Brandon McCarthy vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon McCarthy built a career as a starting pitcher and Willis Roberts 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 100), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 113). Role difference aside, Brandon McCarthy holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Willis Roberts

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.51
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9.33
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.94
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.73
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4740
34.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Willis Roberts

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.05
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Willis Roberts

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
916.17
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
524.55
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.45
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
273.05
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA