Billy
Wagner
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 25, 1971 in Usa, VA, TANNERSVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2003    2005   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1996 24 CHW AL 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 15.7 12 6 2 8 17 3.45 .218 .317 .400 .717 1.1
1997 25 CHW AL 4 6 .400 90 0 0 0 7 115.0 113 55 15 48 142 4.30 .254 .333 .463 .796 9.4
1998 26 CHW AL 3 2 .600 53 0 0 0 16 68.7 64 32 8 26 75 4.19 .243 .309 .452 .762 9.5
1999 27 CHW AL 7 5 .583 72 0 0 0 21 103.3 88 55 24 57 136 4.79 .229 .339 .486 .825 10.9
2000 28 CHW AL 6 4 .600 61 0 0 0 31 62.3 61 34 14 19 78 4.91 .257 .315 .519 .834 8.9
2001 29 CHW AL 3 3 .500 53 0 0 0 37 51.7 48 19 8 23 67 3.31 .246 .333 .451 .785 8.9
2002 30 CHW AL 4 3 .571 51 0 0 0 27 59.7 50 21 3 25 73 3.17 .220 .299 .335 .634 12.8
2003 31 CHW AL 10 4 .714 75 0 0 0 36 97.0 84 46 17 28 118 4.27 .228 .291 .467 .759 17.1
2004 32 CHW AL 5 2 .714 67 0 0 0 3 104.7 74 37 17 44 140 3.18 .196 .294 .377 .671 11.5
2005 33 CHW AL 4 11 .267 63 0 0 0 36 66.3 68 40 15 26 94 5.43 .264 .333 .539 .872 6.9
10 Years Sim 46 40 .535 596 0 0 0 214 744.3 662 345 123 304 940 4.17 .236 .317 .453 .770 97.1
Season Average 4 4 .500 59 0 0 0 21 74.4 66 34 12 30 94 4.17 .236 .317 .453 .770  
Career Highs 10 11 .714 90 0 0 0 37 115.0 113 55 24 57 142 5.43 .264 .339 .539 .872  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1996 24 CHW AL P 11 0 15.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.30    
1997 25 CHW AL P 90 0 115.0 5 11 1 2 .941 1.25    
1998 26 CHW AL P 53 0 68.7 3 7 2 1 .833 1.31    
1999 27 CHW AL P 72 0 103.3 4 15 0 1 1.000 1.65    
2000 28 CHW AL P 61 0 62.3 3 2 2 0 .714 0.72    
2001 29 CHW AL P 53 0 51.7 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.87    
2002 30 CHW AL P 51 0 59.7 2 8 1 1 .909 1.51    
2003 31 CHW AL P 75 0 97.0 4 12 1 0 .941 1.48    
2004 32 CHW AL P 67 0 104.7 2 9 0 0 1.000 0.95    
2005 33 CHW AL P 63 0 66.3 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.22    
Career Totals   596 0 744.3 30 75 7 5 .938 1.27    
Career Highs   90 0 115.0 5 15 2 2 1.000 2.30    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2000 28 CHW AL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 1 0 0 2 6.77 .429 .429 .714 1.143
2003 31 CHW AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 2 2.7 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 4 0 0 0 2 4.0 3 1 0 0 7 2.26 .200 .200 .333 .533
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1999-9-21
2000-6-31
2001-2-37
2002-6-27
2003-2-36
2005-2-36
CAR-33-214
Games Pitched
1997-1-90
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Brian Shouse (944)
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  4. Ed Olwine (911)
  5. Carl Schutz (908)
  6. Steve Olin (899)
  7. Gene Walter (897)
  8. Mike Heathcott (897)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 25th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1995
Earned first career win on 4/12/1997
Injured on 4/29/1998 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/31/1998 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
1/31/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,017,143 through salary arbitration
10/1/2002: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game
7/1/2005: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game