How Brandon McCarthy's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Brandon McCarthy totaled 1,268 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2008, posting 20, well below the starting pitcher average of 110.2 that year. The highest point came in 2014 at 222, well above the starting pitcher average of 108.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 29 in 2016 to 89 in 2017 and 94 in 2018, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 20 to 222 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Brandon McCarthy Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Brandon McCarthy
| Brandon McCarthy
Hits | Brandon McCarthy
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 1268 | 9.33 |
| Season Avg. | 97.54 | 9.33 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 805.55 | 9.33 |
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Brandon McCarthy Hits Per Season
Brandon McCarthy's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Brandon McCarthy's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brandon McCarthy Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Brandon McCarthy's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brandon McCarthy's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brandon McCarthy's MLB career with Hits 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.
