Andy Pettitte, baseball player, 1995-2013

Andy Pettitte

Born: 6/15/1972 in Baton Rouge, LA, USA

MLB Debut: 1995-04-29 | Final Game: 2013-09-28

Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 235 lbs

Full name: Andrew Eugene Pettitte

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Biography

Andy Pettitte, born in 1972, was a prominent left-handed pitcher who played a significant role in Major League Baseball from 1995 until his retirement in 2013. Over the course of his career, which spanned nearly two decades, Pettitte established himself as one of the most reliable pitchers of his era. He finished with a record of 256 wins and 153 losses, alongside an earned run average (ERA) of 3.85. His impressive strikeout total of 2,448 showcased his ability to dominate hitters, although he never recorded a save during his career, as he primarily served as a starting pitcher. Pettitte's contributions were particularly notable during the postseason, where he earned the distinction of ALCS MVP. He was selected as an All-Star three times, further solidifying his reputation as a top-tier pitcher. His playing style was characterized by a strong work ethic, exceptional control, and a formidable two-pitch combination of a fastball and a devastating breaking ball. Throughout his career, Pettitte became synonymous with success in the playoffs, helping his teams, particularly the New York Yankees, secure several championships during a competitive era marked by intense rivalries and high-stakes games. His legacy remains significant in the annals of baseball history, as he is remembered not only for his impressive statistics but also for his leadership and clutch performances on the mound.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
256 153 531 521 26 4 0 3316.0 3448 1418 288 1031 2448 3.85 0

Career ERA 3.85 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — 12.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1995 NYY AL 12 9 31 26 3 0 0 175.0 183 81 63 114 4.17 4.45 (+6%) -
1996 NYY AL 21 8 35 34 2 0 0 221.0 229 95 72 162 3.87 4.61 (+16%) -
1997 NYY AL 18 7 35 35 4 1 0 240.3 233 77 65 166 2.88 4.39 (+34%) -
1998 NYY AL 16 11 33 32 5 0 0 216.3 226 102 87 146 4.24 4.43 (+4%) -
1999 NYY AL 14 11 31 31 0 0 0 191.7 216 100 89 121 4.70 4.71 (avg) -
2000 NYY AL 19 9 32 32 3 1 0 204.7 219 99 80 125 4.35 4.77 (+9%) -
2001 NYY AL 15 10 31 31 2 0 0 200.7 224 89 41 164 3.99 4.42 (+10%) -
2002 NYY AL 13 5 22 22 3 1 0 134.7 144 49 32 97 3.27 4.28 (+23%) -
2003 NYY AL 21 8 33 33 1 0 0 208.3 227 93 50 180 4.02 4.40 (+9%) -
2004 HOU NL 6 4 15 15 0 0 0 83.0 71 36 31 79 3.90 4.46 (+13%) 1995.5
2005 HOU NL 17 9 33 33 0 0 0 222.3 188 59 41 171 2.39 4.29 (+44%) 7099.8
2006 HOU NL 14 13 36 35 2 1 0 214.3 238 100 70 178 4.20 4.53 (+7%) 2213.5
2007 NYY AL 15 9 36 34 0 0 0 215.3 238 97 69 141 4.05 4.47 (+9%) -
2008 NYY AL 14 14 33 33 0 0 0 204.0 233 103 55 158 4.54 4.32 (-5%) -
2009 NYY AL 14 8 32 32 0 0 0 194.7 193 90 76 148 4.16 4.32 (+4%) -
2010 NYY AL 11 3 21 21 0 0 0 129.0 123 47 41 101 3.28 4.08 (+20%) -
2012 NYY AL 5 4 12 12 0 0 0 75.3 65 24 21 69 2.87 4.01 (+29%) -
2013 NYY AL 11 11 30 30 1 0 0 185.3 198 77 48 128 3.74 3.87 (+3%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
533 196 6 27 6 0 1 13 0 6 66 0.138 0.163 0.184 0.346 -1241.9

Career AVG .138 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Career OBP .163 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career SLG .184 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 56.3% below league average.

Career OPS 0.346 vs. league average 0.753 across their career seasons — 54.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1995 NYY AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 NYY AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 NYY AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 NYY AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1999 NYY AL 31 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.200 — — — — 0.0
2000 NYY AL 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYY AL 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYY AL 22 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.333 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYY AL 33 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.143 — — — — 0.0
2004 HOU NL 15 23 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 5 0.174 — — — — 0.0
2005 HOU NL 33 62 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 19 0.081 .264 (-70%) .330 (-72%) .418 (-81%) .749 (-77%) -839.0
2006 HOU NL 38 62 4 12 3 0 1 5 0 1 19 0.194 .269 (-28%) .336 (-39%) .431 (-33%) .768 (-35%) -402.9
2007 NYY AL 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2008 NYY AL 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2009 NYY AL 32 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.200 — — — — 0.0
2010 NYY AL 21 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.250 — — — — 0.0
2012 NYY AL 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.250 — — — — 0.0
2013 NYY AL 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
44 19 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 0.158

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2012 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 WS NYA 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.333
2007 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NLCS HOU 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
2005 NLDS2 HOU 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.500
2005 WS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS NYA 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333
2000 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 WS NYA 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
1999 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 WS NYA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
1997 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 WS NYA 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
1995 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
19 11 44 44 0 276.7 285 117 76 183 3.81

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2012 ALCS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 6.7 7 2 3 5 2.70
2012 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 7 3 1 5 3.86
2010 ALCS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 5 2 0 5 2.57
2010 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 5 2 1 4 2.57
2009 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 2 0 12.7 14 4 2 8 2.84
2009 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 6.3 3 1 1 7 1.42
2009 WS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 11.7 9 7 8 10 5.40
2007 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 6.3 7 0 2 5 0.00
2005 NLCS HOU 0 1 2 2 0 12.3 15 7 4 6 5.11
2005 NLDS2 HOU 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 3 2 6 3.86
2005 WS HOU 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 8 2 0 4 3.00
2003 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 2 0 11.7 17 6 4 10 4.63
2003 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 1 3 10 1.29
2003 WS NYA 1 1 2 2 0 15.7 12 1 4 14 0.57
2002 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 3.0 8 4 0 1 12.00
2001 ALCS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 14.3 11 4 2 8 2.51
2001 ALDS2 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 6.3 7 1 2 4 1.42
2001 WS NYA 0 2 2 2 0 9.0 12 10 2 9 10.00
2000 ALCS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 6.7 9 2 1 2 2.70
2000 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 2 2 0 11.3 15 5 3 7 3.97
2000 WS NYA 0 0 2 2 0 13.7 16 3 4 9 1.98
1999 ALCS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.3 8 2 1 5 2.45
1999 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.3 7 1 0 5 1.23
1999 WS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 3.7 10 5 1 1 12.27
1998 ALCS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 4.7 8 6 3 1 11.57
1998 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 3 1 0 8 1.29
1998 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.3 5 0 3 4 0.00
1997 ALDS1 NYA 0 2 2 2 0 11.7 15 11 1 5 8.49
1996 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 2 0 15.0 10 6 5 7 3.60
1996 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 6.3 4 4 6 3 5.68
1996 WS NYA 1 1 2 2 0 10.7 11 7 4 5 5.91
1995 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 9 4 3 0 5.14

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 531 521 130 543 35 35

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 NYA P 31 26 5 27 1 0
1996 NYA P 35 34 6 38 3 2
1997 NYA P 35 35 9 44 1 4
1998 NYA P 33 32 11 37 1 5
1999 NYA P 31 31 5 38 2 3
2000 NYA P 32 32 17 33 4 3
2001 NYA P 31 31 9 40 0 2
2002 NYA P 22 22 8 27 2 0
2003 NYA P 33 33 7 29 6 1
2004 HOU P 15 15 6 17 1 0
2005 HOU P 33 33 12 40 1 3
2006 HOU P 36 35 2 31 2 2
2007 NYA P 36 34 13 28 1 2
2008 NYA P 33 33 6 30 2 2
2009 NYA P 32 32 3 27 2 1
2010 NYA P 21 21 3 15 3 1
2012 NYA P 12 12 1 12 0 0
2013 NYA P 30 30 7 30 3 4

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 531

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2007 Pitcher of the Month August
2005 Pitcher of the Month July
2005 Pitcher of the Month September
2003 TSN All-Star LHP
2002 Pitcher of the Month September
2001 ALCS MVP
1997 Pitcher of the Month April
1996 TSN All-Star LHP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2013 NYA AL $12,000,000
2010 NYA AL $11,750,000
2009 NYA AL $5,500,000
2008 NYA AL $16,000,000
2007 NYA AL $16,000,000
2006 HOU NL $16,428,416
2005 HOU NL $8,500,000
2004 HOU NL $5,500,000
2003 NYA AL $11,500,000
2002 NYA AL $9,500,000
2001 NYA AL $7,000,000
2000 NYA AL $7,000,000
1999 NYA AL $5,950,000
1998 NYA AL $3,800,000
1997 NYA AL $600,000
1996 NYA AL $195,000
1995 NYA AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $137,332,416

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
San Jacinto College - North Campus Houston TX 1991

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2005 Cy Young Award NL 5th 1.0 160 0
2005 Most Valuable Player NL 24th 5.0 448 0
2003 Cy Young Award AL 6th 4.0 140 0
2000 Cy Young Award AL 4th 7.0 140 0
1997 Cy Young Award AL 5th 9.0 140 0
1996 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 104.0 140 11
1996 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 11.0 392 0
1995 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 16.0 140 1