How Brandon McCarthy's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Brandon McCarthy posted a career WHIP of 1.3, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2011, posting 1.13, below the starting pitcher average of 1.31 that year. The highest point came in 2007 at 1.56, above the starting pitcher average of 1.41 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.38 in 2016 to 1.25 in 2017 and 1.46 in 2018. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 13 seasons.
Brandon McCarthy Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Brandon McCarthy
| Brandon McCarthy
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.3 |
| Season Avg. | 1.3 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.3 |
| More Info | See More |
Brandon McCarthy WHIP Per Season
Brandon McCarthy's WHIP 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 WHIP by Team
Brandon McCarthy's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brandon McCarthy WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Brandon McCarthy's career WHIP 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 WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brandon McCarthy's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brandon McCarthy's MLB career with WHIP 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.
