Billy Wagner

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: July 25, 1971 in Marion, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (12th) of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ferrum College (Ferrum, VA).

High School: Tazewell HS (Tazewell, VA)

School: Ferrum College (Ferrum, VA)

Debut: September 13, 1995 (Age 24-050d, 14,411th in MLB history)
vs. NYM 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 3, 2010 (Age 39-070d)
vs. PHI 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: Bean Stringfellow

Full Name: William Edward Wagner

Nicknames: Billy the Kid

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.7

W

L

ERA

2.31

G

853

GS

SV

422

IP

903.0

SO

1196

WHIP

0.998

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1993	21	HOU-min	A-	1	3	.250	4.08	7	7	0	0	0	0	28.2	25	19	13	2	25	0	31	1	1	8	135			1.744	7.8	0.6	7.8	9.7	1.24	AUB NYPL
1994	22	HOU-min	A	8	9	.471	3.29	26	26	0	2	0	0	153.0	99	71	56	9	91	0	204	8	9	12	640			1.242	5.8	0.5	5.4	12.0	2.24	QDS MIDW
1995	23	HOU-min	AAA,AA	7	5	.583	2.89	25	25	0	0	0	0	146.1	119	53	47	10	68	1	157	5	1	8	613			1.278	7.3	0.6	4.2	9.7	2.31	TUC,JAC PCL,TL
1995	23	HOU	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3.10	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	24	HOU-min	AAA	6	2	.750	3.28	12	12	0	1	1	0	74.0	62	32	27	2	33	0	86	6	1	5	318			1.284	7.5	0.2	4.0	10.5	2.61	TUC PCL
1996	24	HOU	NL	2	2	.500	2.44	37	0	20	0	0	9	51.2	28	16	14	6	30	2	67	3	0	1	212	159	4.00	1.123	4.9	1.0	5.2	11.7	2.23
1997	25	HOU	NL	7	8	.467	2.85	62	0	49	0	0	23	66.1	49	23	21	5	30	1	106	3	0	3	277	141	2.39	1.191	6.6	0.7	4.1	14.4	3.53
1998	26	HOU-min	AA	0	0		0.00	3	1	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	10			0.333	3.0	0.0	0.0	21.0		JAC TL
1998	26	HOU	NL	4	3	.571	2.70	58	0	50	0	0	30	60.0	46	19	18	6	25	1	97	0	0	2	247	153	2.46	1.183	6.9	0.9	3.8	14.6	3.88
1999	27	HOU	NL	4	1	.800	1.57	66	0	55	0	0	39	74.2	35	14	13	5	23	1	124	1	0	2	286	287	1.65	0.777	4.2	0.6	2.8	14.9	5.39	AS,CYA-4,MVP-16
2000	28	HOU	NL	2	4	.333	6.18	28	0	19	0	0	6	27.2	28	19	19	6	18	0	28	1	0	7	129	81	5.99	1.663	9.1	2.0	5.9	9.1	1.56
2001	29	HOU-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0		RRK TL
2001	29	HOU	NL	2	5	.286	2.73	64	0	58	0	0	39	62.2	44	19	19	5	20	0	79	5	0	3	251	170	2.76	1.021	6.3	0.7	2.9	11.3	3.95	AS
2002	30	HOU	NL	4	2	.667	2.52	70	0	61	0	0	35	75.0	51	21	21	7	22	5	88	2	0	6	289	172	2.79	0.973	6.1	0.8	2.6	10.6	4.00
2003	31	HOU	NL	1	4	.200	1.78	78	0	67	0	0	44	86.0	52	18	17	8	23	5	105	3	0	4	335	247	2.71	0.872	5.4	0.8	2.4	11.0	4.57	AS,MVP-23
2004	32	PHI-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4			1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	18.0		REA EL
2004	32	PHI	NL	4	0	1.000	2.42	45	0	38	0	0	21	48.1	31	16	13	5	6	1	59	2	0	1	182	187	2.45	0.766	5.8	0.9	1.1	11.0	9.83
2005	33	PHI	NL	4	3	.571	1.51	75	0	70	0	0	38	77.2	45	17	13	6	20	2	87	3	1	3	297	293	2.67	0.837	5.2	0.7	2.3	10.1	4.35	AS
2006	34	NYM	NL	3	2	.600	2.24	70	0	59	0	0	40	72.1	59	22	18	7	21	1	94	4	0	2	297	196	2.84	1.106	7.3	0.9	2.6	11.7	4.48	CYA-6
2007	35	NYM	NL	2	2	.500	2.63	66	0	57	0	0	34	68.1	55	22	20	6	22	4	80	2	0	4	282	164	3.09	1.127	7.2	0.8	2.9	10.5	3.64	AS
2008	36	NYM-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0		BNG EL
2008	36	NYM	NL	0	1	.000	2.30	45	0	34	0	0	27	47.0	32	17	12	4	10	0	52	0	0	2	184	185	2.66	0.894	6.1	0.8	1.9	10.0	5.20	AS
2009	37	NYM-min	A+,Rk	0	0		0.00	7	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	22			0.429	3.9	0.0	0.0	12.9		SCE,MET FLOR,GULF
2009	37	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	1.72	17	0	2	0	0	0	15.2	8	5	3	1	8	0	26	1	0	1	63	277	2.33	1.021	4.6	0.6	4.6	14.9	3.25
2009	37	NYM	NL	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	7		0.60	0.500	0.0	0.0	4.5	18.0	4.00
2009	37	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	1.98	15	0	2	0	0	0	13.2	8	5	3	1	7	0	22	1	0	1	56	241	2.58	1.098	5.3	0.7	4.6	14.5	3.14
2010	38	ATL	NL	7	2	.778	1.43	71	0	64	0	0	37	69.1	38	14	11	5	22	3	104	3	0	2	268	275	2.10	0.865	4.9	0.6	2.9	13.5	4.73	AS
16 Yrs				47	40	.540	2.31	853	0	703	0	0	422	903.0	601	262	232	82	300	26	1196	33	1	43	3600	187	2.73	0.998	6.0	0.8	3.0	11.9	3.99
162 Game Avg.				4	3	.540	2.31	68	0	56	0	0	34	72	48	21	18	7	24	2	95	3	0	3	287	187	2.73	0.998	6.0	0.8	3.0	11.9	3.99
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
HOU (9 yrs)				26	29	.473	2.53	464	0	379	0	0	225	504.1	333	149	142	48	191	15	694	18	0	28	2027	171	2.81	1.039	5.9	0.9	3.4	12.4	3.63
NYM (4 yrs)				5	5	.500	2.37	183	0	150	0	0	101	189.2	146	61	50	17	54	5	230	6	0	8	770	183	2.87	1.054	6.9	0.8	2.6	10.9	4.26
PHI (2 yrs)				8	3	.727	1.86	120	0	108	0	0	59	126.0	76	33	26	11	26	3	146	5	1	4	479	240	2.59	0.810	5.4	0.8	1.9	10.4	5.62
ATL (1 yr)				7	2	.778	1.43	71	0	64	0	0	37	69.1	38	14	11	5	22	3	104	3	0	2	268	275	2.10	0.865	4.9	0.6	2.9	13.5	4.73
BOS (1 yr)				1	1	.500	1.98	15	0	2	0	0	0	13.2	8	5	3	1	7	0	22	1	0	1	56	241	2.58	1.098	5.3	0.7	4.6	14.5	3.14

NL (16 yrs)				46	39	.541	2.32	838	0	701	0	0	422	889.1	593	257	229	81	293	26	1174	32	1	42	3544	186	2.73	0.996	6.0	0.8	3.0	11.9	4.01
AL (1 yr)				1	1	.500	1.98	15	0	2	0	0	0	13.2	8	5	3	1	7	0	22	1	0	1	56	241	2.58	1.098	5.3	0.7	4.6	14.5	3.14

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