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ALL-TIME WINS LIST
50. Jack Powell .............................................................. 24451. Juan Marichal .......................................................... 24352. Herb Pennock ......................................................... 24153. Frank Tanana ........................................................... 240
ANDY PETTITTE ........................................ 240
55. Three-Fingered Brown ......................................... 239Clark Griffith .............................................................. 239David Wells ................................................................ 23958. Waite Hoyt ............................................................... 23759. Whitey Ford ............................................................. 236
MOST WINS, YANKEES FRANCHISE HISTORY
1. Whitey Ford ............................................................... 2362. Red Ruffing................................................................. 231
3. ANDY PETTITTE ........................................... 203
4. Lefty Gomez ............................................................... 1895. Ron Guidry ................................................................. 170
MOST POSTSEASON WINS, ALL TIME1. ANDY PETTITTE ............................................. 19
2. John Smoltz ................................................................. 153. Tom Glavine ................................................................. 144. Roger Clemens ............................................................ 125. Greg Maddux ............................................................... 11Curt Schilling ................................................................ 11
MOST WINS-SAVE COMBINATIONS
Since saves became an official statistic in 1969Courtesy of the
Elias Sports Bureau
1. ANDY PETTITTE/MARIANO RIVERA (NYY) ... 68
2. Bob Welch/Dennis Eckersley (OAK). ..................... 573. Mike Mussina/MARIANO RIVERA (NYY) .............. 494. Dave Stewart/Dennis Eckersley (OAK) ................. 435. Jimmy Key/Tom Henke (TOR) ................................. 37Kevin Tapani/Rick Aguilera (MIN) .......................... 37
MARCH 16, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEYANKEES RE-SIGN LHP ANDY PETTITTE
The New York Yankees today announced they have re-signed
LHP Andy Pettitte
to a one-year minor-league contract with aninvitation to Major League spring training.Pettitte, 39, owns a career record of 240-138 (.635) with a 3.88 ERA (3,055.1 IP, 1,317 ER) in 479 starts over 16 Major Leagueseasons with the Yankees (1995-2003 and ‘07-10) and Houston Astros (2004-06). He is one of just 26 pitchers all-time to be100-or-more games over .500. Of the 19 Hall of Fame-eligible pitchers who have reached that plateau, only “Parisian” BobCaruthers, who went 218-99 from 1884-92, is not enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.Originally selected by the Yankees in the 22
nd
round of the 1990 First-YearPlayer Draft, Pettitte has pitched 13 seasons with the club, going 203-112with a 3.98 ERA (2,535.2 IP, 1,122 ER) and 1,823 strikeouts in 405 games(396 starts). In franchise history, he ranks second in strikeouts and starts,third in wins, fourth in innings pitched and eighth in appearances (405). Hehas appeared in eight career World Series (seven as a Yankee), winningchampionships with the Yankees in 1996, ‘98, ’99, 2000 and ‘09.Among active pitchers currently in a Major League camp, he ranks secondin wins, starts and strikeouts, third in innings pitched and sixth in winningpercentage (min. 140 decisions).Pettitte is the all-time winningest pitcher in postseason history, going 19-10 with a 3.83 ERA in 42 career starts. He also ranks first all time inpostseason starts and innings pitched (263.0), and is tied for second with173 strikeouts. The left-hander last appeared in the Majors in 2010 with the Yankees,going 11-3 with a 3.28 ERA (129.0 IP, 47 ER) in 21 starts and earning an All-Star team selection. His .786 winning percentage was the highest of hiscareer, the best in the AL and the third-highest in the Majors. In the 2010postseason, he went 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA (14.0 IP, 4 ER) in two combinedstarts at Minnesota in ALDS Game 2 on October 7, 2010 (W, 7.0 IP, 2 ER) andvs. Texas in ALCS Game 3 on October 18, 2010 (L, 7.0 IP, 2 ER).According to the
Elias Sports Bureau
, Pettitte, a three-time All-Star (1996,2001, ’10) and 2001 ALCS MVP, holds the distinction of being the onlypitcher in Major League history to post a record of .500 or better whilemaking at least 15 starts in each of the first 16 seasons of his career. He alsoposted a winning record in each of the first 13 seasons of his career (1995-2007), marking the third-longest such streak to begin a career all time,trailing only Hall of Famers Grover Cleveland Alexander (17) and Cy Young(15).
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