In spite of his injury issues, McCarthy is 6-3 with a 2.54 ERA which would be good for fourth in the American League if he qualified for innings (he is one inning short with 78 innings pitched in 79 games played for the A's).There are those who argue his performance is a product of pitching at the Oakland Coliseum, and there is some validity to that, but McCarthy actually has a better record (3-1)