Billy Wagner's compelling Hall of Fame case - Beyond the Box …
Jan 22, 2015 · Between 1995 and 2013, Mariano Rivera was the gold standard when it came to the special breed of ballplayers asked to take the seams at the ends of baseball games. We …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Former Phillies GM Ed Wade discusses Billy Wagner in Hall of Fame - MLB.com
On Nov. 3, 2003, we acquired left-handed closer Billy Wagner from the Houston Astros in exchange for pitchers Brandon Duckworth, Taylor Buchholz and Ezequiel Astacio. ... Goose …
Billy Wagner’s Whiffs Should Help Him Cinch Election to the Hall …
Jan 17, 2025 · Second in OPS allowed (.558; Mariano Rivera is first). Third in lowest slugging (.296; Rivera is first and J.R. Richard second). Wagner completed his career in 2010 with the …
Trevor Hoffman welcomes Billy Wagner to Hall of Fame - MLB.com
2 days ago · It's only natural that Hoffman and Wagner would be linked, as two of the best relief pitchers of their era. Mariano Rivera stands alone as the greatest reliever of all time. But …
Why former Astros star Billy Wagner belongs in Hall of Fame - Chron
Jan 17, 2024 · Three of the five relief pitchers ranked above him are in the Hall of Fame: Mariano Rivera (652), Trevor Hoffman (601) and Lee Smith (478). Right-hander Francisco Rodriguez …
Breaking down Billy Wagner's Hall of Fame case and how it can …
Dec 17, 2021 · Wagner pitched 903 innings in his career. On a rate basis, though, Wagner was better than everyone other than Rivera. Look at his line compared to three others who are in: …
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 …