Season Saves Leaders
| current through 2006 season |
bold = active player |
|
Name |
Games |
Year |
Team |
League |
Rank |
|
Bobby Thigpen |
57 |
1990 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
1 |
|
Eric Gagne |
55 |
2003 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
NL |
2 |
|
John Smoltz |
55 |
2002 |
Atlanta Braves |
NL |
|
|
Trevor Hoffman |
53 |
1998 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
4 |
|
Randy Myers |
53 |
1993 |
Chicago Cubs |
NL |
|
|
Mariano Rivera |
53 |
2004 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
|
Eric Gagne |
52 |
2002 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
NL |
7 |
|
Rod Beck |
51 |
1998 |
Chicago Cubs |
NL |
8 |
|
Dennis Eckersley |
51 |
1992 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
|
|
Mariano Rivera |
50 |
2001 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
10 |
|
Francisco Cordero |
49 |
2004 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
11 |
|
Rod Beck |
48 |
1993 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
12 |
|
Dennis Eckersley |
48 |
1990 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
|
|
Jeff Shaw |
48 |
1998 |
Cincinnati Reds |
NL |
|
|
Los Angeles Dodgers |
NL |
|
|
Armando Benitez |
47 |
2004 |
Florida Marlins |
NL |
15 |
|
Chad Cordero |
47 |
2005 |
Washington Nationals |
NL |
|
|
Jason Isringhausen |
47 |
2004 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
NL |
|
|
Francisco Rodriguez |
47 |
2006 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
AL |
|
|
Lee Smith |
47 |
1991 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
NL |
|
|
Tom Gordon |
46 |
1998 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
20 |
|
Bryan Harvey |
46 |
1991 |
California Angels |
AL |
|
|
Trevor Hoffman |
46 |
2006 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
|
Jose Mesa |
46 |
1995 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
|
|
Dave Righetti |
46 |
1986 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
|
Lee Smith |
46 |
1993 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
NL |
|
|
Mike Williams |
46 |
2002 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
NL |
|
|
Antonio Alfonseca |
45 |
2000 |
Florida Marlins |
NL |
27 |
|
Dennis Eckersley |
45 |
1988 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
|
|
Eric Gagne |
45 |
2004 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
NL |
|
|
Eddie Guardado |
45 |
2002 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
|
|
Bryan Harvey |
45 |
1993 |
Florida Marlins |
NL |
|
|
Jose Mesa |
45 |
2002 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
|
|
Jeff Montgomery |
45 |
1993 |
Kansas City Royals |
AL |
|
|
Randy Myers |
45 |
1997 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
|
|
Robb Nen |
45 |
2001 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
|
|
Dan Quisenberry |
45 |
1983 |
Kansas City Royals |
AL |
|
|
Mariano Rivera |
45 |
1999 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
|
Francisco Rodriguez |
45 |
2005 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
AL |
|
|
Kazuhiro Sasaki |
45 |
2001 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
|
|
John Smoltz |
45 |
2003 |
Atlanta Braves |
NL |
|
|
Bruce Sutter |
45 |
1984 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
NL |
|
|
Duane Ward |
45 |
1993 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
|
|
Bob Wickman |
45 |
2005 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
|
|
Jeff Brantley |
44 |
1996 |
Cincinnati Reds |
NL |
44 |
|
Mark Davis |
44 |
1989 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
|
Billy Koch |
44 |
2002 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
|
|
Joe Nathan |
44 |
2004 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
|
|
Dan Quisenberry |
44 |
1984 |
Kansas City Royals |
AL |
|
|
John Smoltz |
44 |
2004 |
Atlanta Braves |
NL |
|
|
Billy Wagner |
44 |
2003 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
|
|
Todd Worrell |
44 |
1996 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
NL |
|
|
Armando Benitez |
43 |
2001 |
New York Mets |
NL |
52 |
|
Dennis Eckersley |
43 |
1991 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
|
|
Keith Foulke |
43 |
2003 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
|
|
Roberto Hernandez |
43 |
1999 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
AL |
|
|
Trevor Hoffman |
43 |
2005 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
|
Trevor Hoffman |
43 |
2001 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
|
Trevor Hoffman |
43 |
2000 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
|
Doug Jones |
43 |
1990 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
|
|
Jose Mesa |
43 |
2004 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
NL |
|
|
Joe Nathan |
43 |
2005 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
|
|
Robb Nen |
43 |
2002 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
|
|
Mariano Rivera |
43 |
1997 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
|
Mariano Rivera |
43 |
2005 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
|
Jeff Shaw |
43 |
2001 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
NL |
|
|
Lee Smith |
43 |
1992 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
NL |
|
|
John Wetteland |
43 |
1993 |
Montreal Expos |
NL |
|
|
John Wetteland |
43 |
1996 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
|
John Wetteland |
43 |
1999 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
|
|
Mitch Williams |
43 |
1993 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
|
|
Rick Aguilera |
42 |
1991 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
71 |
|
Keith Foulke |
42 |
2001 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
|
|
Trevor Hoffman |
42 |
1996 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
|
Todd Jones |
42 |
2000 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
|
|
Brad Lidge |
42 |
2005 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
|
|
Derek Lowe |
42 |
2000 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
|
Jose Mesa |
42 |
2001 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
|
|
Troy Percival |
42 |
1998 |
Anaheim Angels |
AL |
|
|
Jeff Reardon |
42 |
1988 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
|
|
Jeff Shaw |
42 |
1997 |
Cincinnati Reds |
NL |
|
|
John Wetteland |
42 |
1998 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
|
|
Rick Aguilera |
41 |
1992 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
82 |
|
Danys Baez |
41 |
2005 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
AL |
|
|
Armando Benitez |
41 |
2000 |
New York Mets |
NL |
|
|
Danny Graves |
41 |
2004 |
Cincinnati Reds |
NL |
|
|
Eddie Guardado |
41 |
2003 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
|
|
Trevor Hoffman |
41 |
2004 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
|
Bobby Jenks |
41 |
2006 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
|
|
Jose Jimenez |
41 |
2002 |
Colorado Rockies |
NL |
|
|
Robb Nen |
41 |
2000 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
|
|
Jeff Reardon |
41 |
1985 |
Montreal Expos |
NL |
|
|
Ugueth Urbina |
41 |
1999 |
Montreal Expos |
NL |
|
|
Steve Bedrosian |
40 |
1987 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
93 |
|
Tom Henke |
40 |
1993 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
|
|
Trevor Hoffman |
40 |
1999 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
|
Mike Jackson |
40 |
1998 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
|
|
Todd Jones |
40 |
2005 |
Florida Marlins |
NL |
|
|
Robb Nen |
40 |
1998 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
|
|
Troy Percival |
40 |
2002 |
Anaheim Angels |
AL |
|
|
Jeff Reardon |
40 |
1991 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
100 |
|
Mariano Rivera |
40 |
2003 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
|
Ugueth Urbina |
40 |
2002 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
|
Billy Wagner |
40 |
2006 |
New York Mets |
NL |
|
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