How Brandon McCarthy's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Brandon McCarthy posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .268, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2016, posting .207, well below the starting pitcher average of .260 that year. The highest point came in 2018 at .300, well above the starting pitcher average of .249 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .207 in 2016 to .257 in 2017 and .300 in 2018. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 13 seasons.
Brandon McCarthy Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Brandon McCarthy
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Opposing Batting Average | Brandon McCarthy
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.268 | 0.305 |
| Season Avg. | 0.268 | 0.305 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.268 | 0.305 |
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Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Brandon McCarthy's Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average by Team
Brandon McCarthy's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Brandon McCarthy's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brandon McCarthy's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brandon McCarthy's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
