Andy Pettitte
Andy Pettitte | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | June 15, 1972|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 29, 1995, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 2013, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 256–153 |
Earned run average | 3.85 |
Strikeouts | 2,448 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Andrew Eugene Pettitte (/ˈpɛtɪt/; born June 15, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the Houston Astros. Pettitte won five World Series championships with the Yankees and was a three-time All-Star. He ranks as MLB's all-time postseason wins leader with 19.[1]
Pettitte was drafted by the Yankees organization in 1990, and he signed with them roughly a year later. After debuting in the major leagues in 1995, Pettitte finished third in voting for the
Pettitte's pitching repertoire included a
Early life
Andrew Eugene "Andy" Pettitte was born on June 15, 1972, in
College career
Recruited by
Professional career
Draft and minor leagues
The Yankees selected Pettitte in the 22nd round, with the 594th overall selection, of the
In 1992, Pettitte pitched for the
New York Yankees (1995–2003)
Baseball America ranked Pettitte the 49th-best prospect in baseball prior to the 1995 season. In spring training, Pettitte competed for a spot in the starting rotation with Sterling Hitchcock. Hitchcock won the competition, and Pettitte opened the season in the bullpen,[4] making his major league debut with the Yankees on April 29, 1995. The Yankees demoted him back to the minors on May 16 to allow him to continue starting.[4] Eleven days later, he was recalled due to an injury to Jimmy Key.[4] With Scott Kamieniecki and Mélido Pérez also suffering injuries, Pettitte became a member of the starting rotation. He recorded his first major league win on June 7.[11][12] He continued to perform well through July, leading Yankees' starters in ERA.[13] Pettitte won six of his last seven starts, finishing the season with a 12–9 record and a 4.17 ERA, and placed third in American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award balloting, behind Marty Cordova and Garret Anderson.[14] He started Game 2 of the 1995 American League Division Series (ALDS) against the Seattle Mariners, allowing four runs in seven innings.[15] The Mariners won the series three games to two.[16]
Believing Pettitte to be the superior pitcher, the Yankees traded Hitchcock prior to the 1996 season.
In 1997, Pettitte tied for first in games started (35),
The Yankees won the
He was third in the AL in walks per nine innings (1.84), and eighth in strikeouts (164) and strikeouts per nine innings (7.36).The following year, he was ninth in the AL in winning percentage (.722) and complete games (3). Pettitte continued his success through 2003. Pettitte was second in the league in wins (21), fifth in winning percentage (.724), sixth in strikeouts (180; a career high) and strikeouts per nine innings (7.78; a career-best), eighth in games started (33), and ninth in walks per nine innings (2.16). He won the Warren Spahn Award, given annually to the best left-handed pitcher in baseball.[32]
Houston Astros (2004–2006)
Pettitte became a free agent after the 2003 season. Interested in playing closer to his Deer Park home, and feeling that the Yankees were not interested in re-signing him, Pettitte signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract with the Houston Astros of the National League (NL). The best offer actually came from the Boston Red Sox, the historic rivals of the Yankees, at four years for $52 million, yet Pettitte never seriously considered signing with them.[33] In Houston, Pettitte switched his uniform number to No. 21, in honor of Roger Clemens, who previously wore that number in Boston and Toronto.[34] His 2004 season, in which he held batters to a .226 batting average, was shortened by elbow surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon.[35]
Pettitte returned to form in the 2005 season to help the Astros reach the 2005 World Series. His 2.39 ERA was a career-best, and second in the NL behind teammate Clemens. He was also second in the league walks/9 IP (1.66) and LOB percentage (79.7%; a career best),[36] third in sacrifice hits (15), fifth in wins (17), and eighth in winning percentage. (.654). He held left-handed batters, who over his career have outhit righties when batting against him, to a .200 batting average, had a career-best 4.17 SO/BB ratio.[37] Pettitte went 14–13 with a 4.20 ERA during the 2006 season as the Astros missed the playoffs. He tied for the National League lead in starts (35), tied for sixth in pickoffs (4), and was eighth in double plays induced (26), and tenth in strikeouts (178) and batters faced (929).[38][39][40]
Second stint with the New York Yankees (2007–2010)
After the 2006 season, Pettitte signed a one-year, $16 million contract with the
On September 21, 2008, Pettitte was the last starting pitcher for the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. He recorded his 2,000th career strikeout in the second inning, striking out Baltimore Orioles catcher Ramón Hernández.[45] Pettitte led the Yankees in innings pitched in 2008 with 204. Over 14 seasons, Pettitte has averaged 158 strikeouts a season, the same number as he accumulated in 2008.[46]
Pettitte agreed to a one-year, $5.5 million contract with incentives on January 26, 2009. Based on incentives such as innings pitched and days on the active roster, Pettitte eventually earned $10.5 million for 2009. Pettitte began the 2009 season as the Yankees' fourth starter, behind CC Sabathia, A. J. Burnett, and Chien-Ming Wang, followed by Joba Chamberlain.[47]
Pettitte was the winning pitcher as the Yankees beat the
Pettitte drove in his first postseason run during Game 3 of the World Series when he got a single to center field that scored Nick Swisher. He was the winning pitcher for that game.[49] Pettitte pitched Game 6 of the 2009 World Series on three days of rest. Experts were critical of the decision to pitch the 37-year-old on short rest,[50][51] but Pettitte again was the winning pitcher in Game 6, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 7–3. He extended his record career total series-clinching wins to six, and extended his record for post-season career wins to 18. He became the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history to start and win three series-clinching playoff games in the same year.[52] Derek Lowe also won three series in 2004, but with one of his wins coming in relief. Additionally, on September 27 against the Red Sox, Pettitte had been the winning pitcher in the division-clinching game.[53]
Pettitte filed for free agency after the 2009 season.[54] He re-signed with the Yankees, receiving a one-year contract worth $11.75 million.[55] In the first half of the 2010 season, Pettitte went 11–2 with a 2.70 ERA, earning an appearance in the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.[56][57] Pettitte finished the season with an 11–3 record and a 3.28 ERA, his lowest since 2005.[2]
After months of speculation about his future, Pettitte announced his retirement on February 4, 2011.[58] He spent the year away from professional baseball.
Comeback, third stint with the New York Yankees (2012–2013)
Pettitte agreed to join the Yankees in spring training in 2012 as a guest instructor. Stating that his return gave him "the itch", Pettitte signed a minor league contract with the Yankees worth $2.5 million on March 16, 2012.
Pettitte re-signed with the Yankees for the 2013 season, agreeing to a one-year, $12 million contract.[64] On May 17, 2013, Pettitte was put on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained left trapezius muscle.[65] He was activated on June 3.[66] On June 8, Pettitte recorded his 250th career win against the Seattle Mariners, becoming the 47th pitcher in major league history to achieve as many wins.[67] On July 1, in a game against the Minnesota Twins, Pettitte struck out Justin Morneau, thereby passing Whitey Ford as the Yankees all-time strikeout leader with 1,958.[68] He struck out his 2,000th batter as a Yankee on September 6.[69]
Pettitte announced on September 20 that he would retire at the end of the season. Teammate Mariano Rivera convinced him to announce it before the end of the season.[70] Pettitte made his last regular season start at Yankee Stadium on September 22.[71] Pettitte's last major league start, on September 28 against the Astros in Houston, tied Ford for the most games started in Yankees history (438). Pettitte pitched a complete game, allowing only one run on five hits and receiving the victory.[72] The Astros honored his career during the game.[73]
Career perspective
Pettitte
For his career, Pettitte had a 256–153 win–loss record with a 3.85 ERA and 2,448 strikeouts in 3,316 innings. He also never had a losing season in the major leagues. Among Yankees pitchers, Pettitte ranks first in strikeouts (2,020), tied-first in games started (438), and third in wins (219).[76] Pettitte and Rivera have combined for a record 81 (11 in the playoffs) win-save combinations, the most in history.[77] They, along with teammates Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada, have been noted as the "Core Four", as they were teammates for the five World Series won by the Yankees between 1996 and 2009.[78] His 148 wins from 2000 to 2009 were the most of the decade.[79]
Pettitte was 19–10 with a 3.81 ERA in the postseason.[80] He holds the all-time postseason record for most wins, games started (44) and innings pitched (276+2⁄3). In 2009, he became the second pitcher in history to win three series-clinching games (ALDS, ALCS and World Series) in the same postseason (following Derek Lowe in 2004).[81][82] When Pettitte started Game 3 of the 2009 World Series, he passed Christy Mathewson and Waite Hoyt, with the second most World Series starts. Whitey Ford is in front with 22 starts.[83] Pettitte played in eight different World Series (seven with the Yankees, and one with the Astros), and been on the winning end of 19 postseason series—both of which were tops among active players. On February 16, 2015, the Yankees announced that they would be retiring Pettitte's number 46 on August 23, 2015.[84]
When the
Performance-enhancing drugs
On September 30, 2006, the
Pettitte was one of several Yankees named in the
On February 13, 2008, in an affidavit made public as part of a hearing before the
On February 18, 2008, Pettitte reported to Yankees spring training and apologized to both Yankees and Astros fans for his past drug use. In the press conference, he said the performance-enhancing-drug scandal has put a "strain" on his relationship with Clemens, his close friend and former teammate.[94]
Pitching style
Pettitte threw a four-seam
Personal life
Pettitte met his wife, Laura, in high school. They have four children: Josh, Jared, Lexy, and Luke. Pettitte and his wife are devout Christians.[98] The family resides in Houston, although Pettitte also owned a home in Westchester County, New York before putting it up for sale in 2020.[99][100]
All three of Pettitte's sons have played baseball. Josh was selected by the Yankees in the 37th round of the
On July 23, 2023, Andy returned to the New York Yankees as an Advisor Coach. It was also later confirmed on July 23, 2023 by manager Aaron Boone .[108]
See also
- Houston Astros award winners and league leaders
- List of athletes who came out of retirement
- List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career batters faced leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career Wins Above Replacement leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders
- List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report
- List of New York Yankees team records
- List of people from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- List of World Series starting pitchers
- New York Yankees award winners and league leaders
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Postseason victories, for starters. Pettitte has more, 19, than any other pitcher in history, fueled by the Yankees' familiarity with October and by the expanded postseason.
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External links
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