How Brandon McCarthy's Wins Compares to Similar Players

Brandon McCarthy totaled 69 career Wins, well above the starting pitcher average of 44.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Wins season came in 2014, posting 10, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 6.3 that year. The Wins trended upward through the final seasons. The Wins total went from 2 in 2016 to 6 in 2017 and 6 in 2018, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wins profile — ranging from 1 to 10 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Brandon McCarthy Lifetime Wins

Stats similar to Wins for Brandon McCarthy
Brandon McCarthy
Wins
Career69
Season Avg.5.31
162 Game Avg.43.84
More InfoSee More

Brandon McCarthy Wins Per Season

Brandon McCarthy's Wins 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 Wins per season line chart

Brandon McCarthy Wins by Team

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

Brandon McCarthy Cumulative Wins — Career Progression

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

Brandon McCarthy Wins Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Brandon McCarthy Wins — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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