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Billy Wagner played 16 major-league seasons (1995-2010) as a P (853). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 8 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25 | HOU | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1997 | 26 | HOU | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1998 | 27 | HOU | 58 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .667 | 82 |
| 2000 | 29 | HOU | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2002 | 31 | HOU | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2003 | 32 | HOU | 78 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33 | PHI | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2005 | 34 | PHI | 75 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .667 | 81 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 24 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 1996 | 25 | HOU | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 51.2 | 67 | 30 | 2.44 | 173 |
| 1997 | 26 | HOU | 62 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 66.1 | 106 | 30 | 2.85 | 147 |
| 1998 | 27 | HOU | 58 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 60 | 97 | 25 | 2.70 | 157 |
| 1999 | 28 | HOU | 66 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 74.2 | 124 | 23 | 1.57 | 291 |
| 2000 | 29 | HOU | 28 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27.2 | 28 | 18 | 6.18 | 75 |
| 2001 | 30 | HOU | 64 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 62.2 | 79 | 20 | 2.73 | 160 |
| 2002 | 31 | HOU | 70 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 75 | 88 | 22 | 2.52 | 163 |
| 2003 | 32 | HOU | 78 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 86 | 105 | 23 | 1.78 | 240 |
| 2004 | 33 | PHI | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 48.1 | 59 | 6 | 2.42 | 178 |
| 2005 | 34 | PHI | 75 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 77.2 | 87 | 20 | 1.51 | 280 |
| 2006 | 35 | NYN | 70 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 72.1 | 94 | 21 | 2.24 | 200 |
| 2007 | 36 | NYN | 66 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 68.1 | 80 | 22 | 2.63 | 168 |
| 2008 | 37 | NYN | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 47 | 52 | 10 | 2.30 | 187 |
| 2009 | 38 | BOS | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.2 | 22 | 7 | 1.98 | 225 |
| 2009 | 38 | NYN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 2010 | 39 | ATL | 71 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 69.1 | 104 | 22 | 1.43 | 281 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | P | 37 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | P | 62 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | P | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | P | 66 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | P | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | P | 64 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | P | 70 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | P | 78 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | P | 45 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | P | 75 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | P | 70 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | P | 66 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | P | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | P | 71 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (4 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 2006, 2003, 1999.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Cy Young Award | NL | 5 | 3 / 160 | 0 |
| 1999 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 16 | 19 / 448 | 0 |
| 2003 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 24 | 5 / 448 | 0 |
| 2006 | Cy Young Award | NL | 6 | 4 / 160 | 0 |
Billy Wagner ranks on 5 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #48 | closers | 1999 | 291 ERA+ |
| #60 | closers | 2010 | 281 ERA+ |
| #61 | closers | 2005 | 280 ERA+ |
| #66 | relief pitchers | 1999 | 291 ERA+ |
| #76 | relief pitchers | 2005 | 280 ERA+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.