Andrew Eugene Pettitte (born June 15, 1972 in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana) is an American left-handed
starting pitcher who plays for the New York Yankees.
In his major league career, he played for the New
York Yankees from 1995-2003. He then signed with the
Houston Astros, playing from 2004 through 2006. In
2007, Pettitte rejoined the Yankees. He won four
championships as a Yankee and made the playoffs
every year except for 2006.
Through 2007, Pettitte is 8th of all active major
league players in win-loss percentage (.640); 12th
in wins (201; all those ahead of him are older than
he is); and 13th in strikeouts (1,844). He is 5th in
strikeouts (1,416), 6th in games started (310), and
tied for 6th in wins (164) among Yankee players. He
is also one of only 4 active players with at least
180 wins, 1,700 strikeouts, and a winning percentage
at or above .640. The others are Randy Johnson,
Pedro Martinez, and Roger Clemens.
Pettitte is of Italian and Cajun French descent. He
attended Deer Park High School in Deer Park, Texas.
In 1990, he pitched the Deer to within one win of
the state title. It was there he met his future wife
Laura. Together, they have had four children: Joshua
Blake (11/3/94), Jared (5/28/98), Lexy Grace
(1/10/01) and Luke Jackson (6/19/05). 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.
On May 25, 1991, he signed with the Yankees as an
amateur draft and follow selection.
