Billy Wagner
William Edward Wagner (Billy the Kid)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 25, 1971 in Tannersville, VA
High School: Tazewell (Tazewell, VA)
School: Ferrum College
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 22, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1995
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 HOU NL 23 P 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 0.50
1996 HOU NL 24 P 37 0 51.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.87 0.14 .960 1.85 0.52
1997 HOU NL 25 P 62 0 66.1 10 2 7 1 0 .900 1.22 0.15 .960 1.85 0.52
1998 HOU NL 26 P 58 0 60.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 0.60 0.07 .960 1.85 0.54
1999 HOU NL 27 P 66 0 74.2 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.84 0.11 .943 1.72 0.48 AS,CYA-4,MVP-16
2000 HOU NL 28 P 28 0 27.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.98 0.11 .967 1.76 0.48
2001 HOU NL 29 P 64 0 62.2 7 1 5 1 0 .857 0.86 0.09 .957 1.75 0.46 AS
2002 HOU NL 30 P 70 0 75.0 14 5 9 0 0 1.000 1.68 0.20 .964 1.82 0.48
2003 HOU NL 31 P 78 0 86.0 16 5 11 0 0 1.000 1.67 0.21 .956 1.85 0.48 AS,MVP-23
2004 PHI NL 32 P 45 0 48.1 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.22 .960 1.84 0.47
2005 PHI NL 33 P 75 0 77.2 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 1.16 0.13 .960 1.75 0.46 AS
2006 NYM NL 34 P 70 0 72.1 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 1.49 0.17 .958 1.72 0.43 CYA-6
2007 NYM NL 35 P 66 0 68.1 9 1 7 1 0 .889 1.05 0.12 .967 1.67 0.40 AS
2008 NYM NL 36 P 45 0 47.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.57 0.07 .967 1.72 0.43 AS
2009 TOT MLB 37 P 17 0 15.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.15 0.12 .950 1.55 0.40
2009 NYM NL 37 P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.40
2009 BOS AL 37 P 15 0 13.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.32 0.13 .950 1.51 0.40
15 Seasons P 782 0 833.2 113 30 79 4 2 .965 1.18 0.14 .959 1.78 0.47
15 Seasons TOT 782 0 833.2 113 30 79 4 2 .965 1.18 0.14 .924 1.78 0.47
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1995 HOU NL 23 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 HOU NL 24 37 0 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 HOU NL 25 62 0 61 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 HOU NL 26 58 0 55 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 HOU NL 27 66 0 63 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 HOU NL 28 28 0 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 HOU NL 29 64 0 63 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 HOU NL 30 70 0 68 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 HOU NL 31 78 0 73 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 PHI NL 32 45 0 41 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 PHI NL 33 75 0 74 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 NYM NL 34 70 0 67 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 NYM NL 35 66 0 64 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 NYM NL 36 45 0 42 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 BOS AL 37 15 0 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 NYM NL 37 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 782 0 739 782 782 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1995 HOU NL 23 1 100% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 HOU NL 24 221 55% 19% 4 100% 0 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1997 HOU NL 25 288 52% 19% 7 100% 1 2 1 1 7 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1998 HOU NL 26 253 52% 19% 6 33% 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1999 HOU NL 27 300 51% 19% 4 100% 0 2 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
2000 HOU NL 28 142 67% 17% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 HOU NL 29 260 60% 22% 5 80% 0 1 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2002 HOU NL 30 305 63% 22% 9 100% 0 1 1 0 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2003 HOU NL 31 351 63% 27% 14 93% 0 5 3 2 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
2004 PHI NL 32 189 65% 25% 7 100% 0 3 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
2005 PHI NL 33 318 65% 26% 7 100% 0 4 1 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2006 NYM NL 34 308 61% 31% 10 100% 0 1 0 1 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2007 NYM NL 35 293 65% 24% 9 89% 1 1 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2008 NYM NL 36 188 67% 24% 2 100% 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 BOS AL 37 59 49% 10% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2009 NYM NL 37 8 38% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 3484 60% 23% 89 92% 2 25 8 14 81 64 3 4 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 16 100%
MLB Averages 74% 30% 89% 82%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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