Born: (1968-05-27) May 27, 1968 (age 55) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 1991, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 2005, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average
.297
Hits
2,314
Home runs
449
Runs batted in
1,529
Teams
As player
Houston Astros (1991–2005)
As coach
Houston Astros (2010)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)
NL MVP (1994)
NL Rookie of the Year (1991)
Gold Glove Award (1994)
3× Silver Slugger Award (1994, 1997, 1999)
NL RBI leader (1994)
Houston Astros No. 5 retired
Houston Astros Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2017
Vote
86.2% (seventh ballot)
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 in the 1989 amateur draft, Bagwell was traded to the Astros in 1990. Bagwell was named the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year in 1991 and won the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 1994. Bagwell and longtime Astros second baseman Craig Biggio and teammate Lance Berkman were known as the "Killer B's", and the team experienced consistent success during their careers; Houston finished in first or second place in the NL Central division in eleven of twelve seasons from 1994 to 2005. During that period, the Astros qualified for the playoffs six times, culminating in Bagwell's lone World Series appearance in 2005.
Bagwell hit 449 home runs for the Astros, the most in club history, and set numerous other franchise career and single-season records. He is a four-time MLB All-Star, a three-time Silver Slugger winner and a Gold Glove recipient. The only player in MLB history to have six consecutive seasons (1996–2001) with thirty home runs, 100 RBIs, 100 runs scored, and 100 walks, Bagwell is one of twelve players in history to hit 400 home runs and record an on-base percentage (OBP) of .400. He is the only first baseman with at least 400 home runs and 200 stolen bases. Overall, Bagwell batted over .300 six times, had a career OBP of .408 (39th all time), and had a slugging percentage of .540 (32nd all time). He was elected to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, and to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Slugger Award at both catcher and second base. With longtime teammates JeffBagwell and Lance Berkman, he formed the core of the "Killer B's" who led Houston...
that included the Astros' only Hall of Fame members Craig Biggio and JeffBagwell, the Astros began reaching major prominence in the late 1990s and early...
National League Central; they finished in second place. First baseman JeffBagwell was a unanimous selection for the National League Most Valuable Player...
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Sports Authority Chairman Jack Rains. Statues of longtime Astros players JeffBagwell and Craig Biggio are located in the exterior of the ballpark in a space...
1999. He joined the Astros' vaunted "Killer B's" lineup that included JeffBagwell and Craig Biggio as all three players were instrumental in the club's...
a home run to the Astros' JeffBagwell, in anticipation of facing Bagwell in the playoffs months later. Maddux felt Bagwell would instinctively be looking...
Association of America (BBWAA). The first recipients of the award were JeffBagwell and Mike Matheny of the Astros and Cardinals, respectively. Kile was...
of the nucleus of the Astros offense alongside future Hall of Famers JeffBagwell and Craig Biggio, plus Steve Finley and Luis Gonzalez (both of whom ended...
The committee consisted of the following individuals: Hall of Famers: JeffBagwell, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Ted Simmons, Jim Thome, Joe Torre Executives:...
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a slow decline swept in following the retirements of players such as JeffBagwell, the longtime first baseman who retired in the 2005 offseason after his...
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season in Houston, but the team was rebuilding with young players such as JeffBagwell and Craig Biggio, and suffered losing years in 1990–91. In 1992 and 1993...
Draft Top draft pick Paul Wilson Picked by New York Mets Regular season Season MVP NL: JeffBagwell (HOU) AL: Frank Thomas (CWS) MLB seasons ← 1993 1995 →...
records List of Major League Baseball single-season records Footnotes JeffBagwell (×4), Craig Biggio (×3), Enos Cabell (1978), Bill Doran (1987), Steve...
York Mets Denny Neagle†, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Minnesota Twins JeffBagwell‡, 4th round, 110th overall by the Boston Red Sox Scott Erickson†, 4th...
has won five Gold Gloves at the position. Gil Hodges, Eddie Murray and JeffBagwell are the only members of the Baseball Hall of Fame to have won a Gold...
Hall of Fame players featured include Barry Larkin, Vladimir Guerrero, JeffBagwell, Larry Walker, Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter, Mike Piazza, Tony Gwynn, Ken...
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