Brandon McCarthy
| 25-year-old Pitcher |
| Texas Rangers |
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| Date of Birth: July 7, 1983 |
| Height: 6-7 Weight: 195 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 17 of 2002 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 |
| 2005 | 22 | AAA | Charlotte | 20 | 7 | 7 | 119.1 | 486 | 104 | | | 16 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 130 | 3.92 | 4.00 |
| 2005 | 22 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 12 | 3 | 2 | 67.0 | 275 | 62 | | | 13 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 48 | 4.03 | 4.03 |
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 53 | 4 | 7 | 84.2 | 354 | 77 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 69 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Texas | 23 | 5 | 10 | 101.2 | 459 | 111 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 62 | 55 | 48 | 59 | 4.87 | 5.49 |
| 2008 | 25 | Rookie | AZL Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Oklahoma | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26.2 | 108 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 3.37 | 3.37 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Texas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 | 2.81 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 |
| 2005 | 22 | AAA | Charlotte | 6.6% | 26.7% | .312 | | | 3.91 | |
| 2005 | 22 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 6.2% | 17.5% | .274 | | | 5.08 | |
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 9.3% | 19.5% | .269 | 42% | 12% | 5.35 | 5.20 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Oklahoma | 0.0% | 37.5% | .300 | 11% | 0% | 0.73 | 1.24 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Texas | 10.5% | 12.9% | .305 | 37% | 4% | 4.81 | 5.16 |
| 2008 | 25 | Rookie | AZL Rangers | 4.8% | 23.8% | .467 | 53% | 0% | 2.80 | 5.28 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Oklahoma | 7.4% | 21.3% | .253 | 51% | 5% | 3.66 | 3.11 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Texas | 7.7% | 13.8% | .239 | 20% | 5% | 4.74 | 3.77 |
Longitudinal Trends

The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for McCarthy: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Texas | 2008: Oklahoma | 2008: AZL Rangers
| Split Statistics with Texas in 2008 |
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| August | 10.0 | 42 | 11.9% | 11.9% | .276 | 19% | 1.80 |
| September | 6.0 | 23 | 0.0% | 17.4% | .176 | 22% | 3.00 |
| AWAY | 6.0 | 25 | 4.0% | 8.0% | .250 | 14% | 1.50 |
| HOME | 10.0 | 40 | 10.0% | 17.5% | .231 | 25% | 2.70 |
Batted Ball Chart

Game Log
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| Date | Level | | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| September 2 | MLB | vs. Seattle | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| August 28 | MLB | @ LA Angels | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| August 23 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| August 17 | AAA | vs. Omaha | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| August 12 | AAA | @ Nashville | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| August 1 | AAA | vs. Las Vegas | 5.1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| July 27 | AAA | @ Colorado Springs | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| July 22 | AAA | @ Salt Lake | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| July 17 | Rook | vs. AZL Giants | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| July 12 | Rook | vs. AZL Royals | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |