• Andy learned his cut fastball in the minors from pitching coach Billy Connors.
• Andy was the Yankees' Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 1994.
• Andy finished third in AL Rookie of the Year voting in 1995 behind Marty Cordova and Garret Anderson.
• When Andy was optioned to the minors early in 1995, the pitcher who replaced him on the Yankee roster was Mariano Rivera.
• Andy threw his first complete game in his second major league start, against the Angels.
• Andy was the first Yankee rookie to win in double-figures since Stan Bahnsen won 17 in 1968.
• Andy was just the fifth Yankee rookie to win five games in September. The first was Russ Ford in 1910.
• At 23, Andy was the youngest pitcher ever to start the home opener at Yankee Stadium.
• When Andy won his 20th game in 1996, he was the first Yankee to reach that mark since Ron Guidry in 1985. He was also the first Yankee since Guidry to compile 100 victories.
• Andy credits teammate Jimmy Key with helping him perfect his changeup in 1996. Key suggested he keep his push-off leg a bit straighter, and it helped him control and disguise the pitch much better.
• Andy was runner up to Pat Hentgen for the 1996 AL Cy Young Award.
• In 2000, the Phillies offered Adam Eaton, Reggie Taylor and a player to be named in exchange for Andy. Brian Cashman and Joe Torre had to talk George Steinbrenner out of taking the deal.
• When Andy left the Yankees after the 2003 season, he ranked ninth on their all-time win list.
• In 2004, Andy became the first pitcher since Babe Ruth to post a winning record in each of his first 10 seasons.
• Andy's win in the 2005 NLDS was the 13th postseason victory of his career. Only John Smoltz with 15 has more.
• Andy's 2.39 ERA in 2005 was third lowest by a Houston lefty starter. Only southpaws Mike Cuellar and Bob Knepper registered lower ERAs.
• Andy's 14-13 record in 2006 tied him with Carl Hubbell and Juan Marichal for the third-most winning seasons to start a career.
• Andy hit his first home run in 2006. It came off Chan Ho Park of the Padres. Andy had never hit a homer in an organized game—dating all the way back to Little League.
• Andy won his 200th game in 2007.
• Andy was the last New York pitcher to start a game at old Yankee Stadium. He notched his 2,000th strikeout during the game.
• Andy took a perfect game into the 7th inning against the Baltimroe Orioles in 2009. It was broken up by a two-out error by Jerry Hairston Jr., followed by a Nick Markakis hit.
• Andy’s victory in the 2009 ALCS was his fifth series-clincher in the postseason. That broke the record held by Catfish Hunter, Dave Stewart and Roger Clemens.
• Andy's 67.1 winning percentage after 100 starts was the seventh-best mark in the expansion era.
• Andy notched 102 decisions before suffering his first three-game losing streak. Only Dwight Gooden (139) and Mike Mussina (119) have gone longer.
• Andy is the only pitcher since 1961 to win 12 or more games in each of his first nine seasons.
• Andy is one of two players in history to have four of the same consonant in his name. The other is Mickey Tettleton.
• Besides Andy and Roger Clemens, San Jacinto JC alums include GM Chuck LaMar of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and major leaguers Rich Robertson, Chance Sanford, Blaine Beatty and Jessie Hollins.
• Andy and his wife Laura have four kids: Joshua, Jared, Luke and Lexy. When Jared was born in May of 1998, he became entangled in his own umbilical cord and nearly died during delivery.
  

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