Message #3 by Rob Reed @ February 3, 2011, 10:17am announces retirement Goes from being ranked in the 30s to #114... not a bad time for this almost 39-year old to hang 'em up. Nice career, Andy! Thanks for the memories.

Message #2 by Bob @ 4/1/07, 6:10am Andy Pettitte I don't know about Minute Maid Park being the cause of Andy's problems last year. He had a pretty hard time on the road as well. But I also would expect a good bounce back season in the bronx.

Message #1 by Newey @ 3/31/07, 6:23pm Andy Pettitte I think we can look for Pettitte to bounce back and have another big year in the Bronx. The biggest difference between the Pettitte of 2 years ago that ranked among the NL's best and the league-average guy last year seems to be the increase of home runs. Sometimes that's a sign of a pitcher's declining stuff, but Pettitte's strikeout rate remains basically unchanged from 2005 to 2006. I think a bigger factor in the sudden increase of surrendering the longball lies in the bandbox dimensions of Minute Maid park. Left-handed pitchers have the edge at The Stadium to avoid facing lefty batters that try to take advantage of the short porch in right. Pettitte had the 3rd worst BABIP (batting average on balls in play) for all Major League starters with at least 30 trips to the mound with a value of .333. Expect that number to return towards the league average of .300, dropping Pettitte's WHIP back down to the 1.10-1.20 range. I think Pettitte is a guy you can buy low on after last season and get solid stats along with plenty of wins with that Yankee lineup. Plus, he's always looked better in the Pinstripes, anyways.

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PLAYERtrack player stats & ranks
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G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2013 30 30 185.1 11 11 0 0 3.74 17 1.33 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 128 6.22 198 .297 3.79 76% 19 2013 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 98

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2012 12 12 75.1 5 4 0 0 2.87 8 1.14 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 69 8.24 65 .266 3.58 82% 6 2012 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 160

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2010 21 21 129.0 11 3 0 0 3.28 13 1.27 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 101 7.05 123 .278 3.810 80% 14 2010 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 114

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2009 32 32 194.2 14 8 0 0 4.16 20 1.38 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 148 6.84 193 .284 4.19 74% 2009 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 38

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2008 33 33 204.0 14 14 0 0 4.54 19 1.41 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 158 6.97 233 .320 3.67 70% 2008 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 34

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2007 36 34 215.1 15 9 0 1 4.05 16 1.43 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 141 5.89 238 .305 3.82 73% 2007 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 40

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2006 36 35 214.1 14 13 0 0 4.110 27 1.44 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 178 7.47 238 .312 4.16 76% 2006 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 14

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2005 33 33 222.1 17 9 0 0 2.39 17 1.03 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 171 6.92 188 .256 3.21 82% 2005 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 18