1983
Born July 7, 1983
Glendale, CA, USA
Brandon McCarthy Notable
b. July 7, 1983 · Chicago White Sox 2005–2006, Texas Rangers 2007–2009, Oakland Athletics 2011–2012, Arizona Diamondbacks 2013–2014, New York Yankees 2014, Los Angeles Dodgers 2015–2017, Atlanta Braves 2018
Brandon McCarthy played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 2005 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 2018.
He went 69 and 75 with a 4.20 earned run average, pitching 1,223.7 innings in 255 games. He struck out 908 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 255 games he batted .062, with 9 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Glendale, CA, USA on July 7, 1983. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CHW | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | CHW | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | TEX | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | TEX | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | OAK | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | OAK | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | ARI | 22 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .027 |
| 2014 | ARI/NYY | 32 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .138 |
| 2015 | LAD | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | LAD | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | LAD | 19 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .043 |
| 2018 | ATL | 15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .103 |
| Career | — | 255 | 146 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 76 | 0 | .062 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CHW | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 67.0 | 62 | 30 | 17 | 48 | 4.03 |
| 2006 | CHW | 4 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 84.2 | 77 | 44 | 33 | 69 | 4.68 |
| 2007 | TEX | 5 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 101.2 | 111 | 55 | 48 | 59 | 4.87 |
| 2008 | TEX | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22.0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4.09 |
| 2009 | TEX | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 97.1 | 96 | 50 | 36 | 65 | 4.62 |
| 2011 | OAK | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 170.2 | 168 | 63 | 25 | 123 | 3.32 |
| 2012 | OAK | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 111.0 | 115 | 40 | 24 | 73 | 3.24 |
| 2013 | ARI | 5 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 135.0 | 161 | 68 | 21 | 76 | 4.53 |
| 2014 | ARI/NYY | 10 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.0 | 222 | 90 | 33 | 175 | 4.05 |
| 2015 | LAD | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23.0 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 5.87 |
| 2016 | LAD | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 40.0 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 44 | 4.95 |
| 2017 | LAD | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 92.2 | 89 | 41 | 27 | 72 | 3.98 |
| 2018 | ATL | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 78.2 | 94 | 43 | 21 | 65 | 4.92 |
| Career | — | 69 | 75 | 255 | 197 | 0 | 1223.2 | 1268 | 571 | 323 | 908 | 4.20 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Major-league debut: Brandon McCarthy
Brandon McCarthy made a major-league debut on May 22, 2005.
2018
Final major-league game: Brandon McCarthy
Brandon McCarthy played a final major-league game on June 24, 2018.