Billy
Wagner
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 25, 1971
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2001   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 29 HOU NL $ 2,500,000   7 7 6 7 4 4 4 10 5 7 6 8 7 7 5 6 9 10 10
2002 30 HOU NL $ 3,000,000   7 7 7 7 4 5 4 10 5 7 6 7 7 7 5 6 9 10 10
2003 31 HOU NL $ 3,000,000   7 7 6 7 5 5 5 10 5 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 10 10 10
2004 32 HOU NL $ 3,000,000   7 7 6 7 5 6 6 10 5 7 7 8 7 6 5 5 10 10 10
2005 33 HOU NL $ 3,000,000   7 7 6 7 5 6 6 10 5 7 7 8 7 7 5 5 10 11 10
2006 34 BOS AL $ 3,000,000   6 7 6 6 5 6 6 10 5 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 10 10 10
2007 35 BOS AL $ 3,000,000   6 7 6 6 4 5 5 10 5 7 6 7 7 6 4 5 9 10 10
2008 36 LOS NL $ 2,100,000   5 6 5 6 4 4 4 10 5 7 6 8 7 6 5 5 8 9 8
2009 37 ANA AL $ 2,100,000   2 5 4 4 2 3 3 10 5 7 5 7 6 5 3 3 6 7 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 2,100,000   2 5 4 4 2 3 3 10 5 7 5 7 6 5 3 3 6 7 7
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   7 7 7 7 5 6 6 10 5 7 7 8 7 7 5 6 10 11 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 29 HOU NL $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
2002 30 HOU NL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
2003 31 HOU NL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
2004 32 HOU NL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
2005 33 HOU NL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
2006 34 BOS AL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
2007 35 BOS AL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
2008 36 LOS NL $ 2,100,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
2009 37 ANA AL $ 2,100,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 2,100,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
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
2001 29 HOU NL 5 7 .417 67 0 0 0 32 62.7 65 18 3 33 86 2.59 .265 .356 .400 .756 12.8
2002 30 HOU NL 5 9 .357 67 0 0 0 34 63.3 61 43 9 38 90 6.11 .249 .363 .400 .763 5.9
2003 31 HOU NL 3 6 .333 70 0 0 0 30 64.7 52 19 7 31 86 2.64 .216 .313 .369 .682 14.9
2004 32 HOU NL 6 8 .429 76 0 0 0 22 73.0 77 44 7 36 83 5.42 .278 .366 .422 .789 8.3
2005 33 HOU NL 1 4 .200 76 0 0 0 27 81.0 78 42 10 39 96 4.67 .247 .334 .392 .727 11.9
2006 34 BOS AL 4 4 .500 61 0 0 0 27 66.7 61 31 9 35 77 4.19 .241 .338 .379 .717 8.8
2007 35 BOS AL 3 6 .333 61 0 0 0 9 63.7 49 31 6 38 72 4.38 .211 .330 .341 .670 6.2
2008 36 CIN NL 2 4 .333 20 0 0 0 0 16.3 22 19 3 12 14 10.47 .324 .432 .544 .976 0.0
  LOS NL 5 5 .500 52 0 0 0 1 51.0 51 29 8 24 62 5.12 .258 .344 .429 .773 1.3
  TOT   7 9 .438 72 0 0 0 1 67.3 73 48 11 36 76 6.42 .274 .367 .459 .826 1.3
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 1 0 0 6 3.86 .273 .273 .273 .545  
2009 37 ANA AL 4 4 .500 51 0 0 0 0 58.0 40 24 5 28 50 3.72 .185 .279 .301 .580 5.2
9 Years Sim 38 57 .400 601 0 0 0 182 600.3 556 300 67 314 716 4.50 .243 .340 .388 .728 75.4
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 1 0 0 6 3.86 .273 .273 .273 .545  
Season Average 4 6 .400 66 0 0 0 20 66.7 61 33 7 34 79 4.50 .243 .340 .388 .728  
Career Highs 7 9 .500 76 0 0 0 34 81.0 78 48 11 39 96 6.42 .278 .367 .459 .826  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   421 208 46 247 514   .253 .349 .397 .747
vs LH   135 92 21 67 202   .216 .292 .362 .654
Home 27 26 .509 305 0 0 0 82 314.6 298 170 38 159 387 4.86 .245 .332 .399 .731
Away 11 31 .262 296 0 0 0 102 285.6 258 130 29 155 329 4.10 .240 .336 .375 .711
Mar/Apr 5 13 .278 86 0 0 0 30 91.0 80 49 13 49 100 4.85 .232 .327 .397 .725
May 6 4 .600 94 0 0 0 40 98.0 90 50 7 49 121 4.59 .244 .333 .360 .693
June 3 9 .250 97 0 0 0 35 98.6 84 51 18 41 127 4.65 .222 .298 .415 .714
July 11 9 .550 91 0 0 0 27 93.3 82 42 8 44 112 4.05 .232 .317 .345 .661
August 6 10 .375 120 0 0 0 24 108.0 104 55 11 62 127 4.58 .254 .352 .406 .758
Sep/Oct 7 12 .368 113 0 0 0 28 111.3 116 53 10 69 129 4.29 .266 .366 .397 .763
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2001 29 HOU NL 67 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 1.3 0.2
2002 30 HOU NL 67 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6 0.2
2003 31 HOU NL 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2004 32 HOU NL 73 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 -0.2 0.0
2005 33 HOU NL 70 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4 0.0
2006 34 BOS AL 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
2008 36 CIN NL 20 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
  LOS NL 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
  TOT   70 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
7 Years Sim 449 29 3 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 .172 .172 .310 .483 1.2 0.5
162 Game Average 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .172 .172 .310 .483 0.4  
Career Highs 73 10 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 1.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   19 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .211 .211 .263 .474 0.8
vs LH   10 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .400 .500 0.6
Home 233 18 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 .222 .222 .444 .667 1.8
Away 185 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
RISP   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Close/Late   8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.0
Mar/Apr 47 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 1.0
May 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 41 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
July 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 59 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .571 .714 0.9
Sep/Oct 27 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2001 29 HOU NL P 79 0 62.7 4 3 0 0 1.000 1.01    
2002 30 HOU NL P 67 0 63.3 1 10 0 0 1.000 1.56    
2003 31 HOU NL P 70 0 64.7 5 6 0 0 1.000 1.53    
2004 32 HOU NL P 76 0 73.0 3 8 0 2 1.000 1.36    
2005 33 HOU NL P 76 0 81.0 5 4 2 0 .818 1.00    
2006 34 BOS AL P 61 0 66.7 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.22    
2007 35 BOS AL P 61 0 63.7 1 5 0 1 1.000 0.85    
2008 36 CIN NL P 20 0 16.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.10    
  LOS NL P 52 0 51.0 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.41    
  TOT   P 72 0 67.3 1 9 0 0 1.000 1.34    
2009 37 ANA AL P 51 0 58.0 5 12 0 1 1.000 2.64    
Career Totals   613 0 600.3 28 63 2 4 .978 1.36    
Career Highs   79 0 81.0 5 12 2 2 1.000 2.64    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series Most Valuable Player.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2002 30 HOU NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 2 3.3 0 0 0 1 4 0.00 .000 .111 .000 .111
2008 36 LOS NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 4 3 0 3 3 20.30 .500 .636 .875 1.511
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 2 4.7 4 3 0 4 7 5.79 .250 .400 .438 .838
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
2001-5-32
2002-7-34
2003-9-30
2004-8-22
2005-7-27
2006-5-27
CAR-30-182
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 34)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 134)
 
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History
Traded from Houston to Boston on 7/11/2006