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.

Paul Wagner

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	45	160	84	6	2	3	598.7	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

Pitching Career Arc

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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	141.3	143	67	42	114	4.27	4.19 (-2%)	1901.7
1994	PIT	NL	7	8	29	17	1	0	0	119.7	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	81.7	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	55.7	67	44	31	37	7.11	4.43 (-61%)	-2001.3
1999	CLE	AL	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.3	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

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

Career Arc

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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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	160	84	50	87	0	10

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	160

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 Career Earnings			$1,542,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Illinois State University	Normal	IL	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

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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.