Brandon McCarthy vs. Rudy Minarcin — Career Comparison

Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rudy Minarcin
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon McCarthy built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Minarcin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon McCarthy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.317 compared to 4.66 and 1.582 for Rudy Minarcin. By the career numbers, Brandon McCarthy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Rudy Minarcin

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.66
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9.33
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
8.95
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.07
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.71
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
3.71
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
40.02
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.48
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.66
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4740
34.86
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
35.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Rudy Minarcin

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.05
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.59
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.54
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Rudy Minarcin

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
916.17
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1105.26
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
524.55
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
31.81
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
35.93
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
41.31
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA