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Brandon McCarthy

Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 7/7/1983 (41)
Height, Weight 6'8", 200 lb
Hometown Glendale, CA

2018 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify
MLB Rank MLB Average
W-L IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
6-3 78.2 4.92 1.46 19.2% 6.2%
7
W
122
IP
4.35
ERA
1.31
WHIP
21.1%
K%
8.1%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
92.5 8.1% 26.9% - - - -
92.4
FB MPH
10.9%
SwStr%
28.1%
CSW%
-
Str-ICR
-
MTK%
-
PLV
-
PLA

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Overview

Hide 2018 MLB Percentile | Hide 2018 MLB Average
Year Team G GS IP W-L QS ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR PLV
2005 CWS 12 10 67.0 3-2 5 4.03 1.18 - 4.96 - - 17.3% 6.1% 8.3 1.75 .250 - 81.2% - - - - - -
2006 CWS 53 2 84.2 4-7 0 4.68 1.30 - 5.31 - - 19.5% 9.3% 8.2 1.81 .259 - 76.6% - - - - - -
2007 TEX 23 22 101.2 5-10 9 4.87 1.56 - 4.74 - - 12.9% 10.5% 9.8 0.80 .303 - 66.9% - - - - - -
2008 TEX 5 5 22.0 1-1 2 4.09 1.27 - 5.22 - - 10.8% 8.6% 8.2 1.23 .239 - 72.6% - - - - - -
2009 TEX 17 17 97.1 7-4 7 4.62 1.36 - 4.70 - - 15.5% 8.6% 8.9 1.20 .274 - 68.5% - - - - - -
2011 OAK 25 25 170.2 9-9 16 3.32 1.13 - 2.86 - - 17.8% 3.6% 8.9 0.58 .298 - 67.6% - - - - - -
2012 OAK 18 18 111.0 8-6 13 3.24 1.25 - 3.76 - - 15.6% 5.1% 9.3 0.81 .299 - 77.1% - - - - - -
2013 ARI 22 22 135.0 5-11 10 4.53 1.35 - 3.75 - - 13.2% 3.6% 10.7 0.87 .325 - 68.7% - - - - - -
2014 ARI/NYY 32 32 200.0 10-15 16 4.05 1.28 - 3.55 - - 20.9% 3.9% 10.0 1.13 .330 - 70.9% - - - - - -
2015 LAD 4 4 23.0 3-0 1 5.87 1.22 - 6.22 - - 30.9% 4.3% 9.4 3.52 .288 - 84.4% - - - - - -
2016 LAD 10 9 40.0 2-3 2 4.95 1.38 - 3.70 - - 25.7% 15.2% 6.5 0.45 .281 - 60.9% - - - - - -
2017 LAD 19 16 92.2 6-4 8 3.98 1.25 - 3.28 - - 18.8% 7.0% 8.6 0.49 .308 - 67.9% - - - - - -
2018 ATL 15 15 78.2 6-3 3 4.92 1.46 - 4.80 - - 19.2% 6.2% 10.8 1.72 .338 - 74.5% - - 8.1% 26.9% 0.46 -
SP MLB Percentile - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG 22 22 122.0 7-7 10 4.35 1.31 - 4.35 - - 21.1% 8.1% 8.7 1.26 .292 - 72.8% - - 10.9% 28.1% 0.47 -
Career 255 197 1,223.2 69-75 92 4.20 1.30 - - - - 17.6% 6.3% 9.3 1.07 .301 - 70.8% - - 8.1% 26.9% 0.46 -

Repertoire

2018 All
Hide MLB Percentile | Hide MLB Average
Year Usage% MPH Zone% O-Sw% Str% SwStr% CS% CSW% Str-ICR GB% FB% ICR HR/FB% AVG BABIP HL HP MTK% PLV
2018 30.6% 92.5 - - 69.1% 5.6% 21.5% 27.2% - - - - - .333 .348 - - - -
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG 11.9% 91.7 - - 63.5% 5.9% 18.4% 24.3% - - - - - .310 .321 - - - -

Strike Zone Plot

2018 Season vs. All
Sinker
home plate
MLB Rank MLB Average
Usage% MPH SwStr% CSW% Str% AVG HC% xMov yMov
30.6% 92.5 5.6% 27.2% 69.1% .333 - - -
11.9%
Usage%
91.7
MPH
5.9%
SwStr%
24.3%
CSW%
63.5%
Str%
.310
AVG
-
HC%
-
xMov
-
yMov

Game Log

Standard

Hide 2018 MLB Percentile | Hide 2018 MLB Average
Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2005 CWS 12 10 67.0 3-2 5 0 - 1,103 726 377 277 62 35 13 1 13 48 17 2 1
2006 CWS 53 2 84.2 4-7 0 0 - 1,448 910 538 354 77 50 7 3 17 69 33 0 5
2007 TEX 23 22 101.2 5-10 9 0 - 1,872 1,141 731 459 111 70 31 1 9 59 48 3 4
2008 TEX 5 5 22.0 1-1 2 0 - 374 236 138 93 20 12 4 1 3 10 8 1 0
2009 TEX 17 17 97.1 7-4 7 0 - 1,585 1,007 578 420 96 62 20 1 13 65 36 3 0
2011 OAK 25 25 170.2 9-9 16 0 - 2,496 1,714 782 690 168 116 37 4 11 123 25 0 3
2012 OAK 18 18 111.0 8-6 13 0 - 1,652 1,094 558 469 115 81 24 0 10 73 24 6 0
2013 ARI 22 22 135.0 5-11 10 0 - 2,009 1,381 628 577 161 116 29 3 13 76 21 5 1
2014 ARI/NYY 32 32 200.0 10-15 16 0 - 3,044 2,104 940 836 222 151 43 3 25 175 33 3 4
2015 LAD 4 4 23.0 3-0 1 0 - 367 254 113 94 24 12 3 0 9 29 4 0 0
2016 LAD 10 9 40.0 2-3 2 0 - 698 434 264 171 29 19 8 0 2 44 26 2 2
2017 LAD 19 16 92.2 6-4 8 0 - 1,447 962 485 384 89 67 15 2 5 72 27 3 4
2018 ATL 15 15 78.2 6-3 3 0 0 1,215 815 400 339 94 63 15 1 15 65 21 0 2
SP MLB Percentile - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG 22 22 122.0 7-7 10 0 0 1,996 1,277 718 515 115 73 23 2 16 113 40 5 4
Career 255 197 1,223.2 69-75 92 0 0 19,310 12,778 6,532 5,163 1,268 854 249 20 145 908 323 28 26

Advanced

Hide 2018 MLB Percentile | Hide 2018 MLB Average
Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2005 CWS 17.3% 6.1% .242 .453 .746 .321 .250 .297 - - - - - - - -
2006 CWS 19.5% 9.3% .243 .445 .758 .317 .259 .309 - - - - - - - -
2007 TEX 12.9% 10.5% .278 .428 .783 .345 .303 .321 - - - - - - - -
2008 TEX 10.8% 8.6% .244 .427 .739 .321 .239 .270 - - - - - - - -
2009 TEX 15.5% 8.6% .255 .418 .739 .324 .274 .304 - - - - - - - -
2011 OAK 17.8% 3.6% .258 .377 .658 .287 .298 .312 - - - - - - - -
2012 OAK 15.6% 5.1% .267 .393 .706 .307 .299 .319 - - - - - - - -
2013 ARI 13.2% 3.6% .296 .432 .759 .331 .325 .343 - - - - - - - -
2014 ARI/NYY 20.9% 3.9% .280 .436 .746 .326 .330 .357 - - - - - - - -
2015 LAD 30.9% 4.3% .267 .600 .898 .380 .288 .393 - - - - - - - -
2016 LAD 25.7% 15.2% .207 .307 .642 .292 .281 .296 - - - - - - - -
2017 LAD 18.8% 7.0% .256 .354 .667 .292 .308 .320 - - - - - - - -
2018 ATL 19.2% 6.2% .300 .498 .841 .360 .338 .378 - - - - - - - -
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG 21.1% 8.1% .252 .422 .740 .320 .292 .326 - - - - - - - -
Career 17.6% 6.3% .268 .420 .736 .326 .301 .328 - - - - - - - -

Pitch › Mix

Hide 2018 MLB Percentile | Hide 2018 MLB Average
Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2018 ATL 0.7% (92.1) 30.6% (92.5) 26.3% (91.4) 5.9% (85.1) - 19.0% (80.2) - - - 31.3% 51.2%
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG 17.0% (92.4) 11.9% (91.7) 7.0% (88.0) 8.7% (84.0) - (-) 6.4% (77.9) 6.1% (84.3) 7.0% (85.4) 21.8% (75.0) 17.0% 14.7%
Career 0.7% (92.1) 30.6% (92.5) 26.3% (91.4) 5.9% (85.1) - 19.0% (80.2) - - - 31.3% 51.2%

Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2018 ATL 25.0% (0) 27.2% (21) 25.4% (34) 22.2% (12) - 31.6% (20) - - - 27.1% 36.0%
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG 27.3% (-) 24.3% (-) 24.5% (-) 29.2% (-) - (-) 30.5% (-) 24.8% (-) 26.0% (-) 28.6% (-) - -
Career 25.0% (0) 27.2% (21) 25.4% (34) 22.2% (12) - 31.6% (20) - - - 27.1% 36.0%

Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR
2018 ATL - - - - - - - - 19.3% - - - - -
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG - - - - - - - - 17.5% 0.0% - - - -
Career - - - - - - - - 19.3% - - - - -

Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR IPA%
2018 ATL .300 .360 .338 .378 - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG .252 .320 .292 .326 - - - - - - - - - -
Career .268 .326 .301 .328 - - - - - - - - - -

Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR Str-ICR
2018 ATL - 67.1% 48.3% - 16.9% 19.3% 83.1% - - 18.8% 8.1% 26.9% 20.8% 59.3% 0.46 -
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG - 63.7% 46.5% - 23.3% 17.5% 76.7% - - 17.2% 10.9% 28.1% 18.1% 57.8% 0.47 -
Career - 66.2% 48.3% - 16.9% 19.3% 83.1% - - 18.8% 8.1% 26.9% 20.8% 59.3% 0.46 -

Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2018 ATL - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG - - - - - - - - - -
Career - - - - - - - - - -

Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2018 ATL 62.7% 9.7% 27.6% 19.4% 67.8% 54.1% 24.7% - 19.1%
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG 59.2% 12.2% 28.7% 15.0% 61.1% 50.1% 22.6% - 18.8%
Career 62.7% 9.7% 27.6% 19.4% 67.8% 54.1% 24.7% - 19.1%

PLV

Hide 2018 MLB Percentile | Hide 2018 MLB Average
Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2018 ATL 1,215 - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - -
SP MLB AVG 1,996 - - - - - - - - -
Career 19,310 - - - - - - - - -
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