NAME     : Billy Wagner
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/25/1971
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 5"11
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $5,750,000 through 2006
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .954)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 47
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 10
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.61  3  7 31  50  0  57.1  43  26  23  21  58 
  At Home        4.28  1  3 13  22  0  27.1  26  16  13  11  27 
  Away           3.00  2  4 18  28  0  30.0  17  10  10  10  31 
  Last Week      0.00  1  0  1   3  0   4.0   1   0   0   1   4 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.68  0  1  9  12  0  14.2  13   8   6   6  13 
  May            3.09  0  1  9  10  0  11.2   6   4   4   4  13 
  June           5.87  1  4  6  14  0  15.1  14  11  10   6  14 
  July           1.86  0  1  5   9  0   9.2   7   2   2   4  10 
  August         1.50  2  0  2   5  0   6.0   3   1   1   1   8 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1995   0.00  0  0  0   1  0   0   0.0   0   0   0  HOU
  1996   2.47  2  2  9  37  0   0  51.0  14  30  67  HOU
  1997   2.86  7  8 23  62  0   0  66.0  21  30 106  HOU
  1998   2.70  4  3 30  58  0   0  60.0  18  25  97  HOU
  1999   1.58  4  1 39  66  0   0  74.0  13  23 124  HOU
  2000   6.33  2  4  6  28  0   0  27.0  19  18  28  HOU
  2001   2.76  2  5 39  64  0   0  62.0  19  20  79  HOU
  2002   3.81  2  2 20  67  0   0  82.2  35  37 101  HOU,TEX
 
  Total ERA   : 3.04
  Total Wins  : 26
  Total Losses: 32
  Total Saves : 197
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 660
  Total BB's  : 204
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Houston to Texas on 7/8/2002... Traded from Texas to Oakland on 1/25/2003 (Going to TEX: P  B. Koch, 3B F. Bynum, P  E. Ireland, P  B. Snow. Going to OAK: P  B. Wagner)...