MLB · Career head-to-head

Billy WagnervsTommy Bridges

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

P · VAL group PITCH

Billy Wagner

1995–2010 · 16 seasons

Full profile →

P · VAL group PITCH

Tommy Bridges

1930–1946 · 16 seasons

Full profile →

At a glance

Billy Wagner and Tommy Bridges: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Billy Wagner	Stat	Tommy Bridges
16	Seasons	16
49.0	Career VAL	43.2
6.1 (1999)	Peak-season VAL	6.4 (1936)
Inducted 2025	Hall of Fame	—
6×	All-Star Selections	6×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Billy Wagner and Tommy Bridges have
Billy Wagner	Stat	Tommy Bridges
Career
854	Games	424
Batting
2	Hits	181
1	RBI	72
1	Runs	83
1	Walks	74
.100	Batting avg	.180
.143

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

Compare Billy Wagner with someone else

Share on X Current-form ratings live on the Knox Current board

Related comparisons

Ohtani vs TroutMLB · career head-to-head Ruth vs TroutMLB · career head-to-head Freeman vs GoldschmidtMLB · career head-to-head

Pitching
47	Wins	194
40	Losses	138
422	Saves	10
903.0	Innings pitched	2826.1
1,196	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,674
2.31	ERA	3.57
1.00	WHIP	1.37
194	ERA+	122

Age	Billy Wagner	Tommy Bridges
23	—	0.4
24	2.3	0
25	3.2	0
26	2.2	3.9
27	6.1	5.7
28	—	4.1
29	3.1	6.4
30	3.8	3
31	5.5	0.5
32	3.2	4.2
33	5.3	4.2
34	4	1.2
35	3.1	4.3
36	2.9	5.3
38	4.3	—

Age	Billy Wagner	Tommy Bridges
23	—	0.4
24	2.3	0
25	3.2	0
26	2.2	3.9
27	6.1	5.7
28	—	4.1
29	3.1	6.4
30	3.8	3
31	5.5	0.5
32	3.2	4.2
33	5.3	4.2
34	4	1.2
35	3.1	4.3
36	2.9	5.3
38	4.3	—

Age	Billy Wagner	Tommy Bridges
23	—	0.4
24	2.3	0
25	3.2	0
26	2.2	3.9
27	6.1	5.7
28	—	4.1
29	3.1	6.4
30	3.8	3
31	5.5	0.5
32	3.2	4.2
33	5.3	4.2
34	4	1.2
35	3.1	4.3
36	2.9	5.3
38	4.3	—

Age	Billy Wagner	Tommy Bridges
23	—	0.4
24	2.3	0
25	3.2	0
26	2.2	3.9
27	6.1	5.7
28	—	4.1
29	3.1	6.4
30	3.8	3
31	5.5	0.5
32	3.2	4.2
33	5.3	4.2
34	4	1.2
35	3.1	4.3
36	2.9	5.3
38	4.3	—