Andy Pettitte
Andy Pettitte, a five-time World Series champion with the Yankees, has the third most wins of any lefthander not in the Hall of Fame. Pettitte's 19 postseason wins remains atop the MLB career leaderboard 11 seasons after he retired. Credit: Getty Images
POSITION: Starting pitcher
SEASONS: 18
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Houston Astros
W-L: 256-153 (.626)
ERA: 3.85
GAMES/STARTS: 531 / 521
COMPLETE GAMES: 26
SHUTOUTS: 4
IP: 3,316
WHIP: 1.142
K: 2,448
K/BB: 2.37
YEAR ON BALLOT: 6th
LAST YEAR'S VOTING: 17% of ballots
Andy Pettitte won 256 regular-season games and was a key starter on five World Series champions. In the postseason, he made 44 starts and went 19-11. That’s a .633 winning percentage in the biggest games under the brightest lights against the toughest competition.
Plus, those 19 postseason wins remain the most in MLB history. That pushes him over the top and into Cooperstown, in my opinion. I don’t hold his admitted HGH use against him. Other voters likely do, and that’s their choice.
-- Anthony Rieber
