Jeff Bagwell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jeff Bagwell
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	May 27, 1968(1968-05-27)
Age	56
Birthplace	Boston
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Gemini

Jeff Bagwell Biography

Jeff Bagwell is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on May 27, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 4-time MLB All-Star first baseman who spent his entire 15-year career with the Houston Astros. He was named NL Rookie of the Year in 1991 and NL MVP in 1994. He hit .297 with 449 home runs over the course of his career and he was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.

In 1994, he became the first National Leaguer to finish in the top two in batting average, home runs, RBIs, and runs scored since the legendary Willie Mays in 1955.

Bagwell set the record for the fewest plate appearances in a season reaching 100 of both runs scored and runs driven in and became the first National Leaguer to finish first or second in batting average, home runs, RBI, and runs scored since Willie Mays in 1955. His .750 SLG at the time ranked as the seventh-best ever and was the highest by a National Leaguer since Rogers Hornsby in 1925 (.756). Further, at the time in National League history, the 213 OPS+ trailed only Hornsby’s 1924 season (222 OPS+) for the second-highest ever. The 116 RBI in 110 games qualified for the 13th-highest ratio in history. He also hit 23 home runs in 56 games at the Astrodome, setting a record that stood for the stadium that was famed to be pitcher-friendly until the Astros moved out following the 1999 season. He set single-season club records for batting average, SLG, OPS, OPS+, AB/HR, and offensive win percentage (.858), and also for home runs, breaking Wynn’s 27-year-old record, and RBI, breaking Bob Watson’s record he had set 17 years earlier – later which he again both subsequently broke.

Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (born May 27, 1968) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros. Originally a Boston Red Sox fourth-round selection from the University of Hartford as a third baseman in the 1989 amateur draft, he was then traded to the Astros in 1990. The National League (NL) Rookie of the Year in 1991, Bagwell then won the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 1994, was a four-time MLB All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger winner and a Gold Glove recipient. Forming a core part of Astros lineups with Craig Biggio given the epithet “Killer B’s”, Houston finished in first or second place in the NL Central division in 11 of 12 seasons from 1994 to 2005. They qualified for the playoffs six times, culminating in Bagwell’s lone World Series appearance in 2005. He was elected to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, and to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.

He married his second wife, Ericka Rodriguez, in 1997.

Jeff Bagwell Net Worth

Jeff Bagwell is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jeff Bagwell 's net worth $65 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At Xavier High School, he played baseball, basketball, and soccer. He was a 4th round pick of the Boston Red Sox in the 1989 MLB Draft.

He was acquired by the Astros in a 1990 trade with the Red Sox that is widely considered one of the most lopsided deals of all-time. In the deal, the Red Sox received relief pitcher Larry Andersen, who would only pitch 22 innings for the team.

Per Baseball-Reference.com, Bagwell’s 79.6 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) rank sixth-most all-time among first basemen, trailing only Lou Gehrig, Albert Pujols, Jimmie Foxx, Cap Anson, and Roger Connor. Bagwell is fourth among those who have played since 1900, and the only first baseman with a higher WAR since World War II is Pujols. In the final 12 seasons of Bagwell’s career, Houston finished in first or second place in the National League Central division 11 times, winning four division titles and qualifying for the playoffs six times, culminating in his lone World Series appearance in 2005. One of the most consistent players in history, he produced at least 4.7 WAR per season in each of his first 11 seasons, and no fewer than 3.7 in all except his final and 15th, which was abruptly cut short by shoulder injury. He spent the first nine of seasons of his career (1991–99) playing home games at the Astrodome, notorious for its reputation as the toughest park in which to hit when baseball was still played there. However, during those nine years, his production was nearly identical at home (.303 average/.421 OBP/.546 SLG) as it was on the road (.305 average/.412 OBP/.544 SLG). In that same period of time, his 160 OPS+ was fourth behind Bonds, McGwire, and Frank Thomas; his 56.7 WAR third to Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr. From 1994–2000, a span including his age-26 through age-32 seasons, he averaged 41 home runs and 41 doubles per 162 games while batting .309, .433 OBP, and .593 SLG for a 167 OPS+.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jeff Bagwell Dating?

According to our records, Jeff Bagwell married to Rachel Bagwell , Shaune Bagwell. As of December 1, 2023, Jeff Bagwell’s is not dating anyone.

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In spite of the unexpected detour early in Bagwell’s professional baseball career, he blossomed in Houston, becoming one of the most accomplished players in Astros franchise history. He spent his entire major league career in a Houston uniform and, along with teammate Craig Biggio in their 15 seasons playing together, were a prodigious offensive and defensive unit known as the “Killer B’s”, synonymous with the Astros throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s. During their 10 peak seasons from 1994–2003, they appeared in nine All- Star Games, won five Gold Gloves, ranked in the top five of the Most Valuable Player Award voting five times and averaged 226 runs scored. They totaled 689 home runs, 2,485 RBI and 3,083 runs scored while the Astros advanced to the postseason six times.

Facts & Trivia

Jeff Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jeff Bagwell celebrates birthday on May 27 of every year.

Although firmly established as the Astros’ first baseman from Opening Day in 1991, Bagwell remarked years later that transitioning from third base was not automatic. First basemen approach fielding plays from their right side, which is opposite to playing third base. He recounted one conversation that occurred during an Astros pitching change in a game against St. Louis. Shortstop Ozzie Smith was on first and asked Bagwell, “How’s it going?” Bagwell responded, “I’m really struggling with my backhand.” Smith replied, “Well, here’s what you do. You can’t field the ball deep. You have to get out in front of it.” Remarked Bagwell, “I was basically being given a lesson from Ozzie Smith at first base during a pitching change. It’s pretty cool.”

Does Jeff Bagwell still work for the Astros?

Bagwell serves as a guest TV commentator for select Astros games and will join the AT&T SportsNet broadcast crew periodically throughout the 2022 season.

Is Jeff Bagwell in the HOF?

It was the beginning of a career that would take Bagwell to the Hall of Fame. Born May 27, 1968, in Boston, Bagwell was the Red Sox’s fourth-round draft choice in 1989.

How much did Jeff Bagwell make?

Jeff Bagwell is an American professional baseball first baseman and coach who has a net worth of $70 million in 2022. He is the leading player in the history of baseball and he has made various records in his name.

How old is Jeff Bagwell?

54 years (May 27, 1968)

How many Grand Slams did Jeff Bagwell hit?

He has played for 12 years with the Astros and had an 18-game hitting streak in August 2000 and hit for the cycle (i.e., he hit a single, double, triple, and homer in one game) in July 2001. He has five career major league grand slams. On July 20, 2003, he hit two home runs, becoming the 35th player to hit 400 homers.