2021 Hall of Fame Ballot Series: Andy Pettitte

• Andy Pettitte had 20 or more traditional pitcher wins twice in his career (1996 and 2003), leading the league once. He also led the American League in games started three times.


• Pettitte had the most traditional pitcher wins in the first decade of this century, winning 148 games from 2000 - 2009.


• Pettitte pitched the equivalent of somewhat more than one full regular season in postseason games over his career. For his career, Pettitte started 44 postseason games, pitching 276.2 innings, with a traditional won-lost record of 19-11 and a 3.81 ERA that was virtually identical to his career regular-season ERA of 3.85. Pettitte’s 19 postseason wins and 272.2 postseason innings are both major-league records.


• Pettitte hit one home run in his career, against Chan Ho Park of the San Diego Padres on August 11, 2006, in the fourth inning to bring the Houston Astros into a 2-2 tie in a game the Astros – and Pettitte – would go on to win 4-2.


• Mariano Rivera saved 72 of Andy Pettitte’s victories, a major-league record for a starting pitcher - relief pitcher combination.