Luther Hackman vs. Brandon McCarthy — Career Comparison

Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brandon McCarthy built a career as a starting pitcher and Luther Hackman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon McCarthy led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 95), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 101). Role difference aside, Brandon McCarthy holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luther Hackman and Brandon McCarthy

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.59
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9.33
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.43
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.76
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
35.02
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4740
34.86
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Luther Hackman and Brandon McCarthy

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.36
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.05
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.91
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.83
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Hackman and Brandon McCarthy

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
916.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
524.55
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
5.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-17.11
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
244.44
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA