Billy Wagner

William Edward Wagner

(Billy the Kid)


Bats: L, Throws: L
Height: 5'10", Weight: 180 lb.
Born: 7/25/1971 in Tannersville, VA
Debut: 09/13/1995
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    1995 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1996 HOU NL 37 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    1997 HOU NL 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    1998 HOU NL 58 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1
    1999 HOU NL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2000 HOU NL 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    2001 HOU NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2002 HOU NL 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    2003 HOU NL 78 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0
    2004 PHI NL 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    2005 PHI NL 75 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1
    2006 NYN NL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2007 NYN NL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2008 NYN NL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2009 NYN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2010 ATL NL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9 seasons HOU NL 464 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .125 .067 .192 1
    2 seasons PHI NL 120 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1
    4 seasons NYN NL 183 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1 season ATL NL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total
    (16 seasons)     		837 20 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .143 .100 .243 2

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    1995 HOU NL 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
    1996 HOU NL 2 2 .500 2.44 37 0 20 0 0 9 51.67 28 16 14 6 30 2 67 3 1 212 1.123 4.9 1.0 5.2 11.7 2.23
    1997 HOU NL 7 8 .467 2.85 62 0 49 0 0 23 66.33 49 23 21 5 30 1 106 3 3 277 1.191 6.6 0.7 4.1 14.4 3.53
    1998 HOU NL 4 3 .571 2.70 58 0 50 0 0 30 60.00 46 19 18 6 25 1 97 0 2 247 1.183 6.9 0.9 3.8 14.6 3.88
    1999 HOU NL 4 1 .800 1.57 66 0 55 0 0 39 74.67 35 14 13 5 23 1 124 1 2 286 0.777 4.2 0.6 2.8 14.9 5.39
    2000 HOU NL 2 4 .333 6.18 28 0 19 0 0 6 27.67 28 19 19 6 18 0 28 1 7 129 1.663 9.1 2.0 5.9 9.1 1.56
    2001 HOU NL 2 5 .286 2.73 64 0 58 0 0 39 62.67 44 19 19 5 20 0 79 5 3 251 1.021 6.3 0.7 2.9 11.3 3.95
    2002 HOU NL 4 2 .667 2.52 70 0 61 0 0 35 75.00 51 21 21 7 22 5 88 2 6 289 0.973 6.1 0.8 2.6 10.6 4.00
    2003 HOU NL 1 4 .200 1.78 78 0 67 0 0 44 86.00 52 18 17 8 23 5 105 3 4 335 0.872 5.4 0.8 2.4 11.0 4.57
    2004 PHI NL 4 0 .000 2.42 45 0 38 0 0 21 48.33 31 16 13 5 6 1 59 2 1 182 0.766 5.8 0.9 1.1 11.0 9.83
    2005 PHI NL 4 3 .571 1.51 75 0 70 0 0 38 77.67 45 17 13 6 20 2 87 3 3 297 0.837 5.2 0.7 2.3 10.1 4.35
    2006 NYN NL 3 2 .600 2.24 70 0 59 0 0 40 72.33 59 22 18 7 21 1 94 4 2 297 1.106 7.3 0.9 2.6 11.7 4.48
    2007 NYN NL 2 2 .500 2.63 66 0 57 0 0 34 68.33 55 22 20 6 22 4 80 2 4 282 1.127 7.2 0.8 2.9 10.5 3.64
    2008 NYN NL 0 1 .000 2.30 45 0 34 0 0 27 47.00 32 17 12 4 10 0 52 0 2 184 0.894 6.1 0.8 1.9 10.0 5.20
    2009 NYN NL 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 7 0.500 0.0 0.0 4.5 18.0 4.00
    2009 BOS AL 1 1 .500 1.98 15 0 2 0 0 0 13.67 8 5 3 1 7 0 22 1 1 56 1.098 5.3 0.7 4.6 14.5 3.14
    2010 ATL NL 7 2 .778 1.43 71 0 64 0 0 37 69.33 38 14 11 5 22 3 104 3 2 268 0.865 4.9 0.6 2.9 13.5 4.73
    9 seasons HOU NL 26 29 .056 2.53 464 0 379 0 0 225 504.33 333 149 142 48 191 15 694 18 28 2027 1.039 5.9 0.9 3.4 12.4 3.6
    2 seasons PHI NL 8 3 .067 1.86 120 0 108 0 0 59 126.00 76 33 26 11 26 3 146 5 4 479 0.810 5.4 0.8 1.9 10.4 5.6
    4 seasons NYN NL 5 5 .027 2.37 183 0 150 0 0 101 189.67 146 61 50 17 54 5 230 6 8 770 1.054 6.9 0.8 2.6 10.9 4.3
    0 seasons BOS AL 1 1 .067 1.98 15 0 2 0 0 0 13.67 8 5 3 1 7 0 22 1 1 56 1.098 5.3 0.7 4.6 14.5 3.1
    1 season ATL NL 7 2 .099 1.43 71 0 64 0 0 37 69.33 38 14 11 5 22 3 104 3 2 268 0.865 4.9 0.6 2.9 13.5 4.7
    Total
    (16 seasons)     		47 40 .540 2.31 853 0 703 0 0 422 903.00 601 262 232 82 300 26 1196 33 43 3600 0.998 6.0 0.8 3.0 11.9 3.99
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