Who Has The Most Saves In Baseball?
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A look at the baseball players with the most saves in their careers.
Introduction
In baseball, a relief pitcher is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, or ejection. Relief pitchers are also used when a team is losing by a large margin and hopes to catch up by closing the gap with fresh arms. A relief pitcher typically throws fewer innings than starters, meaning their stamina is not as taxed. Because they enter the game under different circumstances than starters, there are different statistical measures used to evaluate relief pitchers. One such measure is the save, which credit a relief pitcher who finishes a game where their team is winning by three or fewer runs. In this article, we’ll take a look at the all-time leaders in saves so that you can see who the best relief pitchers in baseball history are.
Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera is widely considered to be the greatest relief pitcher in baseball history. He played his entire career with the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. During that time, he compiled an impressive record of 652 saves, which is the most in MLB history. He was a thirteen-time All-Star and was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 1996. He is also a five-time World Series champion.
Trevor Hoffman
Trevor Hoffman has the most saves in baseball with 601.
Francisco Rodriguez
As of June 1, 2019, Francisco Rodriguez is the MLB leader in saves with 414.
Craig Kimbrel
As of the 2019 season, Craig Kimbrel has the most saves in baseball with 333.
Billy Wagner
Billy Wagner is an American former professional baseball left-handed relief pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 2010, most notably as the New York Mets closer from 2006 to 2009. During his 16-year MLB career, he pitched for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
Wagner was a seven-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion. He retired with 422 saves, which ranks ninth all time. Additionally, he held the record for most saves in a single season with 46, until Francisco Rodriguez broke it in 2008.
Conclusion
Conclusion
In conclusion, Mariano Rivera has the most saves in baseball history. He is followed by Trevor Hoffman and Billy Wagner. All three of these pitchers are sure-fire Hall of Famers. Rivera is the only one active as of 2019, but all three had very successful careers.
