60 Facts About Andy Pettitte

Andrew Eugene Pettitte is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the New York Yankees.

Andy Pettitte won five World Series championships with the Yankees and was a three-time All-Star.

Andy Pettitte was drafted by the Yankees organization in 1990, and he signed with them roughly a year later.

Andy Pettitte established himself as one of the "Core Four" players who contributed to the Yankees' late-1990s dynasty that produced four championships.

Andy Pettitte won the 2001 AL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award in helping his team win the pennant.

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Andy Pettitte rejoined the Yankees in 2007 and later that season admitted to using human growth hormone to recover from an elbow injury in 2002.

Andy Pettitte was born on June 15,1972, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Andy Pettitte attended Deer Park High School in Deer Park, Texas, where he pitched for the school's baseball team.

Andy Pettitte played center and nose guard for the school's football team.

In 1991, Andy Pettitte pitched for the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and Oneonta Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, making six starts for each team.

In 1992, Andy Pettitte pitched for the Greensboro Hornets of the Class A South Atlantic League.

Andy Pettitte made one start for the Albany-Colonie Yankees of the Class AA Eastern League during the season.

In spring training, Andy Pettitte competed for a spot in the starting rotation with Sterling Hitchcock.

Hitchcock won the competition, and Andy Pettitte opened the season in the bullpen, making his major league debut with the Yankees on April 29,1995.

Andy Pettitte started Game 2 of the 1995 American League Division Series against the Seattle Mariners, allowing four runs in seven innings.

Andy Pettitte did not appear in the 1996 MLB All-Star Game, due to a sore arm.

Andy Pettitte finished second to Pat Hentgen for the AL Cy Young Award, with the smallest difference in voting since 1972.

Andy Pettitte won two games against the Orioles, and had his opportunity for a third start in the series cancelled by rain.

Andy Pettitte started Game 1 of the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves.

In 1997, Andy Pettitte tied for first in games started, and led the league in pickoffs, and double plays induced.

Andy Pettitte started in Game 4, defeating Kevin Brown in the deciding game of the series.

Andy Pettitte finished off the season with his fourth World Series Title.

Andy Pettitte won the Warren Spahn Award, given annually to the best left-handed pitcher in baseball.

Andy Pettitte returned to form in the 2005 season to help the Astros reach the 2005 World Series.

Andy Pettitte tied for the National League lead in starts, tied for sixth in pickoffs, and was eighth in double plays induced, and tenth in strikeouts and batters faced.

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On September 21,2008, Andy Pettitte was the last starting pitcher for the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Andy Pettitte recorded his 2,000th career strikeout in the second inning, striking out Baltimore Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez.

Andy Pettitte led the Yankees in innings pitched in 2008 with 204.

Over 14 seasons, Andy Pettitte has averaged 158 strikeouts a season, the same number as he accumulated in 2008.

Andy Pettitte was the winning pitcher as the Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Game 6 of the ALCS on October 25,2009, to clinch the series and advance to the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Andy 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.

Andy Pettitte pitched Game 6 of the 2009 World Series on three days of rest.

Andy Pettitte extended his record career total series-clinching wins to six, and extended his record for post-season career wins to 18.

Andy Pettitte became the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history to start and win three series-clinching playoff games in the same year.

Andy Pettitte re-signed with the Yankees, receiving a one-year contract worth $11.

Andy Pettitte agreed to join the Yankees in spring training in 2012 as a guest instructor.

Andy Pettitte began the season in the minor leagues pitching in games for different affiliates to build his endurance and pitch count.

Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Andy Pettitte had a fractured left fibula and would be out for at least six weeks.

Andy Pettitte returned on September 19,2012 against the Blue Jays, pitching five scoreless innings.

Andy Pettitte re-signed with the Yankees for the 2013 season, agreeing to a one-year, $12 million contract.

Andy Pettitte pitched a complete game, allowing only one run on five hits and receiving the victory.

Andy Pettitte was part of seven American League pennant-winning teams, one National League pennant-winning team and five World Series championship teams.

Andy Pettitte holds the record for most wins in postseason history with 19.

Andy Pettitte is the only MLB pitcher since 1930 to win at least 12 games in each of his first nine seasons.

Andy Pettitte recorded the second-most career pickoffs behind Steve Carlton.

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Andy Pettitte holds the all-time postseason record for most wins, games started and innings pitched.

Andy Pettitte played in eight different World Series, and been on the winning end of 19 postseason series—both of which were tops among active players.

The Times reported that Andy Pettitte was one of five names blacked out in an affidavit filed in federal court.

Andy Pettitte was one of several Yankees named in the Mitchell Report, released on December 13,2007.

Andy Pettitte verified McNamee's claim, admitting to using the HGH on two occasions in 2002, as it was meant to help heal an injury, and not to enhance his performance.

Andy Pettitte said he felt an obligation to return to the team as quickly as possible.

Andy Pettitte denied any further usage of HGH during his career; he denied use of steroids or any other performance-enhancing drug.

On February 13,2008, in an affidavit made public as part of a hearing before the US House of Representatives' Committee on Oversight and Governmental Reform, Andy Pettitte admitted to additional injections of HGH twice in one day in 2004, using HGH obtained via prescription for his seriously ill father.

Also in this affidavit, Andy Pettitte recalled being told by former Yankees teammate Clemens in 1999 or 2000 that Clemens had recently received injections of HGH.

On February 18,2008, Andy Pettitte reported to Yankees spring training and apologized to both Yankees and Astros fans for his past drug use.

Andy Pettitte threw a four-seam fastball, a cutter, a curveball, a sinker, a changeup to right-handed batters, and a slider.

The family resides in Houston, although Andy Pettitte owned a home in Westchester County, New York before putting it up for sale in 2020.

Andy Pettitte played at Rice University after transferring from Baylor in April 2014, before announcing his retirement on Instagram after a series of injuries in February 2018.

Andy Pettitte's son, Jared, played for the University of Houston before transferring to Dallas Baptist University in 2020.

Andy Pettitte signed a professional contract with the Miami Marlins.