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Brandon McCarthy

16.6

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101-62

3.89

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1290

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Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Pitching Comparison

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	69	75	.479	4.20	255	197	13	9	4	0	1223.2	1268	617	571	145	323	20	908	28	3	26	5163	1661	99	4.03	1.300	9.3	1.1	2.4	6.7
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	101	62	.620	3.89	278	257	4	2	2	0	1454.2	1405	672	629	179	458	18	1290	38	3	41	6130	1946	105	4.01	1.281	8.7	1.1	2.8	8.0

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	0	1	.000	18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2			2.000	18.0	9.0	0.0	0.0
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	4	4	.500	5.21	10	8	1	0	0	0	46.2	43	27	27	9	20	4	47	1	0	1	198	64		3.63	1.350	8.3	1.7	3.9	9.1

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Value

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	255	197	1223.2	10.5	-0.4
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	278	257	1454.2	17.3	5.2

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals Against

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	255	197	1223.2	1661	4740	854	249	20	100	30	76.92	4	104	34	38	.268	.316	.420	.736	99	.153	.302	633	1992	414	1619	1661
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	278	257	1454.2	1946	5559	910	291	25	55	21	72.37	6	118	33	41	.253	.312	.411	.723	99	.158	.297	722	2283	495	1901	1946

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	1	0	1.0	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	100.00	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400		.600	.250	2	5	1	2	2
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	10	8	46.2	64	177	22	11	1	1	0	100.00	0	5	0	0	.243	.323	.469	.792		.226	.281	35	83	21	64	64

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Starting & Relieving

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	92	47	50.6	36	14	39	2	0.0	13	58
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	115	45	52.4	8	6	75	1	0.0	4	21

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	0			0	0				1	1
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	4	50	54.9	0	0				1	2

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Ratios

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	255	197	1223.2	17.6	6.3	11.3
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	278	257	1454.2	21.0	7.5	13.6

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	1	0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	10	8	46.2	23.7	10.1	13.6

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Pitch Summary

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	255	197	1223.2	18485	90	12208	66.04
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	278	257	1454.2	20631	89	13382	64.86

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	1	0	1.0	21		12	57.14
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	10	8	46.2	788	90	488	61.93

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Head-to-Head Pitching

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Brandon McCarthy	0	0		1.46	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.1	8	3	2	0	5	0	7	1	0	1	49	1.054	5.8	0.0	3.6	5.1
2	Michael Wacha	0	0		1.50	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	12	2	2	1	4	0	8	0	0	0	50	1.333	9.0	0.8	3.0	6.0

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Game Logs

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Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	2016-07-22	GS-7	6.1	1	2	1	1	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	23	4	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	66	84	59	0.1	0.89			0.97
2	Michael Wacha	STL	2016-07-22	GS-6	6.0	10	2	2	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	28	11	27	7	2	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	3	47	98	64	0.1	0.91			1.47
3	Brandon McCarthy	ARI	2014-05-21	GS-6	6.0	7	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	1	26	10	23	6	1	0	1	0	0	8	2	0	0	1	55	99	62	0.1	1.65			1.18
4	Michael Wacha	STL	2014-05-21	GS-6	6.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	22	5	19	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	69	88	56	0.3	2.65			1.12

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batter vs. Pitcher

Brandon McCarthy (Pitcher) vs. Michael Wacha (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Brandon McCarthy (Pitcher) vs. Michael Wacha (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2014	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2016	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Brandon McCarthy (Pitcher) vs. Michael Wacha (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Brandon McCarthy (Pitcher) vs. Michael Wacha (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2014	2014-05-21	STL	ARI	tied 0-0	b3	---	0	5 (2-2)	Groundout: SS-1B
2	2014	2014-05-21	STL	ARI	ahead 0-1	b5	---	0	3 (0-2)	Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
3	2016	2016-07-22	STL	LAD	down 1-0	b3	1--	1	4 (1-2)	Strikeout (foul bunt)
4	2016	2016-07-22	STL	LAD	ahead 1-2	b5	---	2	6 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Michael Wacha (Pitcher) vs. Brandon McCarthy (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Michael Wacha (Pitcher) vs. Brandon McCarthy (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2014	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2016	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Michael Wacha (Pitcher) vs. Brandon McCarthy (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Michael Wacha (Pitcher) vs. Brandon McCarthy (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2014	2014-05-21	ARI	STL	tied 0-0	t3	---	1	2 (0-1)	Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
2	2014	2014-05-21	ARI	STL	down 1-0	t5	1-3	1	1 (0-0)	Fielder's Choice P; C. Ross out at Hm/P-C; A. Pollock to 2B
3	2016	2016-07-22	LAD	STL	ahead 0-1	t2	---	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
4	2016	2016-07-22	LAD	STL	down 2-1	t4	12-	1	3 (0-2)	Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; S. Van Slyke to 2B
5	2016	2016-07-22	LAD	STL	tied 2-2	t6	-23	1	9 (3-2)	Groundout: P-1B

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Comparison

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Totals

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	88	167	146	3	9	2	0	0	7	0	0	9	76	.062	.116	.075	.191	-46	11	0	0	12	0	0
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	159	290	251	16	23	2	0	0	16	1	0	9	125	.092	.123	.100	.222	-39	25	3	0	29	1	0

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	10	10	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Value

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	88	167	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	0.0	-29	1	-1	0
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	159	290	-0.7	-0.7	-0.7	0.0	-49	1	-1	0

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Sabermetric

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	88	167	2	18	21	149	2	.129	10	-30	-3.1	.014	1.9		0
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	159	290	2	32	38	261	5	.181	32	-50	-4.9	.008	2.0	100.0	1

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	10	10	0	0	0	10	0	.000	2			.000	1.3		0

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Win Probability

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	88	167	-2.6	-2.9	0.2	-28.35	-2.9	-30.25	0.97
2	Michael Wacha	21-32	2013	2024	159	290	-4.1	-4.6	0.3	-44.91	-4.5	-49.96	0.93

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Head-to-Head Batting

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Brandon McCarthy	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Michael Wacha	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Game Logs

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Brandon McCarthy vs. Michael Wacha: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	2016-07-22	*	7	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	-0.185	2.71	-0.17%	-1.36			P
2	Michael Wacha	STL	2016-07-22	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.93	-0.045	1.24	-0.04%	-0.39			P
3	Brandon McCarthy	ARI	2014-05-21	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.78	-0.124	0.58	-0.02%	-0.86			P
4	Michael Wacha	STL	2014-05-21	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.90	-0.044	1.10	-0.03%	-0.42			P

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