How Brandon McCarthy's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Brandon McCarthy totaled 143 career Assists, well below the league average of 312.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Assists season came in 2011, posting 22, well below the league average of 41.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 1, well below the league average of 42.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 6 in 2016 to 13 in 2017 and 18 in 2018, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 1 to 22 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Brandon McCarthy Lifetime Assists

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Brandon McCarthy
Assists
Career143
Season Avg.11
162 Game Avg.90.85
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Brandon McCarthy Assists Per Season

Brandon McCarthy's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brandon McCarthy Assists per season line chart

Brandon McCarthy Assists by Team

Brandon McCarthy's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brandon McCarthy career Assists by team bar chart

Brandon McCarthy Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Brandon McCarthy's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Brandon McCarthy Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Brandon McCarthy Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brandon McCarthy's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Brandon McCarthy Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brandon McCarthy Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brandon McCarthy's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Brandon McCarthy Assists season-by-season breakdown table