Billy Wagner gets brutally honest on earning Hall of Fame selection
1 day ago · Billy Wagner's thoughts on being inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame. ... standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman in every key closer statistic from 1996 to 2010.
The Hall of Fame Case for Billy Wagner | Just Baseball
Jan 6, 2025 · In fact, Mariano Rivera, the greatest reliever of all time, could walk back on the mound, face exactly 782 batters and strike them all out. It still wouldn’t be enough to top Wagner’s 33.2% strikeout rate.
Billy Wagner's Hall of Fame case - MLB.com
Dec 27, 2024 · And starting in the mid-'90s, year after year, there was Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman and Billy Wagner. Wagner recorded nine 30-save seasons. Since Eckersley's first year as a true closer in 1988, only Rivera (15) and Hoffman (14) have had more.
2025 Baseball Hall of Fame announcement: Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner - MLB.com
4 days ago · Overshadowed on recent ballots by the only closers with 600-plus saves -- Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman -- the 53-year-old Wagner finally found relief on his final try in the BBWAA process. He becomes the ninth closer elected to the Hall.
Former Red Sox pitcher Billy Wagner among those elected to …
4 days ago · Mariano Rivera remained the only player to get 100% of the vote from the BBWAA, appearing on all 425 ballots in 2019. Derek Jeter was chosen on 395 of 396 in 2020.
Billy Wagner's compelling Hall of Fame case - Beyond the Box …
Jan 22, 2015 · He's not the greatest closer of all time, but the oft-overlooked Billy Wagner may deserve enshrinement in Cooperstown. Between 1995 and 2013, Mariano Rivera was the gold standard when it came...
Ichiro Suzuki, Vallejo’s CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to ...
4 days ago · Mariano Rivera remained the only player to get 100% of the vote from the BBWAA, appearing on all 425 ballots in 2019. Derek Jeter was chosen on 395 of 396 in 2020.
Billy Wagner, Mariano Rivera, and the Bizarre Debate Involving ...
Aug 14, 2020 · Billy Wagner wasn’t Mariano Rivera, but no one else matched up to the Sandman. In his own right, though, Wagner had an excellent career and may enter the Hall of Fame within a few years. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound lefty saved 422 games and had a 2.31 ERA in 853 games.
Billy Wagner: Hall of Fame calling for one of MLB's greatest closers
Jan 19, 2024 · Only three have been elected since 2009 − Trevor Hoffman (2018), Mariano Rivera (2019) and Lee Smith (2019). Billy Wagner, a flame-throwing left-hander and one of baseball's elite closers during...
Billy Wagner 2024 Hall of Fame case - MLB.com
Dec 20, 2023 · Wagner ended his career with an ERA+ of 187. Only Mariano Rivera had a higher number, with a 205 ERA+. What’s more, his 11.92 strikeouts per nine innings and .187 opponents’ batting average are tops for any pitcher -- starter or reliever -- in AL/NL history in those categories (minimum 900 innings).
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