Tommy McCarthy Earned Runs
Tommy McCarthy Career Earned Runs Overview
During Tommy McCarthy's 6-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
39 earned runs, an average of 7 earned runs per season. 1886 was his best season
with 0 earned runs and his worst season was 1884 when he had
30 earned runs. Tommy McCarthy outperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, besting
USA (260.02402513399), Pre-Generational (335.8954248366), Y (1220.25), mlb (252.43564513569), and RF (98.8) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
An earned run is run scored by the opposing team that is considered to be a direct result of the pitchers actions. For example a home run would be counted as an earned run since the pitcher would be directly responsible for the hit whereas a player scoring because of a position player's defensive error, or had advanced bases because of a position player's defenisve error allowing them to score later is not an earned run Generally, for Earned Runs, lower is better. (Source)
An earned run is run scored by the opposing team that is considered to be a direct result of the pitchers actions. For example a home run would be counted as an earned run since the pitcher would be directly responsible for the hit whereas a player scoring because of a position player's defensive error, or had advanced bases because of a position player's defenisve error allowing them to score later is not an earned run Generally, for Earned Runs, lower is better. (Source)