What years did Brandon McCarthy play?

Brandon McCarthy played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2018.

Was Brandon McCarthy a pitcher?

Yes. Brandon McCarthy pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 908 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brandon McCarthy hit?

Brandon McCarthy hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

Brandon McCarthy

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2018)

W–L 69–75

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.30

SO 908

Pitcher PIV 2543.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'8" / 225 lb
Born: 7/7/1983 in Glendale, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-05-22
Last Game: 2018-06-24

Full name: Brandon Patrick McCarthy

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
69	75	255	197	9	4	0	1223.7	1,268	571	145	323	908	4.20	2543.6

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	CHA	AL	3	2	12	10	0	0	67.0	62	30	17	48	4.03	4.29 (+6%)	-1121.2
2006	CHA	AL	4	7	53	2	0	0	84.7	77	44	33	69	4.68	4.53 (-3%)	-1628.8
2007	TEX	AL	5	10	23	22	0	0	101.7	111	55	48	59	4.87	4.47 (-9%)	-664.9
2008	TEX	AL	1	1	5	5	0	0	22.0	20	10	8	10	4.09	4.32 (+5%)	-494.5
2009	TEX	AL	7	4	17	17	1	1	97.3	96	50	36	65	4.62	4.32 (-7%)	-920.0
2011	OAK	AL	9	9	25	25	5	1	170.7	168	63	25	123	3.32	3.94 (+16%)	4774.7
2012	OAK	AL	8	6	18	18	0	0	111.0	115	40	24	73	3.24	4.01 (+19%)	718.8
2013	ARI	NL	5	11	22	22	2	1	135.0	161	68	21	76	4.53	3.87 (-17%)	395.2
2014	ARI	NL	3	10	18	18	0	0	109.7	131	61	20	93	5.01	3.74 (-34%)	-207.0
2014	NYA	AL	7	5	14	14	1	1	90.3	91	29	13	82	2.89	3.74 (+23%)	1195.8
2015	LAN	NL	3	0	4	4	0	0	23.0	24	15	4	29	5.87	3.96 (-48%)	-1299.0
2016	LAN	NL	2	3	10	9	0	0	40.0	29	22	26	44	4.95	4.19 (-18%)	497.4
2017	LAN	NL	6	4	19	16	0	0	92.7	89	41	27	72	3.98	4.36 (+9%)	2553.6
2018	ATL	NL	6	3	15	15	0	0	78.7	94	43	21	65	4.92	4.15 (-19%)	-1256.5
Career · 14 seasons			69	75	255	197	9	4	1,223.2	1,268	571	323	908	4.20	—	2,544

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
255	146	3	9	2	0	0	7	0	9	76	.062	.116	.075	.191	0

Career AVG .062 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 76.1% below league average.

Career OBP .116 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 64.2% below league average.

Career SLG .075 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 81.7% below league average.

Career OPS .191 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 74.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	CHA	AL	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CHA	AL	53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TEX	AL	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TEX	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TEX	AL	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	OAK	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	OAK	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	ARI	NL	22	37	0	1	0	0	3	15	.027	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	ARI	NL	18	29	0	4	0	3	0	11	.138	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	LAN	NL	4	6	0	0	0	1	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAN	NL	10	13	0	0	0	1	2	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	LAN	NL	19	23	2	1	0	0	3	16	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ATL	NL	15	29	1	3	2	2	0	19	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			255	146	3	9	2	7	9	76	.062	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2017	WS	LAN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	0	0	1.0	2	2	0	0	18.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2017	WS	LAN	0	1	1	0	0	1.0	2	2	0	0	18.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	135	79	2	7	0	5	.089
Away	120	67	1	2	0	2	.030

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	135	653.1	647	279	163	508	3.84
Away	120	570.1	621	292	160	400	4.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	SO
2018-06-24	ATL	BAL	W	2	1	1	1
2018-06-15	ATL	SDP	L	2	0	0	2
2018-06-08	ATL	LAD	L	1	0	0	0
2018-06-02	ATL	WAS	L	2	0	0	2
2018-05-28	ATL	NYN	L	2	1	0	0
2018-05-22	ATL	PHI	W	3	0	0	3
2018-05-16	ATL	CHC	W	2	0	0	0
2018-05-11	ATL	MIA	L	2	0	0	1
2018-05-05	ATL	SFG	L	1	0	0	0
2018-04-29	ATL	PHI	W	3	0	0	3

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-06-24	ATL	BAL	W	5.0	5	3	3	0	5	2
2018-06-15	ATL	SDP	—	5.2	8	2	2	1	4	1
2018-06-08	ATL	LAD	L	4.2	5	4	4	1	4	3
2018-06-02	ATL	WAS	—	6.0	4	2	2	0	7	1
2018-05-28	ATL	NYN	—	5.1	9	5	5	0	2	1
2018-05-22	ATL	PHI	W	5.2	4	1	1	2	5	0
2018-05-16	ATL	CHC	—	6.0	5	1	1	2	8	0
2018-05-11	ATL	MIA	L	5.0	11	6	6	2	3	2
2018-05-05	ATL	SFG	L	3.1	12	8	8	1	2	1
2018-04-29	ATL	PHI	W	5.1	5	1	1	3	6	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	255	197	73	143	8	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	CHA	P	12	10	3	4	0	1
2006	CHA	P	53	2	4	11	0	2
2007	TEX	P	23	22	10	6	2	1
2008	TEX	P	5	5	0	1	0	0
2009	TEX	P	17	17	8	9	1	1
2011	OAK	P	25	25	12	22	4	1
2012	OAK	P	18	18	7	14	0	1
2013	ARI	P	22	22	8	16	0	0
2014	ARI	P	18	18	8	11	0	1
2014	NYA	P	14	14	3	9	0	0
2015	LAN	P	4	4	1	3	0	1
2016	LAN	P	10	9	2	6	0	0
2017	LAN	P	19	16	3	13	0	1
2018	ATL	P	15	15	4	18	1	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	255

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAN	NL	$12,500,000
2015	LAN	NL	$12,500,000
2013	ARI	NL	$5,250,000
2012	OAK	AL	$4,275,000
2011	OAK	AL	$1,000,000
2009	TEX	AL	$650,000
2008	TEX	AL	$404,760
2007	TEX	AL	$396,068
2006	CHA	AL	$332,000
Total Career Earnings			$37,307,828

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Lamar Community College	Lamar	CO	2002

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon McCarthy

What years did Brandon McCarthy play?: Brandon McCarthy played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2018.
Was Brandon McCarthy a pitcher?: Yes. Brandon McCarthy pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 908 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brandon McCarthy hit?: Brandon McCarthy hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.