Or, at the age of 37, starting (and getting the win) on three days rest in the championship-clinching Game 6 of the 2009 World Series? Probably justified. Pettitte was evoking memories of another Yankees lefty from the Pelican State from two decades prior, Ron Guidry, known fondly as “Louisiana Lightning.” Guidry looked like a Hall of Famer in the making in his 20’s but ultimately faded. He was on the mound for Game 5 of the 2000 World Series against the New York Mets and gave up just 2 unearned runs in 7 innings (a game the Yankees would eventually win to clinch the title). On the “no” side, you have a pitcher with a career ERA of 3.85 who never won a Cy Young Award, was only selected to 3 All-Star squads and has a link to Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs). However, the ERA and WAR during the regular season is what is going to hurt Pettitte’s case the most. Is that enough for you? On this graphic I am going to show how Pettitte ranked among his league’s ERA leaders and among his league’s WAR leaders for every individual season of his career. However, Andy Pettitte’s Hall of Fame case is not only limited to the regular season. When looking at Pettitte’s regular season numbers compared to Hall of Famers, it does make a compelling case. His lowest (outside of his rookie season) healthy season inning total was 185.1, which was his last season. Not For Giancarlo Stanton On Opening Day, Danger! Before getting to the “case against” I need to pause for a minute and ask if you, the reader, were surprised to see Pettitte’s WAR to be significantly higher than Whitey Ford’s. Pettitte, at 19-11 with a 3.81 ERA, was a significant contributing member to 5 World Championship teams and 3 others that won their league championships. Pettitte finished his career with a 256-153 record, posting a 3.85 ERA, 1.351 WHIP, 2,448 strikeouts, and a 6.6 K/9 rate. He may not have been the most dominant pitcher of his era, but it cannot be denied that he was a winning pitcher that brought longevity and stability to the table. The only pitcher who would have a higher ERA would be Jack Morris. In the classic ALCS against Boston, he was the starter and winner (6.2 IP, 2 ER) in Game 2. His postseason performances should make up for some lacking statistics in the regular season. Ramirez failed two tests after Major League Baseball implemented its drug testing regimen. Sabathia was NOT the key in the 2009 WS – he lost Game #1, and won Game #4. Andy won 5 World Series rings, 4 with the Yankees and 1 with the Astros. No. In the NLCS (against St. Louis), Houston lost both Games 1 and 5 (started by Pettitte) but his teammates led the team to its first-ever pennant. All rights reserved. If all three are PED users and I have room on my ballot for only two, I have to go with the better players, which I believe Sheffield and (of course) Ramirez to be. Pettitte had a superior strikeout-to walk ratio (2.37 to Ford’s 1.80). Clean Slate: Steve Garvey Still Hoping for Hall of Fame Call. Unreliable to MVP, Kevin Durant Earns Top Honor. The point was not that Pettitte did not have a clutch game, but it does not stand out to the majority of MLB fans as the other two. A portend of things to come with this potential second coming of “Louisiana Lightning”. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ouch, this is pretty terrible. In both 1996 and ’97, Pettitte had the highest WAR (Wins Above Replacement) on the New York Yankees. Andy Pettitte had 256 wins, Jack Morris had 254 wins and Mike Mussina had 270 wins. This was Pettitte’s final season in his first period of time in the Bronx.
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