Was Butts Wagner a pitcher?

No. Butts Wagner was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Butts Wagner hit?

Butts Wagner hit 1 career home runs with 59 hits.

What was Butts Wagner's career batting average?

Butts Wagner batted .226 over his career, with 59 hits in 261 at bats.

How many RBI did Butts Wagner have?

Butts Wagner drove in 34 runs in his career.

Is Butts Wagner in the Hall of Fame?

No. Butts Wagner has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Butts Wagner play for?

Butts Wagner played for the Washington Nationals and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Butts Wagner

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1898)

Butts Wagner was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball in 1898 for the Washington Nationals and the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 74 career games, he hit .226 with 59 hits, 1 home runs, and 34 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 9, 2026

AVG .226

HR 1

RBI 34

H 59

OPS .585

PIV -516

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 9/17/1871 in Chartiers, PA, USA
Died: 11/26/1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1898-04-27
Last Game: 1898-10-10

Full name: Albert Wagner

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Career Batting Statistics

Butts Wagner — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
74	261	22	59	12	3	1	34	4	16	10	.226	.279	.307	.585	-516

Career AVG .226 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Career OBP .279 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Career SLG .307 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 11.7% below league average.

Career OPS .585 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — 14.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Butts Wagner — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1898	WAS	NL	63	223	20	50	11	2	1	31	4	14	9	.224	.270 (-17%)	.333 (-16%)	.347 (-12%)	.680 (-14%)	-516.5
1898	BRO	NL	11	38	2	9	1	1	0	3	0	2	1	.237	—	—	—	—	-516.5
Career · 2 seasons			74	261	22	59	12	3	1	34	4	16	10	.226	—	—	—	—	-1,033

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Butts Wagner — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	48	167	14	41	1	23	.246
Away	26	93	8	18	0	11	.194

Last 10 Games — Batting

Butts Wagner — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB
1898-10-10	BRO	PHI	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1898-10-10	BRO	PHI	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1898-10-07	BRO	BSN	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
1898-10-06	BRO	BSN	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
1898-10-05	BRO	WSN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1898-10-03	BRO	WSN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1898-10-02	BRO	WSN	W	2	0	1	1	0	1	1
1898-09-26	BRO	BSN	L	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
1898-09-26	BRO	BSN	L	4	0	1	0	1	1	0
1898-09-23	BRO	STL	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Butts Wagner — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	5	7	10	1	1
3B	50	69	95	34	6
OF	10	11	0	3	0
SS	8	10	21	8	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Butts Wagner — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1898	WAS	2B	5	7	10	1	1
1898	WAS	3B	39	54	71	25	5
1898	WAS	OF	10	11	0	3	0
1898	WAS	SS	8	10	21	8	2
1898	BRO	3B	11	15	24	9	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Butts Wagner — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Second Base	5
Third Base	50
Shortstop	8
Left Field	1
Center Field	9

Frequently Asked Questions about Butts Wagner

Was Butts Wagner a pitcher?: No. Butts Wagner was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Butts Wagner hit?: Butts Wagner hit 1 career home runs with 59 hits.
What was Butts Wagner's career batting average?: Butts Wagner batted .226 over his career, with 59 hits in 261 at bats.
How many RBI did Butts Wagner have?: Butts Wagner drove in 34 runs in his career.
Is Butts Wagner in the Hall of Fame?: No. Butts Wagner has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Butts Wagner play for?: Butts Wagner played for the Washington Nationals and the Brooklyn Dodgers.