List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_saves_leaders

List of Major League Baseball career saves leaders

List of Major League Baseball career saves leaders

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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, the all-time leader in saves.

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] Francisco Rodríguez,[7] Kenley Jansen,[8] Craig Kimbrel, John Franco,[9] and Billy Wagner[10] are the only other pitchers to save more than 400 games in their careers.

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Kenley Jansen has the most saves out of active players and is tied for 5th all-time. He is also 1 of 2 active players with 400 or more saves.
  • Stats updated as of May 5, 2024.
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    A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

References

  1. [1]
    Horneman, Tim (March 23, 2010). "Baseball Save Rules". livestrong.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Mariano Rivera Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Cohen, Alan. "Mariano Rivera Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Trevor Hoffman Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Lee Smith Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Francisco Rodríguez Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Kenley Jansen Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  9. [9]
    "John Franco Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Billy Wagner Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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