What years did Paul Wagner play?

Paul Wagner played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1999.

Was Paul Wagner a pitcher?

Yes. Paul Wagner pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 452 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Paul Wagner hit?

Paul Wagner hit 0 career home runs with 28 hits.

What teams did Paul Wagner play for?

Paul Wagner played for 3 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1997), the Milwaukee Brewers (1997–1998), and the Cleveland Indians (1999).

What were Paul Wagner's career stats?

In 160 games, Paul Wagner went 29-45 with a 4.83 ERA, 452 strikeouts, 598.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What was Paul Wagner's salary?

Paul Wagner's last recorded salary was $450,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $450,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $112,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1998.

What position did Paul Wagner play?

Paul Wagner played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Paul Wagner and how much did he weigh?

Paul Wagner was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Paul Wagner's career ERA?

Paul Wagner finished with a 4.83 career ERA, going 29-45 with 452 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Paul Wagner have?

Paul Wagner recorded 452 career strikeouts.

Is Paul Wagner in the Hall of Fame?

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

Paul Wagner

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-1999)

Paul Wagner was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1999 for 4 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 8 seasons. Across 160 career appearances, he went 29-45 with a 4.83 ERA and 452 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1333.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 29–45

ERA 4.83

WHIP 1.49

SO 452

Pitcher PIV 1333.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 11/14/1967 in Milwaukee, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-07-26
Last Game: 1999-05-07

Full name: Paul Alan Wagner

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Career Pitching Statistics

Paul Wagner — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	45	160	84	6	2	3	598.2	640	321	64	255	452	4.83	1333.9

Career ERA 4.83 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — 10.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Paul Wagner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	PIT	NL	2	0	6	1	0	0	0	13.0	9	1	5	5	0.69	3.75 (+82%)	188.2
1993	PIT	NL	8	8	44	17	1	1	2	141.1	143	67	42	114	4.27	4.19 (-2%)	1901.7
1994	PIT	NL	7	8	29	17	1	0	0	119.2	136	61	50	86	4.59	4.51 (-2%)	1849.8
1995	PIT	NL	5	16	33	25	3	1	1	165.0	174	88	72	120	4.80	4.45 (-8%)	-215.3
1996	PIT	NL	4	8	16	15	1	0	0	81.2	86	49	39	81	5.40	4.61 (-17%)	598.6
1997	PIT	NL	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	16.0	17	7	13	9	3.94	4.39 (+10%)	-987.9
1997	ML4	AL	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	2	0	0	9.00	—	0.0
1998	MIL	NL	1	5	13	9	0	0	0	55.2	67	44	31	37	7.11	4.43 (-61%)	-2001.3
1999	CLE	AL	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	3	0	4.15	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			29	45	160	84	6	2	3	598.2	640	321	255	452	4.83	—	1,334

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Paul Wagner — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
162	169	10	28	2	0	0	9	0	7	47	.166	.199	.178	.376	0

Career AVG .166 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 37.8% below league average.

Career OBP .199 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Career SLG .178 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 57.3% below league average.

Career OPS .376 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 49.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Paul Wagner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	PIT	NL	6	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PIT	NL	44	42	2	8	0	1	1	14	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	PIT	NL	29	37	1	6	1	2	0	10	.162	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	PIT	NL	34	42	5	9	1	4	4	11	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	PIT	NL	17	25	1	1	0	2	2	8	.040	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	PIT	NL	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ML4	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIL	NL	13	19	1	3	0	0	0	2	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			162	169	10	28	2	9	7	47	.166	—	—	—	—	0

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

Paul Wagner — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	78	80	8	16	0	6	.200
Away	84	89	2	12	0	3	.135

Pitching — Home / Away

Paul Wagner — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	78	313.1	339	171	114	240	4.91
Away	82	285.1	301	150	141	212	4.73

Last 10 Games — Batting

Paul Wagner — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1999-05-07	CLE	TBR	W	0	0
1999-05-02	CLE	TEX	L	0	0
1999-04-30	CLE	TEX	L	0	0
1998-07-24	MIL	WSN	L	2	0
1998-06-21	MIL	PIT	L	1	0
1998-06-14	MIL	PIT	L	0	0
1998-06-09	MIL	KCR	W	0	0
1998-06-02	MIL	ATL	L	1	0
1998-05-17	MIL	COL	L	1	0
1998-05-12	MIL	STL	L	2	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Paul Wagner — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1999-05-07	CLE	TBR	W	3.1	5	4	2	2	0	0
1999-05-02	CLE	TEX	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1999-04-30	CLE	TEX	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-07-24	MIL	WSN	L	7.0	11	11	11	2	5	4
1998-06-21	MIL	PIT	—	3.1	4	1	1	2	2	0
1998-06-14	MIL	PIT	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	0
1998-06-09	MIL	KCR	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1998-06-02	MIL	ATL	L	4.2	8	5	5	4	2	1
1998-05-17	MIL	COL	—	2.2	1	0	0	1	4	0
1998-05-12	MIL	STL	—	5.0	7	5	5	4	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Paul Wagner — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	160	84	50	87	0	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Paul Wagner — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1992	PIT	P	6	1	2	2	0
1993	PIT	P	44	17	9	13	3
1994	PIT	P	29	17	12	23	4
1995	PIT	P	33	25	12	24	1
1996	PIT	P	16	15	10	14	1
1997	PIT	P	14	0	1	3	0
1997	ML4	P	2	0	0	1	0
1998	MIL	P	13	9	3	7	1
1999	CLE	P	3	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Paul Wagner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	160

Salary History

Paul Wagner's recorded salaries total $1,542,000 over 6 seasons, 1993 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wagner's career ran from 1992 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1992 and 1999.

Paul Wagner — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	MIL	NL	$450,000
1997	PIT	NL	$300,000
1996	PIT	NL	$275,000
1995	PIT	NL	$225,000
1994	PIT	NL	$180,000
1993	PIT	NL	$112,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,542,000

College History

Paul Wagner — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Illinois State University	Normal	IL	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

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Paul Wagner: the record in brief

Paul Wagner's major league career runs from a debut on July 26, 1992 to a final game on May 7, 1999. The season rows list, in order, the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992 through 1997), the Milwaukee Brewers (1997 to 1998), and the Cleveland Indians (1999). Wagner played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 14, 1967, in Milwaukee, WI, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 3 inches and 205 pounds. The given name on file is Paul Alan Wagner.

Wagner went 29-45 with a 4.83 ERA in 160 games, 84 of them starts. The same table counts 452 strikeouts. The league ERA over Wagner's seasons was 4.38, so the 4.83 figure ran 10.1% worse than average. Wagner won 8 games in 1993, the most of any season listed. 1995 produced Wagner's most strikeouts, 120. 1993 was Wagner's sharpest full season, a 4.27 ERA against the league's 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Wagner

What years did Paul Wagner play?: Paul Wagner played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1999.
Was Paul Wagner a pitcher?: Yes. Paul Wagner pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 452 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Paul Wagner hit?: Paul Wagner hit 0 career home runs with 28 hits.
What teams did Paul Wagner play for?: Paul Wagner played for 3 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1997), the Milwaukee Brewers (1997–1998), and the Cleveland Indians (1999).
What were Paul Wagner's career stats?: In 160 games, Paul Wagner went 29-45 with a 4.83 ERA, 452 strikeouts, 598.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
How much did Paul Wagner earn in his career?: Paul Wagner's recorded salaries total $1,542,000 over 6 seasons, 1993 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wagner's career ran from 1992 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1992 and 1999.
What was Paul Wagner's salary?: Paul Wagner's last recorded salary was $450,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $450,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $112,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1998.
What position did Paul Wagner play?: Paul Wagner played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Paul Wagner and how much did he weigh?: Paul Wagner was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Paul Wagner's career ERA?: Paul Wagner finished with a 4.83 career ERA, going 29-45 with 452 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Paul Wagner have?: Paul Wagner recorded 452 career strikeouts.
Is Paul Wagner in the Hall of Fame?: No. Paul Wagner has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.