William Edward Wagner (born July 25, 1971), nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red …

Billy Wagner career pitching statistics for Major League, Minor League, and postseason baseball

How hard, in miles per hour, a pitch is thrown. The movement of a pitch is defined in inches, both in raw numbers and as a measurement against average. Statcast refers to the spin that contributes to movement as Active Spin. How much spin, in …

Billy Wagner pitch type splits for Major League, Minor League, and postseason baseball

Billy Wagner was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (12th) of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ferrum College (Ferrum, VA). What position did Billy Wagner play? Billy Wagner was a Pitcher.

Billy Wagner played 16 seasons for 5 teams, including the Astros and Mets. He had 47 wins, 40 losses, 422 saves, an ERA of 2.31 and 1,196 strikeouts.

Named Astros Pitcher of the Year by the Houston Chapter of BBWAA...Reached career highs in saves, innings and games...His 44 saves set a Houston franchise record, breaking his own of 39, set twice (1999 and 2001)...Finished third in majors in saves, behind Los Angeles's Eric Gagne (55) and Atlanta's John Smoltz (45)...Ranked third in the Nationa...

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2025, Billy Wagner threw 2,307 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2010, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2010, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Slider (83mph). He also rarely threw a Change (89mph).

2006年5月27日 · William Edward Wagner was a Major League Baseball player with the Houston Astros (1995-2003), Philadelphia Phillies (2004-2005), New York Mets (2006-2009), Boston Red Sox (2009), and Atlanta Braves (2010).

MLB scouts soon took notice, and Wagner was drafted 12th overall by the Houston Astros following his junior year in 1993. Wagner debuted just two years later, pitching a third of an inning in the big leagues on Sept. 13, 1995, before returning to …