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Stats, facts, and more about Billy Wagner, owner of the second best career ERA+ and best BAA in baseball history. Tweets are by @PassonJim and @MLBRandomStats .

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@BillyWagner4HOF
#BillyWagnerHOF
3 years
Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman had a career ERA+ of 141. Billy Wagner threw at least 40 IP in 13 different seasons. His lowest ERA+ of those seasons was 141.
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Pitchers with more career Strikeouts than Total Bases Allowed (min. 1,000 K’s): BILLY WAGNER • 1,196 K - 953 TB — End List —
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera could return to baseball and toss 209 perfect innings and he would still have a higher career Batting Average Against (BAA) than Billy Wagner
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@BillyWagner4HOF
#BillyWagnerHOF
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Pitchers in the Live Ball Era that have faced less than four batters per inning pitched in their career (min. 800 IP): Clayton Kershaw (3.938 BF/IP) Jacob deGrom (3.946) Mariano Rivera (3.975) Billy Wagner (3.987)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
2 years
Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman had a career ERA+ of 141. Billy Wagner threw at least 40 IP in 13 different seasons. His lowest ERA+ of those seasons was 141.
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@BillyWagner4HOF
#BillyWagnerHOF
4 years
Pitchers with 1,000+ career strikeouts, sorted by highest K%: Billy Wagner • 33.2 K% Chris Sale • 30.7% Yu Darvish • 29.9% Jacob deGrom • 29.2% Max Scherzer • 29.1% Stephen Strasburg • 29.0%
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#BillyWagnerHOF
6 years
Billy Wagner: 903 IP, 2.31 ERA, 0.998 WHIP, 6 H/9, 3 BB/9, 12 K/9, .187 BAA, .558 OPS against HOFer Lee Smith: 1289.1 IP, 3.03 ERA, 1.256 WHIP, 8 H/9, 3 BB/9, 9 K/9, .236 BAA, .647 OPS against
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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Highest career K% (min. 800 IP): Billy Wagner - 33.2% Chris Sale - 30.2% Yu Darvish - 29.5% Stephen Strasburg - 29.0% Randy Johnson - 28.6% Max Scherzer - 28.5% Francisco Rodríguez - 28.5% Octavio Dotel - 28.4% Jacob deGrom - 27.9% Pedro Martínez - 27.7% #Wagner4HOF
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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vs. Billy Wagner RHB - .186/.262/.306/.568 LHB - .189/.262/.257/.519 vs. Trevor Hoffman RHB - .204/.244/.346/.590 LHB - .219/.291/.338/.629 vs. Mariano Rivera RHB - .215/.267/.320/.588 LHB - .209/.257/.267/.524 vs. Lee Smith RHB - .233/.288/.335/.623 LHB - .240/.321/347/.668
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#BillyWagnerHOF
2 years
Most seasons with 30+ saves & 75+ strikeouts: 9 • BILLY WAGNER 8 • Aroldis Chapman 8 • Kenley Jansen 8 • Craig Kimbrel 7 • Robb Nen 7 • Jonathan Papelbon 6 • Joe Nathan 5 • Lee Smith
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Jon Zaghloul
4 years
EXCLUSIVE for @WCKGChicago : In a rare interview, @wagsk13wjs_e addresses his @baseballhall case, explains his decision to retire after 2010, and reflects on his legendary #MLB career! 🎙AM 1530 @WCKGChicago at 2pm 🎙
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#BillyWagnerHOF
9 months
2016: 46 of 440 ballots (10.5%) 2017: 45 of 442 (10.2%) 2018: 47 of 422 (11.1%) 2019: 71 of 425 (16.7%) 2020: 126 of 397 (31.7%) 2021: 186 of 401 (46.4%) 2022: 201 of 394 (51.0%) 2023: 265 of 389 (68.1%) 2024: 284 of 385 (73.8%)
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@BillyWagner4HOF
#BillyWagnerHOF
8 years
If Trevor Hoffman returned to baseball, and struck everyone out for 162 straight innings, Billy Wagner would still have a better career K%.
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#BillyWagnerHOF
9 months
Need to send a huge shoutout to all of the “Billy Wagner for Hall of Fame” supporters out there. You’ve been spreading the word on why Billy the Kid belongs in Cooperstown and the voters have been listening. Thank you all!!
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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LHP’s with three or more seasons of 100+ K’s & ≤ 2.00 ERA in the Live Ball Era: Clayton Kershaw - 2013, 2014, 2016 Aroldis Chapman - 2012, 2014, 2015 BILLY WAGNER - 1999, 2003, 2010 Sandy Koufax - 1963, 1964, 1966
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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Pitchers in the Live Ball Era with an ERA under 2.00 for their final 500 career appearances: Mariano Rivera (1.973 ERA) Billy Wagner (1.996 ERA)
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@BillyWagner4HOF
#BillyWagnerHOF
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2016: 46 of 440 ballots (10.5%) 2017: 45 of 442 ballots (10.2%) 2018: 47 of 422 ballots (11.1%) 2019: 71 of 425 ballots (16.7%) 2020: 126 of 397 ballots (31.7%) 2021: 186 of 401 ballots (46.4%) 2022: 201 of 394 ballots (51.0%) 2023: 265 of 389 ballots (68.1%) 2024: LET’S GOOOO!!!
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Ryan Thibodaux
1 year
As announced moments ago by @baseballhall , the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot:
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Pitchers with 1,000+ strikeouts and WHIP under 1.000 in the Live Ball Era: Billy Wagner • 1,196 K / 0.998 WHIP — End List —
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#BillyWagnerHOF
2 years
BILLY WAGNER - 2023 HOF voting: 141 public ballots 🗳️ 103 check marks ✅ 73.0% 📈
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#BillyWagnerHOF
5 years
Thank you to all of our followers! Your spreading of the word for Billy Wagner’s Hall of Fame case has made a huge impact and will continue to do so in the future. Have a great 2020!
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#BillyWagnerHOF
2 years
Pitchers in the Integration Era that have faced less than four batters per inning pitched in their career (min. 800 IP): Jacob deGrom (3.934 BF/IP) Clayton Kershaw (3.936) Mariano Rivera (3.975) Billy Wagner (3.987)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
4 years
Current Hall of Famers had more strikeouts (36) than times on base (35) against Billy Wagner.
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@BillyWagner4HOF
#BillyWagnerHOF
3 years
34 public ballots are in and here are the current percentages for the candidates:
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#BillyWagnerHOF
11 months
vs. Billy Wagner RHB - .186/.262/.306/.568 LHB - .189/.262/.257/.519 vs. Trevor Hoffman RHB - .204/.244/.346/.590 LHB - .219/.291/.338/.629 vs. Mariano Rivera RHB - .215/.267/.320/.588 LHB - .209/.257/.267/.524 vs. Lee Smith RHB - .233/.288/.335/.623 LHB - .240/.321/347/.668
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@BillyWagner4HOF
#BillyWagnerHOF
4 years
Did Billy Wagner have a Hall of Fame career? yes yes yes 👇 👇 👇
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#BillyWagnerHOF
2 years
BILLY WAGNER - 2023 HOF voting: 75 public ballots 🗳️ 53 check marks ✅ 70.7% 📈
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
“The Hall should be for those who were the best at what they do. Wagner was one of the best”
@sn_mlb
Sporting News MLB
7 years
Why doesn't Billy Wagner get more Hall of Fame love?
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@BillyWagner4HOF
#BillyWagnerHOF
4 years
2016 ballot: 46 votes (10.5%) 2017 ballot: 45 votes (10.2%) 2018 ballot: 47 votes (11.1%) 2019 ballot: 71 votes (16.7%) 2020 ballot: 126 votes (31.7%) 2021 ballot: 186 votes (46.4%)
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Baseball Quotes
4 years
Here is the full voting breakdown from the @officialBBWAA . A record 14 blank ballots were submitted
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Pitchers with multiple seasons of 70+ games, ≤1.80 ERA, & ≤0.900 WHIP: Billy Wagner (2003, 2005, & 2010) — End List —
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#BillyWagnerHOF
4 years
We’d like to thank everyone for all of their support. You’ve continually spread the word about Billy Wagner’s strong Hall of Fame case & have done so in a respectful manner. It shows! The needle is moving in the right direction & we’ll be here with y’all until that needle stops.
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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2016: 46 of 440 ballots (10.5%) 2017: 45 of 442 ballots (10.2%) 2018: 47 of 422 ballots (11.1%) 2019: 71 of 425 ballots (16.7%) 2020: 126 of 397 ballots (31.7%) 2021: 186 of 401 ballots (46.4%) 2022: 201 of 394 ballots (51.0%) 2023: 127 of first 173 public ballots (73.4%)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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BBWAA Hall of Fame voting % for Billy Wagner: 2016) 10.5% (46 of 440 votes) 2017) 10.2% (45 of 442 votes) 2018) 11.1% (47 of 422 votes) 2019) 16.7% (71 of 425 votes) 2020) 31.7% (126 of 397 votes)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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BBWAA Hall of Fame voting % for Billy Wagner: 2016) 10.5% 2017) 10.2% 2018) 11.1% 2019) 16.7% 2020) 30.2% of the 1st 53 ballots
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#BillyWagnerHOF
5 years
Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman had a career ERA+ of 141. Billy Wagner threw at least 40 IP in 13 different seasons. His lowest ERA+ of those seasons was 141.
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@BillyWagner4HOF
#BillyWagnerHOF
3 years
Let’s gooooo!!! #Wagner4HOF season is here!
@NotMrTibbs
Ryan Thibodaux
3 years
As just announced by @baseballhall , here's the 2022 @officialBBWAA Hall of Fame ballot:
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
Chipper Jones vs Billy Wagner K K 6-4-3 Double Play K ꓘ K ꓘ ꓘ Foul Popfly (3B) HR K K ꓘ Flyball (CF) 1B ꓘ K Groundout (3B-1B) K 1B Groundout (2B-1B) 1B Flyball (RF) 23 PA’s 13 K’s .174/.174/.304
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#BillyWagnerHOF
11 months
That’s now 10 consecutive public ballots with a vote for Billy Wagner.
@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
11 months
Ballot #17 is from Patrick Graham. Eight holdovers earn a vote here along with first-year candidates Beltré and Mauer. Five candidates are currently above 75% In the Tracker:
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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After looking past "saves", Billy Wagner was among the most dominant relief pitchers our generation has seen. #BillyWagnerHOF
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#BillyWagnerHOF
4 years
5-for-5 with first-time voters!
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Anthony Calamis
4 years
Ballot #100 is from first-time voter Joe Lemire. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Andruw Jones, Scott Rolen, and Billy Wagner are a perfect 5/5 with first-time voters. In the Tracker:
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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Pitchers ≤ 5’10” sorted by K% (min. 500 IP): Billy Wagner • 33.2% . . . . . . Rudy Seañez • 23.2% Joel Peralta • 23.0% Jason Frasor • 22.4% Byung-Hyun Kim • 21.9% Tom Gordon • 21.3% Sonny Gray • 20.9% Kris Medlen • 20.1% Marcus Stroman • 19.3%
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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Most seasons with 30+ saves & 75+ strikeouts: 9 • BILLY WAGNER 8 • Aroldis Chapman 8 • Kenley Jansen 8 • Craig Kimbrel 7 • Robb Nen 7 • Jonathan Papelbon 6 • Joe Nathan 5 • Lee Smith
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#BillyWagnerHOF
2 years
Pitchers in the Live Ball Era with an ERA under 2.00 for their final 500 career appearances: Mariano Rivera (1.973 ERA) Billy Wagner (1.996 ERA)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
5 years
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@nut_history
BaseballHistoryNut
5 years
Quote this with a #MLB player you truly believe should be in the Hall of Fame - for the sake of this thread, please don’t say Shoeless Joe Jackson and Pete Rose. I’ll start Dick Allen
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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vs. Trevor Hoffman RHB - .204/.244/.346/.590 LHB - .219/.291/.338/.629 vs. Lee Smith RHB - .232/.287/.334/.621 LHB - .240/.322/348/.670 vs. Mariano Rivera RHB - .214/.267/.320/.587 LHB - .209/.257/.267/.525 vs. Billy Wagner RHB - .186/.262/.306/.568 LHB - .189/.262/.257/.519
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#BillyWagnerHOF
10 months
2016: 46 of 440 ballots (10.5%) 2017: 45 of 442 (10.2%) 2018: 47 of 422 (11.1%) 2019: 71 of 425 (16.7%) 2020: 126 of 397 (31.7%) 2021: 186 of 401 (46.4%) 2022: 201 of 394 (51.0%) 2023: 265 of 389 (68.1%) 2024: 131 of first 165 ballots revealed (79.4%)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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The only LHP’s to have three seasons of 100+ K’s & ≤ 2.00 ERA: Clayton Kershaw - 2013, 2014, 2016 Aroldis Chapman - 2012, 2014, 2015 BILLY WAGNER - 1999, 2003, 2010 Sandy Koufax - 1963, 1964, 1966 Hippo Vaughn - 1910, 1918, 1919 Rube Waddell - 1904, 1905, 1908
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#BillyWagnerHOF
10 months
🤞🏼🤞🏼
@HOFprez
Josh Rawitch
10 months
One week from today, we find out who will enter this hallowed Hall.
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#BillyWagnerHOF
10 months
2016: 46 of 440 ballots (10.5%) 2017: 45 of 442 (10.2%) 2018: 47 of 422 (11.1%) 2019: 71 of 425 (16.7%) 2020: 126 of 397 (31.7%) 2021: 186 of 401 (46.4%) 2022: 201 of 394 (51.0%) 2023: 265 of 389 (68.1%) 2024: 74 of first 95 ballots revealed (77.9%) #BillyWagner4HOF
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Ryan Thibodaux
10 months
With 95 ballots revealed/~24.7% known: Beltré - 97.9% Mauer - 82.1% Helton - 81.1% Wagner - 77.9% --- Sheffield - 71.6% Beltrán - 65.3% Jones - 63.2% A-Rod - 42.1% Utley - 42.1% Ramírez - 38.9% Abreu - 20.0% Pettitte - 12.6% Rollins - 12.6% Vizquel - 12.6% Buehrle - 8.4% K-Rod -
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10 months
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
10 months
Ballot #98 is from Noah Trister. Five holdovers are joined by three first-timers, Gary Sheffield (+7) and Billy Wagner (+3) Coming soon to the Tracker
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10 months
2016: 46 of 440 ballots (10.5%) 2017: 45 of 442 (10.2%) 2018: 47 of 422 (11.1%) 2019: 71 of 425 (16.7%) 2020: 126 of 397 (31.7%) 2021: 186 of 401 (46.4%) 2022: 201 of 394 (51.0%) 2023: 265 of 389 (68.1%) 2024: 90 of first 111 ballots revealed (81.1%) #BillyWagner4HOF
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#BillyWagnerHOF
4 years
Writers are starting to send the message that the greatest left-handed reliever in MLB history deserves his spot in Cooperstown.
@NotMrTibbs
Ryan Thibodaux
4 years
One more. The debut year over year chart for Billy Wagner.
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#BillyWagnerHOF
9 months
2016: 46 of 440 ballots (10.5%) 2017: 45 of 442 (10.2%) 2018: 47 of 422 (11.1%) 2019: 71 of 425 (16.7%) 2020: 126 of 397 (31.7%) 2021: 186 of 401 (46.4%) 2022: 201 of 394 (51.0%) 2023: 265 of 389 (68.1%) 2024: 163 of first 209 ballots revealed (78.0%)
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
10 months
Ballot #30 is from Joe Haakenson. After getting squeezed off for space last year, Billy Wagner receives an added vote and moves to +3 so far. He has added 3/11 potential votes so far and will need an estimated 27 flips for election In the Tracker:
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
What an incredible season!! Congratulations to the #Astros , their great fans, and the wonderful city of Houston! Have fun tonight! #HoustonStrong 💪🏻
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#BillyWagnerHOF
2 years
Four years ago, Billy Wagner received 71 votes out of 425 HOF ballots. This year Billy Wagner has already received 71 votes out of the first 100 public HOF ballots.
@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
2 years
Ballot #100 (!) is from Scott Lauber. Three holdovers are joined by Carlos Beltrán and Todd Helton (+15) Coming soon to the Tracker
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Pitchers with multiple seasons of 70+ games, ≤1.80 ERA, & ≤0.900 WHIP: Billy Wagner (2003, 2005, & 2010) — End List —
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
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#BillyWagnerHOF
6 years
Going through some old baseball cards with my father and came across this gem today.
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
Welcome to the club!
@CespedesBBQ
Céspedes Family BBQ
7 years
Hey folks, I've just finished looking at all of the facts and I've decided I'm going to spend this HOF season campaigning very hard for Billy Wagner. Thanks
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#BillyWagnerHOF
4 years
Billy Wagner’s now sitting at 50%!! You love to see it!!
@NotMrTibbs
Ryan Thibodaux
4 years
Ballot #120 is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. We aren't able to report on gained or lost votes, if any, on anonymous ballots. This puts Wagner at 50% and Jones at 45% through 120 ballots, significant improvements over last year. Tracker:
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#BillyWagnerHOF
5 years
Billy Wagner through 167 ballots: 29 Returning votes 29 Adds 0 Drops 34.73% (16.71% in 2019)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
Pitchers with at least 800 strikeouts and K% > 30% for their career: Billy Wagner (1,196 & 33.2%) The End
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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2016: 46 of 440 ballots (10.5%) 2017: 45 of 442 ballots (10.2%) 2018: 47 of 422 ballots (11.1%) 2019: 71 of 425 ballots (16.7%) 2020: 126 of 397 ballots (31.7%) 2021: 186 of 401 ballots (46.4%) 2022: 201 of 394 ballots (51.0%) 2023: 103 of first 141 public ballots (73.0%)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
11 months
Ballot #27 is from Art Davidson. Several new additions to Art’s ballot this year. Three first-timers earn a vote including David Wright, who has his third vote of the cycle. Todd Helton gains and moves to net +/-0, while Billy Wagner climbs to +2 Coming soon to the Tracker
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10 months
Billy Wagner votes on 26 of the past 29 (89.7%) public ballots.
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Anthony Calamis
10 months
Ballot #84 is from Dan Hayes. Beltré, Mauer, and Utley join his five holdovers. Joe Mauer has been named on 5 out of every 6 ballots so far in his first year of eligibility. In the Tracker:
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4 years
@NotMrTibbs
Ryan Thibodaux
4 years
The 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, as announced by @baseballhall .
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@NotMrTibbs That’s a quality start for an elite closer!
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7 years
From @theaceofspaeder : Billy Wagner had 262 more strikeouts than baserunners allowed during his career. Third best of all time.
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11 months
Pitchers in the Live Ball Era with an ERA under 2.00 for their final 500 career appearances: Mariano Rivera (1.973 ERA) Billy Wagner (1.996 ERA)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
4 years
Billy Wagner finished the 1999 season with 124 strikeouts & a 1.57 ERA. Here’s every LHP season with more K’s & a lower ERA than Wagner’s 1999 season: Rube Waddell (1905) - 287/1.48 Jack Pfiester (1906) - 153/1.51 Harry Krause (1909) - 139/1.39 Dutch Leonard (1914) - 176/0.96
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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BILLY WAGNER - 2024 HOF VOTING: 11 ✅ on 15 ballots so far • 73.3% (need ≥75%) 10 ✅ on 12 ballots for return voters • 83.3% • no adds • no drops 1 ✅ on 1 ballot for new voters • 100% 0 ✅ on 2 ballots for anonymous voters • 👎🏼👎🏼
@NotMrTibbs
Ryan Thibodaux
11 months
Ballot #15 is from Peter Botte. Beltrán gains a vote and is now net +1. Three first-year candidates also receive Botte's vote. Utley reaches 60%, Mauer is at 80%, and Beltré remains unanimous. In the Tracker:
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3 years
Billy Wagner’s name has been checked off on 19 of the past 27 ballots (70.4%). He now sits at 58.3% after 36 public ballots.
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10 months
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
10 months
Ballot #105 is from Richard Griffin. José Bautista is on the board with his first Hall of Fame vote. Beltrán (+9), Buehrle (-4), and Pettitte (-4) drop. Billy Wagner gains and moves to (+5) and for the first time since Ballot #1 , has reached 80% overall In the Tracker:
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#BillyWagnerHOF
6 years
Pitchers with more Strikeouts than Base Runners allowed (min. 1,000 K’s): Max Scherzer • 2,449 K / 2,447 BR Clayton Kershaw • 2,275 / 2,214 Chris Sale • 1,789 / 1,647 Stephen Strasburg • 1,444 / 1,436 BILLY WAGNER • 1,196 / 968
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
Most games with 3+ K's & no baserunners allowed: 46 - Billy Wagner 45 - Craig Kimbrel 35 - Aroldis Chapman 33 - Kenley Jansen 32 - Armando Benítez 30 - Trevor Hoffman
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#BillyWagnerHOF
6 years
Pitchers w/ at least 5 times as many Strikeouts as Earned Runs (K>5*ER): BILLY WAGNER (1,196 K, 232 ER) Craig Kimbrel (868 K, 113 ER) Kenley Jansen (823 K, 134 ER) Aroldis Chapman (798 K, 119 ER) Dellin Betances (619 K, 100 ER) Edwin Díaz (301 K, 56 ER) Josh Hader (211 K, 33 ER)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
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The best left-handed reliever in the history of the game has our vote!
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FanGraphs Baseball
11 months
JAWS and the 2024 Hall of Fame Ballot: Billy Wagner
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6 years
Pitchers with multiple seasons of 70+ Games & ERA under 1.60: Billy Wagner - 2005 & 2010 Dellin Betances - 2014 & 2015 #WagnerHOF & #Betances4HOF
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#BillyWagnerHOF
10 months
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
10 months
Ballot #148 is from Kirk Wessler. Vizquel loses a vote (+/-0) while Beltrán (+13) and Wagner (+6) gain. After a bit of cold spell, Wagner increases his flip rate back to 25.8% In the Tracker:
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Most Pitching WAR per 100 IP for career (min 800 IP): 4.41 Rivera 3.07 WAGNER 3.04 Pedro 3.01 Kershaw 2.86 Nathan 2.83 Clemens 2.82 Sale
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5 years
@JohnHeim10 1,173 K - 1,382 TBA In Mo’s defense, he wasn’t a strikeout pitcher, more of a bat-breaker pitcher.
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BBWAA Hall of Fame voting % for Billy Wagner: 2016) 10.5% (46 of 440 votes) 2017) 10.2% (45 of 442 votes) 2018) 11.1% (47 of 422 votes) 2019) 16.7% (71 of 425 votes) 2020) 35.1% (74 of 211 votes**) ** roughly 51.2% of the expected total vote count (per @NotMrTibbs HoF tracker)
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
hey @wagsk13wjs_e are you around to pitch tonight?
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
vs. Mariano Rivera RHB - .214/.267/.320/.587 LHB - .209/.257/.267/.525 vs. Billy Wagner RHB - .186/.262/.306/.568 LHB - .189/.262/.257/.519
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9 months
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
9 months
Ballot #214 is from Glen Crevier. Beltrán has his 29th add and is net +22 overall. Billy Wagner adds another critical +1 and sits at 78.5% and net +8 In the Tracker:
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2 years
Hall of Famer Lee Smith could return to baseball and toss 426 hitless innings and he would still have a higher career Batting Average Against (BAA) than Billy Wagner
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#BillyWagnerHOF
10 months
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
10 months
Ballot #124 is from Felix DeJesús. Adrián Beltré joins a group of nine holdovers. No adds or drops for returning candidates. Billy Wagner becomes the fourth candidate to reach 100 votes In the Tracker:
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#BillyWagnerHOF
6 years
Most seasons w/ 30+ Saves & 75+ K: 9 • BILLY WAGNER 8 • Craig Kimbrel 7 • Robb Nen 7 • Jonathan Papelbon 6 • Joe Nathan 6 • Aroldis Chapman 5 • Lee Smith 5 • Kenley Jansen
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#BillyWagnerHOF
2 years
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
2 years
Ballot #117 is from Brendan Prunty. Seven holdovers receive a checkmark along with Carlos Beltrán (56.4%), Andruw Jones (+20), and Billy Wagner (+17) In the Tracker:
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5 years
Congratulations to Derek Jeter & Larry Walker ( @Cdnmooselips33 ) on their inductions to Cooperstown! The Baseball Hall of Fame has become a much better place today!
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#BillyWagnerHOF
3 years
Billy Wagner now up to 59.5% after 37 ballots 📈
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#BillyWagnerHOF
9 months
Congratulations to Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer! The Hall of Fame added some great members today!
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#BillyWagnerHOF
7 years
Hoffman had a 176 ERA+ in that incredible 5 year peak. Billy Wagner had a 187 ERA+ in his peak... from 1995-2010. Also known as his entire career.
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6 years
Lefties ≤ 5’10” sorted by K% (min. 500 IP): Billy Wagner • 33.2% <space> <more space> Wandy Rodríguez • 19.2% Teddy Higuera • 18.8% John Franco • 18.4% Tippy Martinez • 17.8% Frank DiPino • 17.3% Harvey Haddix • 16.9% Toad Ramsey • 16.8% Jesús Sánchez • 16.3%
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#BillyWagnerHOF
2 years
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
2 years
Ballot #152 is from Dan McGrath. The three leading vote-getters maintain strong overall support. Wagner adds another and moves to net (+24) In the Tracker:
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@ShutTheDore
Adam Dore
10 months
Ballot #101 is from Brian Lewis. Several changes here as Ramírez (+0) and Rodríguez (-1) lose a vote while Beltrán (+10), Jones (-1) and Wagner (+4) all gain. Todd Helton has pulled even with Joe Mauer at 82.2% In the Tracker:
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2 years
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@NotMrTibbs
Ryan Thibodaux
2 years
Ballot #127 is from Garry D. Howard. His four holdovers are joined by Beltrán, Helton (now +21) and Wagner (+17). Howard is one of Gary Sheffield's most vocal supporters and his vote brings Sheffield up to 67.7%. In the Tracker:
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