Brandon McCarthy was a pitcher in MLB. Across 255 career appearances, with a 4.20 ERA and 908 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CWS | 3 | 2 | 4.03 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 67.0 | 62 | 30 | 17 | 48 | 1.18 |
| 2006 | CWS | 4 | 7 | 4.68 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 84.2 | 77 | 44 | 33 | 69 | 1.30 |
| 2007 | TEX | 5 | 10 | 4.87 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 101.2 | 111 | 55 | 48 | 59 | 1.56 |
| 2008 | TEX | 1 | 1 | 4.09 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22.0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | TEX | 7 | 4 | 4.62 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 97.1 | 96 | 50 | 36 | 65 | 1.36 |
| 2011 | OAK | 9 | 9 | 3.32 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 170.2 | 168 | 63 | 25 | 123 | 1.13 |
| 2012 | OAK | 8 | 6 | 3.24 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 111.0 | 115 | 40 | 24 | 73 | 1.25 |
| 2013 | ARI | 5 | 11 | 4.53 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 135.0 | 161 | 68 | 21 | 76 | 1.35 |
| 2014 | ARI | 3 | 10 | 5.01 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 109.2 | 131 | 61 | 20 | 93 | 1.38 |
| 2014 | NYY | 7 | 5 | 2.89 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 90.1 | 91 | 29 | 13 | 82 | 1.15 |
| 2015 | LAD | 3 | 0 | 5.87 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23.0 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 1.22 |
| 2016 | LAD | 2 | 3 | 4.95 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 40.0 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 44 | 1.38 |
| 2017 | LAD | 6 | 4 | 3.98 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 92.2 | 89 | 41 | 27 | 72 | 1.25 |
| 2018 | ATL | 6 | 3 | 4.92 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 78.2 | 94 | 43 | 21 | 65 | 1.46 |
| Career Totals | — | 69 | 75 | 4.20 | 255 | 197 | 0 | 1223.2 | 1268 | 571 | 323 | 908 | 1.30 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CWS | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2006 | CWS | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2007 | TEX | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | TEX | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2011 | OAK | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | OAK | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ARI | 22 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .027 | .100 | .027 | .127 |
| 2014 | ARI | 18 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .138 | .138 | .138 | .276 |
| 2014 | NYY | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | LAD | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| 2016 | LAD | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .133 | .000 | .133 |
| 2017 | LAD | 19 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .043 | .154 | .043 | .197 |
| 2018 | ATL | 15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .103 | .103 | .172 | .276 |
| Career Totals | — | 255 | 146 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 76 | .062 | .116 | .075 | .191 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2006 | $332,000 |
| 2007 | $396,068 |
| 2008 | $404,760 |
| 2009 | $650,000 |
| 2011 | $1,000,000 |
| 2012 | $4,275,000 |
| 2013 | $5,250,000 |
| 2015 | $12,500,000 |
| 2016 | $12,500,000 |
| 2017 | $11,500,000 |
| 2018 | $11,500,000 |
Career Total: $60,307,828 (11 seasons)
Average: $5,482,530
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.