Brandon McCarthy vs. Alfredo Simon — Career Comparison

Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alfredo Simon
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brandon McCarthy a clear advantage over Alfredo Simon across the core pitching metrics. Brandon McCarthy led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 88). Brandon McCarthy was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Alfredo Simon

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.96
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.08
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.51
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.55
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
9.41
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.07
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
3.12
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
6.14
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
39.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
4.94
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.66
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4740
34.86
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3002
34.86
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Alfredo Simon

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.96
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.08
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.75
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.05
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.86
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Alfredo Simon

Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
255
916.17
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
1500
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
524.55
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
89
523.53
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.94
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
35.29
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
9.03
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-10.7
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
211.76
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA