Chad Petty

Upon graduation, Petty declared for the 2000 MLB draft,^[2] instead of joining the Louisville Cardinals, who he previously committed to.^[8] He was selected with the 48th overall pick in the second round by the Detroit Tigers. He was later traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 2003, as a part of a trade for Alex Sanchez.^[9] Petty was never called up into the majors and spent his 5-year career in the MiLB

In June 2000, Petty was drafted 48th overall by the Detroit Tigers, he was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Tigers shortly after. In his rookie season, Petty achieved a win-loss record of 2-3 while playing in 9 games and started 7 of those. Petty scored 18 runs off 31 hits.^[10] He was promoted to the Oneonta Tigers in 2001 for a one game.^[11] In 2001, Petty achieved a win-loss record of 6–0, appearing in 12 games and starting in 10, while scoring 16 runs off 41 hits.^[12]

In April 2002, Petty was promoted to the Class A West Michigan Whitecaps, where he achieved a win-loss record of 15–10, starting in all 28 games. Petty scored 73 runs off 155 hits and 4 home runs.^[13]

In April 2003, Petty was assigned to the High Desert Mavericks. With the Mavericks, Petty went 0–10, starting 16 of 17 games, scoring 76 runs off 112 hits and 14 home runs. He was later assigned to the Lakeland Tigers, where he went 3–4, starting 10 games, and scored 35 runs off 66 hits and 3 home runs, he finished the 2003 season with a 3–14 win-loss record, 111 hits off 178 hits and 17 home runs, which would be his career best.^[14]

Petty later played for indepenent leagues such as the Canadian-American League^[15] and Frontier League^[16] in 2005. He started in 5 games combined for both leagues and retired shortly after.

• Chad Petty MiLB Stats