List of Major League Baseball career saves leaders
Appearance
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/0G1G4040_Mariano_Rivera.jpg/220px-0G1G4040_Mariano_Rivera.jpg)
In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a save (denoted by SV) who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. Most commonly a pitcher earns a save by entering in the ninth inning of a game in which his team is winning by three or fewer runs and finishing the game by pitching one inning without losing the lead.[1]
Mariano Rivera[2][3][4] is the all-time leader in saves with 652. Rivera and Trevor Hoffman[5] are the only pitchers in MLB history to save more than 600 career games. Lee Smith,[6] Kenley Jansen,[7] Craig Kimbrel,[8] Francisco Rodríguez,[9] John Franco,[10] and Billy Wagner[11] are the only other pitchers to save more than 400 games in their careers.
Key
[edit]Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career saves. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2024 SV) | Number of saves during the 2024 Major League Baseball season |
SV | Total career saves |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
List
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- Stats updated as of August 25, 2024.
Notes
[edit]- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References
[edit]- ^ Horneman, Tim (March 23, 2010). "Baseball Save Rules". livestrong.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Mariano Rivera Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Cohen, Alan. "Mariano Rivera Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Trevor Hoffman Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Lee Smith Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Kenley Jansen Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Craig Kimbrel Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Francisco Rodríguez Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "John Franco Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Billy Wagner Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Career Leaders & Records for Saves". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Major League Baseball