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Full Name: William Edward Wagner Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/180 First Game: September 13, 1995
Birthdate: July 25, 1971 MLB Experience: 12 years
Birthplace: Tannersville, Virginia
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Born on July 25, 1971 in Tannersville, Virginia, Billy Wagner (William Edward Wagner) played for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets over the course of his 12 year career. Wagner broke into the bigs on September 13, 1995 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 2.44 ERA in 51.2 innings pitched in 1996, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Billy Wagner's best season was 1999, when he posted a 1.57 ERA, notched 39 saves and struck out 124 batters.

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Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1995 HOU N 1 0 0 0 .00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 HOU N 37 0 2 2 2.44 67 16 14 0 0 9 51.2 28 6 30 2 1 3
1997 HOU N 62 0 7 8 2.85 106 23 21 0 0 23 66.1 49 5 30 1 3 3
1998 HOU N 58 0 4 3 2.70 97 19 18 0 0 30 60 46 6 25 1 2 0
1999 HOU N 66 0 4 1 1.57 124 14 13 0 0 39 74.2 35 5 23 1 2 1
2000 HOU N 28 0 2 4 6.18 28 19 19 0 0 6 27.2 28 6 18 0 7 1
2001 HOU N 64 0 2 5 2.73 79 19 19 0 0 39 62.2 44 5 20 0 3 5
2002 HOU N 70 0 4 2 2.52 88 21 21 0 0 35 75 51 7 22 5 6 2
2003 HOU N 78 0 1 4 1.78 105 18 17 0 0 44 86 52 8 23 5 4 3
2004 PHI N 45 0 4 0 2.42 59 16 13 0 0 21 48.1 31 5 6 1 1 2
2005 PHI N 75 0 4 3 1.51 87 17 13 0 0 38 77.2 45 6 20 2 3 3
2006 NY N 70 0 3 2 2.24 94 22 18 0 0 40 72.1 59 7 21 1 2 4
Total 654 0 37 34 2.38 934 204 186 0 0 324 702.2 468 66 238 19 34 27

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1995 HOU N P 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 HOU N P 37 0 51.2 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1.000
1997 HOU N P 62 0 66.1 2 7 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 .900
1998 HOU N P 58 0 60 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .800
1999 HOU N P 66 0 74.2 2 5 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 1.000
2000 HOU N P 28 0 27.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
2001 HOU N P 64 0 62.2 1 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 .857
2002 HOU N P 70 0 75 5 9 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 1.000
2003 HOU N P 78 0 86 5 11 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 1.000
2004 PHI N P 45 0 48.1 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1.000
2005 PHI N P 75 0 77.2 4 6 0 1 0 1 9 2 0 1.000
2006 NY N P 70 0 72.1 1 11 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 1.000
Total P 654 0 702.2 28 68 3 2 0 11 43 16 6 .970

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1995 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 HOU N 37 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1997 HOU N 62 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 HOU N 58 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1999 HOU N 66 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 HOU N 28 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2001 HOU N 64 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 HOU N 70 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2003 HOU N 78 2 1 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 PHI N 45 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2005 PHI N 75 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2006 NY N 70 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 654 20 1 2 0 1 .100 .143 .100 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0

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  • Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (12th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed June 22, 1993).
  • Traded by Houston Astros to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Brandon Duckworth, Taylor Buchholz and Ezequiel Astacio (November 3, 2003).
  • Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
  • Signed by New York Mets (November 29, 2005).

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