How Brandon McCarthy's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Brandon McCarthy totaled 255 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 2006, posting 53, well above the starting pitcher average of 22.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 21.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 10 in 2016 to 19 in 2017 and 15 in 2018, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 4 to 53 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Brandon McCarthy Lifetime Games Pitched

Stats similar to Games Pitched for Brandon McCarthy
Brandon McCarthy
Games Pitched
Career255
Season Avg.19.62
162 Game Avg.162
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Brandon McCarthy Games Pitched Per Season

Brandon McCarthy's Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched per season line chart

Brandon McCarthy Games Pitched by Team

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

Brandon McCarthy Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Brandon McCarthy's career Games Pitched, 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 Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Brandon McCarthy Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brandon McCarthy's seasonal Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brandon McCarthy Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brandon McCarthy's MLB career with Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table