %6.3 %  6.3 %   
2011Athletics              
2012Athletics              
2013Diamondbacks60.3 %11.8 %   17.7 %7.4 %2.9 %      
Total- - -60.7 %10.7 %1.2 %  14.3 %8.3 %3.6 %  1.2 %   

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2007Rangers             
2008Rangers             
2009Rangers89.190.487.5   85.379.6  80.9  
2011Athletics             
2012Athletics             
2013Diamondbacks91.192.6   89.587.277.7     
Total- - -90.792.487.5  89.586.678.3  80.9  

Pitch Values
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2005White Sox-0.6      -4.26      
2006White Sox-0.2      -3.39      
2007Rangers-0.5  -0.2   -10.02  -22.07   
2008Rangers              
2009Rangers-0.6 0.0-0.2-0.3  -5.19 -0.92-19.04-25.13  
2011Athletics              
2012Athletics              
2013Diamondbacks-3.20.1-0.10.0   -6.424.29-3.782.71   
Total- - --5.10.1-0.1-0.4-0.3  -5.894.29-2.63-12.80-25.13  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2007Rangers             
2008Rangers             
2009Rangers-0.50.0-0.2   0.0-0.2  -0.2  
2011Athletics             
2012Athletics             
2013Diamondbacks-2.7-0.4   -1.00.3-0.1     
Total- - --3.2-0.3-0.2  -1.00.3-0.3  -0.2  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2007Rangers             
2008Rangers             
2009Rangers-5.143.86-17.56   -0.41-17.56  -23.05  
2011Athletics             
2012Athletics             
2013Diamondbacks-6.61-4.55   -8.095.22-7.25     
Total- - --6.32-3.62-17.56  -8.093.61-10.69  -23.05  

Plate Discipline
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2005White Sox0.0 %37.5 %23.1 % 66.7 %66.7 %61.5 % 7.7 %
2005Average20.3 %68.0 %46.0 %51.8 %88.3 %80.8 %53.8 %59.1 %8.7 %
2006White Sox33.3 %75.0 %57.1 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %57.1 % 0.0 %
2006Average23.5 %66.6 %46.1 %57.4 %88.5 %81.0 %52.6 %58.8 %8.5 %
2007Rangers75.0 %25.0 %50.0 %66.7 %0.0 %50.0 %50.0 %66.7 %22.2 %
2007Average25.0 %66.6 %45.9 %60.8 %88.2 %80.8 %50.3 %58.7 %8.6 %
2008Rangers         
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Rangers37.5 %75.0 %56.3 %66.7 %50.0 %55.6 %50.0 %50.0 %25.0 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2011Athletics         
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Athletics         
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Diamondbacks14.3 %54.3 %39.3 %33.3 %89.5 %81.8 %62.5 %42.1 %5.9 %
2013Average29.6 %64.9 %45.8 %66.1 %86.6 %79.4 %46.0 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -24.4 %54.2 %42.0 %60.0 %78.1 %73.8 %59.0 %41.4 %9.7 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2007Rangers        
2007Average28.6 %62.3 %45.2 %66.4 %87.6 %80.8 %49.3 %21.5
2008Rangers        
2008Average27.6 %62.5 %45.0 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %49.9 %21.6
2009Rangers37.5 %75.0 %56.3 %33.3 %66.7 %55.6 %50.0 %17.6
2009Average27.6 %61.4 %44.5 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.1 %21.4
2011Athletics        
2011Average28.6 %62.1 %45.3 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %49.8 %21.6
2012Athletics        
2012Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.2 %22.1
2013Diamondbacks18.5 %46.3 %35.3 %60.0 %89.5 %83.3 %60.3 %17.1
2013Average28.7 %62.1 %45.0 %63.1 %87.3 %79.4 %48.9 %22.5
Total- - -22.9 %51.0 %39.3 %50.0 %84.0 %75.8 %58.3 %17.2

Fielding
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
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 

Advanced Fielding
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
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              

Value
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2005White Sox-0.60.0 0.10.20.2-0.30.0($0.1) 
2006White Sox-0.30.0 0.00.10.1-0.20.0($0.1)$0.3
2007Rangers-0.80.0 0.10.30.3-0.40.0($0.2)$0.4
2008Rangers0.00.0 0.00.00.00.00.0$0.0$0.4
2009Rangers-1.10.0 0.10.40.4-0.6-0.1($0.3) 
2011Athletics0.00.0 0.00.00.00.00.0$0.0 
2012Athletics0.00.0 0.00.00.00.00.0$0.0 
2013Diamondbacks-4.40.0 0.62.02.0-1.8-0.2($0.9) 
Total- - --7.20.0 0.93.03.0-3.3-0.3($1.5)$1.1

Contracts
  • $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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