Tom McCarthy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 18, 1961 in Landstuhl, Germany de

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Plymouth Carver HS (Plymouth, MA).

High School: Plymouth Carver HS (Plymouth, MA)

Debut: July 5, 1985 (Age 24-017d, 15,055th in major league history)
vs. CAL 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 22, 1989 (Age 28-096d)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: Thomas Michael McCarthy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

3.61

84.2

WHIP

1.346

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1979	18	BOS-min	A-	2	6	.250	7.04	18	4		0	0	1	46.0	67	50	36	2	37	2	26	2	0	4				2.261	13.1	0.4	7.2	5.1	0.70	ELM NYPL
1980	19	BOS-min	A,A-	6	5	.545	3.78	14	14		1	0	0	81.0	65	39	34	3	59	1	42	5	2	5				1.531	7.2	0.3	6.6	4.7	0.71	WSM,ELM CARL,NYPL
1981	20	BOS-min	A	3	7	.300	7.29	28	18	2	0	0	0	105.0	123	99	85	9	99	1	75	6	3	10				2.114	10.5	0.8	8.5	6.4	0.76	WSM CARL
1982	21	BOS-min	A	3	11	.214	6.53	30	15	9	1	0	1	103.1	128	95	75	7	65	1	75	2	0	15				1.868	11.1	0.6	5.7	6.5	1.15	WSM CARL
1983	22	BOS-min	A	8	6	.571	4.13	35	8	18	2	0	8	98.0	91	56	45	9	54	2	100	2	1	18				1.480	8.4	0.8	5.0	9.2	1.85	WSM CARL
1984	23	BOS-min	AA	8	5	.615	3.06	38	1	27	0	0	8	79.1	71	35	27	0	56	1	65	1	0	3				1.601	8.1	0.0	6.4	7.4	1.16	NBR EL
1985	24	BOS-min	AAA	5	6	.455	3.59	26	10	6	3	1	0	85.1	72	48	34	6	62	1	65	2	0	11				1.570	7.6	0.6	6.5	6.9	1.05	PAW IL
1985	24	BOS	AL	0	0		10.80	3	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	7	6	6	1	4	0	2	0	0	1	25	42	6.88	2.200	12.6	1.8	7.2	3.6	0.50

1986	25	NYM-min	AAA	3	2	.600	4.04	22	8	4	1	0	3	84.2	89	43	38	7	37	1	30	1	0	3				1.488	9.5	0.7	3.9	3.2	0.81	TID IL
1987	26	NYM-min	AA,AAA	1	6	.143	3.07	47	1	35	0	0	21	73.1	79	35	25	5	37	5	37	0	1	5				1.582	9.7	0.6	4.5	4.5	1.00	JAC,TID TL,IL
1988	27	NYM-CHW-min	AAA	9	3	.750	2.01	43	3	21	0	0	7	76.0	60	19	17	2	33	3	39	0	1	6				1.224	7.1	0.2	3.9	4.6	1.18	TID,VAN IL,PCL
1988	27	CHW	AL	2	0	1.000	1.38	6	0	4	0	0	1	13.0	9	2	2	0	2	0	5	2	0	0	51	296	2.92	0.846	6.2	0.0	1.4	3.5	2.50
1989	28	CHW-min	AAA	2	4	.333	5.40	17	0	14	0	0	7	26.2	27	17	16	1	10	1	17	0	0	4				1.388	9.1	0.3	3.4	5.7	1.70	VAN PCL
1989	28	CHW	AL	1	2	.333	3.51	31	0	14	0	0	0	66.2	72	32	26	8	20	0	27	2	0	5	285	109	4.50	1.380	9.7	1.1	2.7	3.6	1.35
1991	30	ATL-min	AAA	4	6	.400	4.24	21	13	2	1	0	0	85.0	80	43	40	3	34	3	51	3	0	3	356			1.341	8.5	0.3	3.6	5.4	1.50	RMD IL
1992	31	ATL-min	AAA	4	6	.400	3.21	48	3	34	0	0	4	92.2	91	45	33	2	21	5	52	4	0	5	397			1.209	8.8	0.2	2.0	5.1	2.48	RMD IL
1993	32	CLE-min	AAA	6	5	.545	4.11	45	2	11	0	0	2	105.0	104	55	48	15	26	4	61	5	0	5	440			1.238	8.9	1.3	2.2	5.2	2.35	CHR IL
1995	34	LAD-min	AAA	3	3	.500	6.00	13	8	1	0	0	0	48.0	61	41	32	4	22	2	28	1	0	2	223			1.729	11.4	0.8	4.1	5.3	1.27	ABQ PCL
3 Yrs				3	2	.600	3.61	40	0	20	0	0	1	84.2	88	40	34	9	26	0	34	4	0	6	361	108	4.40	1.346	9.4	1.0	2.8	3.6	1.31
162 Game Avg.				5	3	.600	3.61	68	0	34	0	0	2	144	150	68	58	15	44	0	58	7	0	10	614	108	4.40	1.346	9.4	1.0	2.8	3.6	1.31

CHW (2 yrs)				3	2	.600	3.16	37	0	18	0	0	1	79.2	81	34	28	8	22	0	32	4	0	5	336	123	4.25	1.293	9.2	0.9	2.5	3.6	1.45
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		10.80	3	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	7	6	6	1	4	0	2	0	0	1	25	42	6.88	2.200	12.6	1.8	7.2	3.6	0.50

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