![]() ![]() His 2.39 ERA in 2005 was a career-best, and 2nd-best in the National League behind teammate Roger Clemens. Pettitte returned to form in 2005 to help the Astros make their first trip to the World Series. 226 batting average, was shortened by elbow surgery. His 2004 season, in which he held batters to a. He switched his uniform number to #21, in honor of Roger Clemens, who previously wore that number in Boston and Toronto. (.724), 6th in strikeouts (180 a career high) and strikeouts/9 IP (7.78 a career-best), 8th in games started (33), and 9th in walks/9 IP (2.16).Īfter the 2003 season, Pettitte left the Yankees, signing a 3-year, $31.5 million contract with the Houston Astros. In 2003, Pettitte was 2nd in the league in wins (21), 5th in W-L pct. In 2002, he was 9th in the AL in W-L pct. He was 3rd in the AL in walks/9 IP (1.84), and 8th in strikeouts (164) and strikeouts/9 IP (7.36). In 2001, he made the All-Star team for the second time and was named the MVP of the ALCS, after winning Games 1 and 5 against the Seattle Mariners. In 2000, he was 3rd in the American League in wins (19), 6th in W-L pct. In 1998, he was 7th in the league in complete games (5 a career high), and 8th in wins (16). In 1997, Pettitte led the league in starts (35), pickoffs (14), and double plays induced (36), and was 3rd in the league in innings (240.3 a career high), 4th in ERA (2.88), wins (18), and W-L pct. He led the league in wins (21), was 3rd in W-L pct. ![]() In 1996, he made the American League All-Star team and finished second to Pat Hentgen for the AL Cy Young Award. Pettitte made his major league debut on April 29, 1995, with the New York Yankees, with whom he spent 9 seasons in the starting rotation. He also has never had a losing season in the Major Leagues. He is the only MLB pitcher since 1930 to win at least 12 games in each of his first 9 seasons.įor his career, Pettitte has a 201-113 win-loss record, with a 3.81 ERA and 1,844 strikeouts in 2,492.1 innings. He is second only to John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves in playoff wins with 14 (Smoltz having won 15). Pettitte has been a part of 6 American League pennant-winning teams and 4 World Series championship teams. Pettitte has been a 20-game winner twice, posting 21-8 records in 19. In the rookie league, he had an 0.98 ERA. In his minor league career he went 51-22, with a 2.49 ERA in 113 starts. On May 25, 1991, he signed with the Yankees as an amateur draft and follow selection. Selected by the Yankees in the 22nd round of the 1990 draft, he opted instead to attend San Jacinto College North (Houston, Texas), where he won 8 of 10 decisions. It was there he met his future wife Laura. In 1990, he pitched the Deer to within one win of the state title. He attended Deer Park High School in Deer Park, Texas. Pettitte is of Italian and Cajun French descent. ![]()
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